I used a text keyboard print for the binding that I thought perfectly suited the nature of this quilt. As you can see, it nicely disappears from view, allowing you to see fabulous characters of the quilt. I used a multi colored grey 50 weight thread from Aurifil, #4670 to blend in with the many colors of the quilt. And I made a decision fairly early on to do an all over meander/stipple quilting. I know a lot of people were curious about how I was going to quilt this. □ You can do it! The mushroom blocks are particularly popular. On a side note though, I think you still have plenty of time to throw together a single block as a Christmas gift and make a pillow. And as usual, I completely underestimated the amount of work it would take to make a quilt from 12 of these blocks. My quilt was made with Michael Miller’s Cotton Couture provided for me by The Fat Quarter Shop (thanks Kimberly!) and with Pellon’s stick-n-wash stabilizer and rayon batting (thanks Erin!).Įach block is made from 18 x 18 1.5″ squares. Feel free to start at any time! It’s not going anywhere. Just as a reminder for all those interested, this is part of a QAL that I ran on the blog here and you can find a link to all of the posts in the header under Quilt Alongs. Honestly I’m getting a little teary over it. There were some hellish moments along the way but in end, I think you’ll all agree, it was worth it. Yes…almost 4,000 teeny little blocks sewn together along with sashing and borders and backing and general craziness. In case you’re wondering, that’s the number of 1.5″ square blocks that are in my Mario quilt.
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