Rhonda Bracey: At Random

This quilt was made from the same block pattern as the previous one.

First, I stitched in the ditch around the main diamond blocks, then decided to do a floral style open headband motif for quilting the main design.

For the borders I just did some large clam shells using one of my Handi Quilter rulers, then added a single flame motif between each one to add a bit of interest. I stayed with the deep pink variegated thread throughout and quite liked the effect of the pink on the deep green background.

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Threads used

• Top: Superior King Tut ‘Red Sea’ (cotton, 40 wt, colour #926)
• Bottom: Wonderfil Deco Bob in a soft pink (80 wt, colour DB 205)

This was a pretty little quilt, but oh, those joins! Some were OK and nice a flat shwoing that the quilt maker had butted them up correctly, but the others weren’t, meaning that some 8+ layers of fabric were jammed into one spot. I had to go around them to avoid breaking my needle and damaging my machine.

One of the fabrics in the centre and the outside border fabric was a muted poinsettia, so I used that as the inspiration for the pointed flower motifs in each block. The second border fabric was a nice muted check, so I stitched along its lines and then stitch cathedral/castle window shapes into the big border to hold it down.

I used one of my favourite threads — ‘Driftwood’ (a Fil-Tec Harmony thread) — which has a lovely variegated mix of grey, tan, beige, and other lovely colours.

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This join was nice and flat

This join was just a mess of fabric all bunched in together

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Threads used

• Top: Fil-Tec Harmony ‘Driftwood’ (cotton, 40 wt, colour #14069)
• Bottom: Wonderfil Deco Bob in a soft pink (80 wt, colour DB 205)

Driftwood thread