Mom irons the backing of the quilt. The backing of this quilt is 108" wide, and about 3-1/4 yards long, so it is really really big.
Next, Mom moves the furniture in the table room to one side, and then she sweeps the floor so it is clean and dust free.
Mom tapes the backing to the floor with blue painter's tape. This way the backing stays nice and flat and it doesn't move. It also means I can't play the slip and slide game. Bummer.
Mom marks the centers of each side with tape shaped like a "V." This will help to center the quilt on the backing.
Next, the quilt is folded inside out, and its centers are marked also. Then the quilt is laid out on top of the backing, and centered.
Sometimes it needs to be adjusted. Mom wanted the quilt moved to the left 1". It's easy to do when the backing is taped to the floor.
Mom needs at least 6" around all 4 sides of the quilt, so she has enough fabric for her binding.
7 comments:
It's all coming together!
That is one GORGEOUS quilt!
Mary Kay is so lucky!
Millie,
I hope that you will be doing quality control, while you Mom and Auntie work on it. I showed Ceasar and Drac all the pictures from Friday, they can't wait for it to get here. I'm so excited that the quilt is about ready to be sent. Thanks to your Mom and Auntie for all the work they do for the Kitties and their beans. They do good work.
Mary Kay
When do the cats come sneaking onto the project? That's what would happen in our place!
That's the biggest quilt I've ever seen!
Wow! That's a furry complicated task. Too bad you don't get to play on the HAM quilt while it's bein' bound an' stuff. It looks like LOTS of fun for burrowin' under.
DMM
Oh the backing taped to the floor... that is just begging for a kitten to dive under that!
The quilt is so pretty. How exciting.
I love viewing the progress
purrrs to NH from Va
I'm so bummed you can't use the backing as a slipn' slide-it would be fun! And Caesar and Drac wouldn't mind a few more of your furs!
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