A finished Mandolin Quilt! I still LOVE English Paper Piecing (EPP) and I have loved working on my Mandolin Quilt. Every stitch was a joy, and I am not really surprised that it came together so "quickly". I started working on my Mandolin Quilt early in January and finished it 4 months later. There were many stolen moments with the needle, most often late at night, but also during the day. For me, hand stitching is such a relaxing way to spend my time that I often feel guilty picking up my EPP project during the day, when there are "more productive" tasks that require my attention. I still have to pinch myself that this is my work, and that I get to do what I love to do every day.
The quilt came back from the professional longarm quilter (Karen Terrens from Quilts on Bastings) early last week. I am very pleased with the simple repeat, custom quilting design. I think it is all that this quilt needed; featuring a chain of free-hand daisy like designs on the hexagons which has been repeated throughout, adding detail and interest in a restrained and orderly manner.
For the back of the quilt I have used my go-to backing fabric: Newsprint from the Story collection by Carrie Bloomston. And I have matched it with my signature black/white stripe fabric for the quilt binding. While I usually machine stitch the binding, I did slip stitch the binding of this quilt by hand.
QUILT DETAILS
Mandolin Quilt
Tales of Cloth Quilt Club 2018
Tales of Cloth Quilt Club 2018
The finished quilt measures 61 inches x 76 inches.
20 Mandolin Blocks.
12 Joining Units.
6 part joining units for top and bottom edges of the quilt top.
8 part joining Units for the left and right side edges of the quilt top.
4 part joining units for the corners of the quilt top.
Fabrics Used for Joining Units:
Robert Kaufman Kona Cotton in White.
Medium Gingham in Black - Riley Blake Designs.
Bubble Dots in Shell - Reef by Elizabeth Hartman
Notions/Tools Used for English Paper Piecing:
Water Soluble Basting Glue - Sewline.
20 Mandolin Blocks.
12 Joining Units.
6 part joining units for top and bottom edges of the quilt top.
8 part joining Units for the left and right side edges of the quilt top.
4 part joining units for the corners of the quilt top.
Fabrics Used for Joining Units:
Robert Kaufman Kona Cotton in White.
Medium Gingham in Black - Riley Blake Designs.
Bubble Dots in Shell - Reef by Elizabeth Hartman
Notions/Tools Used for English Paper Piecing:
Water Soluble Basting Glue - Sewline.
Straw Needles - Size 11.
The Bottom Line 60wt thread by Superior Threads.
The Bottom Line 60wt thread by Superior Threads.
Read about and see more photos of this quilt here:
A big thank you to Jodi from Tales of Cloth for the opportunity to collaborate and stitch my way through this clever design. Registration for the Tales of Cloth Quilt Club 2018 has now closed however if you would like to try your hand at a Mandolin Block, papers for single blocks are now available from Jodi's shop.
Rita
RELEVANT LINKS:
Mandolin Quilt - Part 1
Mandolin Quilt - Part 2
From Tales of Cloth:
Mandolin Quilt - Block and Joining Block Tutorial by Tales of Cloth.
Mandolin Quilt - Acrylic Templates available from Tales of Cloth.
Mandolin Quilt - Part 2
From Tales of Cloth:
Mandolin Quilt - Block and Joining Block Tutorial by Tales of Cloth.
Mandolin Quilt - Acrylic Templates available from Tales of Cloth.
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