Disclaimer: This isn’t my quilt, and I don’t know its’ name. That said, I’m calling it Fido.
I’ve come to love this quilt despite my initial reaction – “This thing is not laying flat and why, in the name of God, has it landed in my studio.” But it is a really cool quilt. This woman had no pattern. She just started building this awesome dog. And, in her words, she’s not a quilt maker. I originally offered (and she accepted) to ‘square it off a bit’. But with time, I came to appreciate the asymmetry of its’ shape. It reminds me of a Gees Bend quilt in that way.
My first step was to nail down the turquoise background. And right after that, I had a problem.
I took the suggestion of an IG follower, and opened up a seam to insert a 2nd layer of batting.
This, I am certain, goes against the Constitution of the United Quilters. Nonetheless, I proceeded. AND I like beer…
I cut a fitted piece of batting and, using my husband’s reacher, managed to get it all the way to the butt end of the dog. I also put a piece in the front thigh. I DRINK BEER
Next, I used a slip stitch to fix that seam I opened up. Of course it wasn’t as neat as the original seam, but you’d be hard pressed to find it now that I’ve quilted it. SOMETIMES I DRINK TOO MUCH BEER
Having finished this major operation, two things were obvious – see below. 1) It helped, and 2) it didn’t help enough. I would do it again though, because every little bit helped here. I EMBRACE BEER
And then I just leaped in. I STILL DRINK BEER
Once Fido was stable, the rest was fun!
I used three different shades of thread in the red section. Hard to tell, even in person. Red is like that…. I STILL DRINK BEER
And that’s it for Fido!! Good dog….!
Thanks for checking in!
Debbie
PS: I hate beer. Vote in November.