Hot Cast Part 9 – The Finishing

LeahDay

Leah Day has been teaching online since 2009. She's the creator of the Free Motion Quilting Project, a blog filled with thousands of quilting tutorial videos. Leah has written several books including 365 Free Motion Quilting Designs, Explore Walking Foot Quilting with Leah Day, and Mally the Maker and the Queen in the Quilt.

32 Responses

  1. M-R says:

    Wow, Leah, she's gorgeous! The quilting is stunning. Well done!

  2. Heather says:

    WOW!! It is beautiful!

  3. Connie says:

    Wow! That is an amazing quilt.

  4. Jackie says:

    Beautiful threadwork! I love the back too.

  5. This is wonderful Leah. I have been where you are with the love,hate relationship…call it a learning experience…back is better than the front…wavy quilt edges. I have a suggestion for you about the sleeve problem. It is detailed, so I didn't leave it here. Leona Harden – Serenity Mountain Quilts

  6. Patrice says:

    Completely agree about your decision not to put the hanging sleeve on the back of the quilt. The back is AWESOME. It would be a shame to cover up part of it. Wouldn't it be great if it could be hung to its' best advantage so you could see both sides!

  7. Nina-Marie says:

    Wow – lovely! I really love how you use texture of the FMQ to create basically a change in value. I want to add that I totally agree with Susan – I usually "block" my work into the proper shape – steam it and let it dry. They lay straight and flat everytime! Thanks for sharing

  8. Erilyn says:

    Whoopee! Get out the band! well done, it looks fantastic, either side! Thank you for sharing ALL of this quilt.

  9. Wow wow and more wow! I love it Leah. You have put so much of yourself into this quilt and been on quite a journey. It has been an honour to share this with you. Well done. Caroline

  10. Absolutely stunning! A real show stopper!! Beautiful quilting!!! The detailed photos of the quilting are inspirational!!!! Ahhhhh swooooon!

  11. Lynne says:

    Yes please to a video on applying a hanging sleeve! Your quilt is amazing – thanks for all you share with us Leah.

  12. Metanoia says:

    I love the back. Its almost luminous. I think it is because I have a preference for darker and dislike white a lot.

  13. Very satisfying to have it finished. Congratulations! The back is worthy of being seen too! Definitely–great idea for the hanging sleeve.

  14. Nina Paley says:

    Beautiful, beautiful.

    What would happen if you painted just the veins gold on the back side, and nothing else?

  15. Leah Day says:

    Nina-Marie – Yep, even after a soak, block, and steam the edges are still a bit wavy. Bias binding and another steam will hopefully sort it out for good!

    Nina – I've thought about painting the veins on the back, but now that the binding is done, I'm kind of ready to let her go and be done. I'll have to hang her on the wall for a bit and look at the back. If it's really necessary I'll do it.

    Cheers,

    Leah

  16. Quiltgirl says:

    Hi Leah – your quilt is beautiful and your decision to not block the back with a hanging sleeve is entirely valid. Have you ever checked out the work of Barbara Shapel? She does amazing reversible quilts with a very interesting hanging sleeve that keeps both sides visible and the sleeve out of sight. She's at http://www.barbarayano.com/index.html

  17. debbie says:

    Lovely! and Amazing too!
    A few years ago I saw a quilt at a large (think Mancuso) quilt show that was intended to be viewed from both sides. It was about Queen size. I don't remember how the sleeve was attached, but you would think with the "freedom" of thought used in art quilting they would make allowances for quilts intended to view from both sides! I think yours is a great solution. Maybe we (quilters) need to write letters/emails to those who make the rules and they can make some rules for quilts made to hang as yours is intended, to be viewed from both sides. Blessings :o)

  18. Becky says:

    Yea!! Congrats on the stunning finish! She's beautiful! I'm learning a ton on my current quilt now too, and share your joy of learning something new! Thanks for sharing!!

  19. Linda says:

    Leah, these photos are just incredible. Beautiful, beautiful work. I would love to see this in person–but then I would want to touch it!

  20. Chris says:

    Congratulations on a beautiful work.

    I'm VERY impressed on the amount of painting that you did – and it is obviously very meticulously done.

    I love to paint quilts, but I've ruined almost as many as I've successfully completed, so painting is working it's way out of my repertoire. Too much work to be ruined so quickly! The odds are against me!

    Well done. All the best – Chris

  21. Anonymous says:

    beautiful quilt

  22. Lee says:

    No sleeve at all would also be an option if you hung it with those clips that are meant to hang curtains from a rod, purchased in the drapery department. This would make it easy to flip and clip – voila! – when you want to see the other side for a change.

  23. Really an amazing quilt. Thank you for sharing your process with us. I, too like the back as well as the front.

  24. Anonymous says:

    So, if you want to put the sleeve on the top, why not make it part of the overall design. Definitely not just black as that will pull the eye away from your beautiful quilt. Use the same purple as the binding to create the sleeve and why can't it be quilted too?

  25. Louise says:

    A long process, but very much worth the time and effort. I enjoyed following your progress, trial and error with this quilt. I too love the back side of it. Very Nice!

  26. Karen says:

    Leah, this is stunning! Love, love, love your quilting!

  27. Your quilting is incredibly beautiful, Leah. Your quilt is a masterpiece.

  28. Utterly amazing workmanship.

  29. Kristine says:

    I love it! And I agree – you can't cover the back with a sleeve. The back is as beautiful as the front. Any show that would reject her would be missing out on something amazing.

  30. HRH-DMK says:

    It is absolutely fascinating to follow your entire creative process, from inventive pencil sketch to spectacularly stunning finished quilt. Magnificent!

    ~Diana

  31. Sha-Leine says:

    Leah, You STOMP YOUR FOOT! I agree both side NEED to be seen! Purple is my favorite color so I ? the back! It would be a shame if it can’t be seen in it’s glory! Well done! It’s amazing!

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