Journal Notes

The cross stitch squares of this quilt and pattern were donated to our club. The squares were already finished. The pattern called for simple sashing between the cross stitched pieces. Just to boring and dated for my taste. I felt the pinwheels and the yellow with the teal green adds to the retro feel and design. Need to now set this aside for a few days while I begin a baby quilt that is due for a niece in November. May begin quilting this one intermittently. Finished up the binding and quilting in 3 days. Turned out nicer than expected. I typically do not wash a quilt when finished but due to the cross stitch squares there was blue pattern marks on the outside. Washing took them all away. One thing that does show is the heavy threads from the cross stitch through the thin fabric. Maybe next time some thin fusible interfacing would keep those threads confined under the cross stitch. Washing gave the quilt a very vintage look. I also ended up having to quilt (outline) the cross stitch squares because the patterns were too large to not quilt and the fabric was just too loose with the heavy cross stitch thread.