Singapore Skyline

This is a little peek from a design board that I keep propped up in my quilting studio. It is nothing I am moving quickly on—just a design that I add to as I problem solve. Most of the units are still in strips and not sewn together. I have yet to start the buildings in the foreground.
This composition has given me a new respect for abstract and innovative quilt artists whose works often look so fast, simple, and spontaneous. Believe me, those pieces don’t just make themselves.

Rosy Mug Rug

 

This is this final picture of the project I started in the previous post.

Click on this link to view the prior steps: http://quiltedtimeposts.blogspot.com/2013/02/outlining-roses-in-free-motion.html

Once I was finished outlining the roses with the free motion quilting, I trimmed the piece into a square—11 1/2” on each side.

Then I cut a 13 1/2” square of backing fabric and lightly adhered the quilted piece in the middle of it with basting spray, wrong sides together. I tried to center it as much as possible but purposely cut the backing square a little larger so that it could ultimately be trimmed equal and square.

Using a clear gridded ruler, I trimmed the backing so that it was 3/4” larger than the quilted roses on all sides. Then I folded the 3/4” margin of backing fabric in half toward the top of the mug rug. That done, I pressed and slightly trimmed the corners.

Finally, I folded the margin of the backing fabric up again toward the top of the mug rug, creating a binding. Some quilters are adept at sewing the binding down by machine, but since this is going to be a gift, I decided to hand stitch it. Afterwards, I did stitch in the ditch just inside the binding to give the piece a little more stability since the backing is not actually quilted to the rose panel.

Hopefully, my sister will like this.