Meadowland quilt - WIP
I finally gave in and made one of the most mainstream quilt patterns of the year. And honestly? I completely understand the hype now.
Along with hundreds of incredibly talented quilters around the world, I joined the Meadowland Quilt Along, hosted by the pattern designer herself. The Meadowland quilt pattern was designed by Then Came June , and this was the second QAL she organized.
For this post I mostly wanted to share the process, the fabrics and a huge amount of photos. The full quilt stats and finished details will come once the quilt is fully completed.
Choosing the Fabrics
The fabric pull came together surprisingly easily. I decided to use almost every Suzuko Koseki fabric I had in my stash and combine them with a few solids to support the prints without overwhelming them.
Suzuko Koseki is by far my favorite Japanese fabric designer. There is something timeless and deeply nostalgic about her fabrics that always makes me emotional while sewing with them.
And thankfully… I still have some left for future quilts.
Block Progress
Forest Photoshoot
One unexpected benefit of my son growing older is that he has become much more willing to pose for quilt photos.
Well… willing for approximately ten minutes. But honestly, ten minutes is usually enough to get a few magical shots.
These photos were taken in a forest area near Thessaloniki during what unknowingly became our final family field trip before the Covid-19 lockdown ⛔.
Now, like everyone else, we spend our days mostly at home: working, sewing, playing, cooking and trying to stay creative together. Thankfully, never bored.
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| Flying here, people 🦆 |
Basting for Hand Quilting
This quilt is going to be entirely hand quilted, so naturally the next big step was basting.
The last time I thread basted a quilt — almost two years ago — I promised myself I would eventually record the entire process properly. And this quilt became the perfect opportunity.
I spent one full day reorganizing my sewing room for filming and then another four consecutive days thread basting and recording everything.
Thread basting remains my absolute favorite method whenever I intend to hand quilt a project. I always baste my quilts on a table now. Ever since I learned this method, I never returned to floor basting again. My back simply could not survive it anymore 💀
The video below is fast-forwarded and includes four full days of work.
This Week’s Statistics
Mandolin Quilt: A deeply personal project that has been slowly evolving over the past two years.
Farmer’s Wife Quilt (1920) : A long-forgotten project that has not received any attention since 2016. I completed around 30 blocks before abandoning it somewhere inside a box. Maybe one day.
Farmer’s Wife 1930’s Quilt : Exactly the same story… except with only two completed blocks.
Stay home, stay safe.
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