Sandwiching Quilts

I had a very productive stay-cation this week in which I sandwiched 4 quilts over the course of 2 days.   I use 2 basting boards where I wind the top and the backing.  This keeps them nice and flat and straight and even as they are unwound over the batting.  It works very well!  The method is explained in this post:

From the Deli : Board Basting a Quilt Sandwich Revisited

 

 

 This is one of the Disappearing Hourglass 2 Quilts layered up with a Quilter's Dream Wool Batt.

 

 

 

 

I used this pretty sky print for the backing, but did not realize until I was almost done pinning that I'd wound it onto the basting board backwards or inside out.  You can't really tell from this picture, but the back of the quilt will be the lighter side of this print.  It still looks ok, just a bit fainter than I expected.  Oh well -- It will still work. 

 

 

 

 

 

 This is the Deep Blue Log Cabin Quilt layered up with a Hobbs 80/20 Cotton/Poly Batt.

Gorgeous, isn't it?

 

The Hobbs 80/20 batts get a nice antique-y crinkle to them once they are washed.   I thought that would be appropriate for this very classic quilt block.

 

Now I just have to figure out how to quilt it ...  Traditional Feathers? 

 

 

Here's a shot of the backing fabric.  A nice fresh green watercolor print. 

 

 

The Sunset at Cherokee Marsh Easy Bargello also got the Hobbs 80/20 batt. 

 

 

This is the Blue Resistance Quilt, in the Disappearing Hour Glass 2 pattern.

This one has a traditional wool batt from my friend Laura.  Since this will be a nice warm comforter-type quilt, it will be too thick to sew through, and requires a different treatment for sandwiching: The Envelope Method explained in this post:  Tying a Quilt

 

In the photo above, I am preparing the batt.  I had to take a slice off the side and add it to the bottom, so I am basting the Frankenstein-ed section to the larger batt.  It's pretty easy.

 

  

In this photo, you can barely see the big basting stitches used to hold the new chunk'o batting in place. 

 

 

  

 

And here it is: Pin-basted and ready to be tied.

Gorgeous Quilt! 

 

I have at least 4 more quilt tops to sandwich -- Maybe I'll get to that during the week of Thanksgiving?