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June
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Monday,
June 21, 2004
Quilty
Goodness!
I was in Minnesota this weekend for work and pleasure. But one
of the biggest pleasures was to see my sister's finished quilt!
I sent it off to Tammy Andersen of Railroad
Treasures Quilt Shop in Hanska, Minnesota to be machine
quilted and bound.
Yes, I confess, my name is Brandy and I'm a "topper." In the
world of quilts, that means I like designing and sewing the
quilt top, not the quilting and binding. So, with the mammoth
110" square quilt top for Burgundy and Mike's wedding, it was
just a matter of who to hire for the second half of the quilt
work.
I picked Tammy because her
site had clear information, her prices were competitive
and she's in Minnesota - where my sis lives and I hail from.
I sent her 50% down, the quilt top, the backing fabric (it was
just bigger than the widest backing I could find, so it was
pieced together), a yard of fabric for the binding and thread
to match it.
I asked Tammy to send the quilt straight to Burgundy, so I didn't
get to see it. I finally did it is GORGEOUS!
I told Tammy I'd like a meandering pattern, but the scale and
thread color was up to her - both great choices. I know it's
tough to see in this pic, especially if you're not using to
looking at quilting, but the snaky line are the quilting, done
with beige thread. The quilt is a great weight too! Just thick
enough to be "quilty" but not too thick of puffy.
I love it! And I know Burgundy and Mike will get a lot of warmth
and use out of it.
I've been using the polar fleece "cheat" of backing and quilting
my quilts with a layer of that - So, I don't know when I'll
be able to use Tammy's
services next, but I can highly recommend her!
posted
on 6/21/2004 08:04:46 PM
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