Moda Maypole quilt is done...yippee!

A really pretty quilt, Donna. You can be proud of it (I suspect you are >gI finished up my Moda Maypole quilt and love it. Even though I had

Oh my how that quilt calls to me. I dearly love happy florals and the Maypole collection is a great one. You've done yourself proud, Donna. It is indeed a very pretty quilt. Polly

I love it too, Donna. You did a great job - it's a very happy-looking quilt!

Lovely quilt. How did you get the waves in the diagonal so even? You know, all the same width and spacing? Turtle

really pretty ! i love that color blue!

amy in CNY

Hi Turtle, my walking foot has a movable 'arm' (for lack of a better term) that you can set at any width. After you sew the first line, you put the arm down on it and it will automatically space each new line that you sew I the same distance apart. I love that thing! Donna

Donna,

Your Moda Maypole is absolutely lovely. I love the fabric you chose for the binding. It sets the quilt off perfectly!

Best regards, Michelle in Nevada

I think that's called a quilting guide. I have one for my machine, too. It works okay. However, I wish it was on the left side of the presser foot instead of the right. With it on the right side, the part of the quilt that is already stitched is under the arm of the machine. I like to start at the center and work out from there, keeping the quilted part of the quilt outside to the left of the needle. That way, I never have more than half the bulk of the quilt under the arm of the machine at once. I haven't figured out how to do that with the quilting guide on the right side of the needle. (and no, I can't use it either way -- I've tried that). Guess I really should stop in and ask the dealer sometime.

Julia in MN

I fell in love with Donna's quilt and found a charm packet ( 40 5" squares) of her Maypole fabrics over at Craft Town Fabrics for only $ 4.50. Thank you again, Donna, for sharing your pretty quilt with us. A packet plus some friends from my stash will make a very sweet baby girl quilt. Polly

That's a really pretty quilt, Donna. I loved that fabric line. I bought a jelly roll and tried to do the sweatshirt into a jacket thing on it, but it was so bright I knew I would never wear it. I don't think it's too bright for a quilt, but boy it was sure bright in a jacket!

Cindy

Cindy, lol, be brave! I have another jelly roll to use and have been searching jelly roll patterns to use it in. I'm a sucker for bright colors, so most of my projects will need sunglasses to view.

Thank you everyone for such nice comments. I appreciate them so much as a new quilter. It's just the incentive I need to keep at this fun addiction. Donna

LOVE the photo of the quilt on the chair - really makes the quilt look like I want to sit and cozy!

Musicmaker