finished....

I'll be taking better full size pictures at the show...

Until then, my back hurts.

Almost finished!!

Should have this satin quilt finished today and delivered to Kimberly...so she can bind and take to  the NW Quilting Expo

I posted here last week about a satin quilt that will be on display at the NW Quilting Expo on September 20th, 21st and 22nd.  After much research about satin fabric and poly thread, and lots of practice...

Here is a look at my progress

Feathering each block first then adding McTavishing for the background.

Satin fabric and Poly thread

Practice, practice, practice....pay no attention to the practice above the pink feathers...

that was an exercise in tension adjustments.  

I've never quilted on satin fabric, never quilted with a polyester thread and never used the spool holder on my Gammill.  Today is the day i jump in and play around with these elements.  I will be  quilting an all satin embroidery quilt which will be on display at the Northwest Quilting Expo in Portland later this month.  After much research, testing my stitches, adjusting tension and marking the fabric with various tools to determine the best for disappearing, 

i am ready to begin. 

 But first,  i will quilt my Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt which will also be on display at the NW Quilting Expo and hang in a local quilt show in Hillsboro at the First Baptist Church 

on the 14th and 15th of this month.