my Hashtag quilt is COMPLETE!
YEAH
Yippee
hurrah
I am so into the color ORANGE that I had to use
one of orange
one of orange
prints from the Scrumptious line.
Scrumptious will be in stores October 2013
Who would have thought of a hashtag quilt before twitter
came along? This quilt was a class that
Camille Roskelley taught on Craftsy.
As soon as Camille told me she was doing this,
came along? This quilt was a class that
Camille Roskelley taught on Craftsy.
As soon as Camille told me she was doing this,
I had to sign up since I am a fan.
These 2 pics are from my instagram. Sorry for any duplication.
When sewing on the binding, I like to add a piece of the
selvedge so I can
remember what collection I used to make the quilt.
My friend Julie Hardgrave is a fantastic calligrapher.
She makes hand drawn labels for me!!
Call me lazy or smart, but I add my label in as I
add the binding.
That is when I remember to put on a label!
These 2 pics are from my instagram. Sorry for any duplication.
When sewing on the binding, I like to add a piece of the
selvedge so I can
remember what collection I used to make the quilt.
My friend Julie Hardgrave is a fantastic calligrapher.
She makes hand drawn labels for me!!
Call me lazy or smart, but I add my label in as I
add the binding.
That is when I remember to put on a label!
The quilting is yummy!!
Now the dilemma? Wash or not?
Don’t laugh, I know that is a silly question.
Eventually it will have to be washed. Normally I do
not wash my quilts until
not wash my quilts until
they have actually been used.
Most of the time I am making a quilt for market
and I never want to run the risk of the
quilt being
“WRINKLED”
for the show.
What would you do?
-modalissa
What a fun quilt! Your quilt is adorable Lissa! (And I would wash 😉 ).
By the way … to me, an unwashed quilt is "just for show," and too good to use, hence no need to wash it. If I plan to use a quilt on the bed, I wash that sucker right away (maybe with a color catcher) and then it's just part of the laundry after that. When I finish a sample to hang in the store, I don't wash it until it's "mine."
I guess my first comment didn't stick. I wrote that I never liked orange much until I realized how much it went "kapow" paired with blue. Now I can't get enough of that color. I still need to warm up to purple. It has its place, but it's not "zowie!" for me.
Really cute quilt and that orange makes it very cheery. Will have to keep and eye out when the pattern comes out.
Thanks
Thanks for your sweet words! Love the quilt! And I have always loved orange! Glad it is becoming more popular! I wash after it has been loved a little!
Your Hashtag quilt turned out teriffic & that zap of orange makes the quilt come alive.
I am a big fan of washing any quilt that will not be hanging on a wall. Personally, I don't even like the idea of handling unwashed fabrics during the piecing & quilting due to all of the chemicals & pesticides that are used in the manufacturing proces. Most manufacturers outside the US have pesticides they use to prevent insects from damaging the fabrics during shipping/transport & storage. Some of these chemicals & pesticides can be absorbed through the skin.
I am not a fanatic about this issue, but I have done enough research to know that it is best to minimize the amount of time I am in direct contact with unwashed cotton. I wash most of my fabrics as soon as I bring them home.
Aside from my personal feelings about fabric finishes, I would wash the quilt anyway. I love the slightly scrunched look it gives the quilting and just adds more character to the quilt as a whole.