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Vicki Welsh

I finished all the ditch quilting on Mom’s quilt yesterday. After I was done, I realized that I need to take the quilt off and get a full front photo so I can figure out how I want to quilt it. I will do that today. It’s an easy thing to do since I have the quilt zipped to the leaders and now it’s completely stabilized.

Here’s a peek at the backing fabrics that she chose. The quilting won’t show on the back but it’s a very pretty fabric. I think it came from Backside Fabrics.

I also started pulling some possible threads. You can’t tell in the photo but there are 2 blues, 2 greens, a beige and a taupe. I’m leaning green at the moment.

In the evenings I’m trying to work away at the big blanket. Hot weather is coming so I need to get this wrapped up and switch to smaller projects.

Today is appointment and errand day. I don’t think I’ll get much done except photographing the quilt.

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4 responses to “Ditch quilting is done”

Karen

03/26/2026

yes on errand day nothing else seems to get done. The quilt is looking lovely

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geneblack

03/27/2026

Having the quilt zipped to the leaders is great. It is nice for removing it quickly, but you could also use it as a way of switching between quilts if you needed to do another one in a hurry.

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Vicki in MN

03/27/2026

I vote green because since the first day you posted with it on the frame I thought green thread!

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marmic1954

03/27/2026

It’s going to be fun to see what designs you choose to use to finish it. I, too, vote for green.

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I’m Vicki

I’m Vicki Welsh and I’ve been making things as long as I can remember. I used to be a garment maker but transitioned to quilts about 20 years ago. Currently I’m into fabric dyeing, quilting, Zentangle, fabric postcards, fused glass and mosaic. I document my adventures here.