Busy...Quilting...

Quilting has taken up some time this past week - and it has been such fun to get back into it. Since I received my new sewing machine a few years ago - I've not used it to quilt a quilt. The piecing, borders, and bindings have been put on with the machine - but the actual quilting - NAH..

This month over at Sew Mama Sew they are offering a tutorial on machine quilting using a doll quilt to practice on.

So, this is my little quilt top - (it is on my carpet). Used some florals that I had in my stash - and it is cute..

Here I have it sandwiched - was rather proud that it is really smooth. But, I tend to use my iron a lot when piecing...each and every seam is pressed. Currently the little quilt is pinned and ready to be quilted.

This a shot of the backing that was used. It will probably be used for the binding too - or I might use the fabric from the border - haven't decided yet.

So, it is ready for the quilting step...which is this week! Promise to show you the finished product...