Saturday, February 2, 2013

In celebration

After making the quilt for my PhD advisor, I still had half of the Parson Gray fabric leftover. Since I loved that quilt so much (and Jon did too), I decided to make another almost identical quilt to keep for my self to commemorate finishing my degree. Mine is just a little bit bigger than the original at about 50"x70".

PhD Quilt

I pieced, basted and quilted almost the entire thing at a weekend retreat I went to with the Ann Arbor Modern Quilt Guild at the beginning of January. It was an awesome way to get this project down, I just hunkered down with a great group of women and no distractions (except for hilarious conversation and girly movies).

PhD Quilt

I learned all kinds of great tips too, from how to make my own spray starch, to ironing a quilt sandwich before basting so the top and back "stick" to the batting (you can use fewer pins!), to making sure that I have tables on all sides of my sewing table so the quilt glides as I quilt it. Quilting this quilt was the first time I wasn't sore from moving the quilt around!

PhD Quilt
the back

So all around, I'm loving this quilt and the label will read:
"In celebration of earning my PhD and starting the next chapter!"


PhD Quilt


3 comments:

  1. Hooray! Your quilt is gorgeous. The fabrics are SO fantastic. So glad to see you back quilting again. I hope your post PhD life is everything you hoped for.

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  2. hey, I know that quilt! It looks great all washed and finished.

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  3. That is awesome! Good for you taking time to make a quilt for you! You have most definitely earned it. :) The retreat sounds like it was a lot of fun too-- sounds like you've found some kindred spirits in your new home. Yay!

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