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Quilt Reveal 2025 SAHRR – Daily Fiber

Posted on by Laura Kate

These past few weeks have been tumbling like dominoes for me. It’s the last day for posting my finished round robin quilt, but it is not finished. Not yet.

After Round Six, I still needed several more blocks for the front of my kimono/quilt. In the interest of speed and economy, I chose some of the simpler designs in the Japanese quilt block dictionary. Here they are arranged with the two kite blocks.

The quarter-sized blocks frame what will be the front opening.

My next step was to make the quilt sandwich. I chose to use cotton flannel as a thinner option for the bat. Then I started to search for a backing. Nothing I saw looked right for the job.

As I was beginning to pack my studio, in anticipation of moving house, I came across some red fabric – yards and yards of it, which I had purchased to make some drapes and totally forgot about it. It was polyester woven in the style of raw silk. An unusual choice for a quilt backing/kimono lining, but a beautiful match.

So I got busy cutting, pinning and quilting. By yesterday, I had quilted the shoulder/sleeve section using stitch in the ditch method. My choice allows the block piecing to show to the fullest. At the end of the day, I had sewn the back piece on, but not the front section. I laid it down on the carpet to get photos of front and back.

Quilt back, showing the red lining, which will be turned back to border the sleeves.

Quilt front, laid in position below the shoulder section.

There are some wonderful finished quilts at Quilting Gail’s In Linz party. I will be happy to add my almost-finished one to the parade. To see them all, click.

Here.

https://fresh.inlinkz.com/party/0e4465b5dfa6471681a87b0fd5c4fee5

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One of six children, I was raised by a busy mom, who instilled in me a love of fabric. Though I learned to sew and knit at a young age, it was the arrival of my first grandchild that pushed me into action. A long-time knitter, I am now ready to explore all things fiber.

27 thoughts on “Quilt Reveal 2025 SAHRR – Daily Fiber”

    1. Thanks Janine. You are kind. I really liked your SAHRR. Clearly you are good at applique, and have artistic sensibilities. I have yet to solve some of my technical issues with the kimono. But it won’t be long until all is resolved.

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  9. All your projects are fun to watch – your travel shawl, this quilt, your drawings! Even better, you finish them. This is a really lovely and fascinating project.

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  12. stitch in the ditch method … man, I have never heard of that either! I love it! This quilt is amazing! And I followed the link — let me know when yours is done and I want to arrange a link and show of these wonderful quilts and their quilters. So fun!!

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