Outback Wife - Courthouse Steps Quilt - A Finished Quilt

QUILT DETAILS Outback Wife - Courthouse Steps Quilt The finished quilt measures 60 inches x 60 inches. 36 Courthouse Steps Blocks - 6 rows of 6 blocks. FEATURED FABRIC: Outback Wife 2017 by Gertrude Made and Essentials by Gertrude Made both collections for Ella Blue Fabrics BATTING: Low loft cotton batting. BINDING: Checkers in Black by Cotton Steel (yarn dyed woven gingham fabric).

Well, I am rather chuffed with how this quilt turned out! There were several things that could have gone horribly wrong with this quilt but thankfully it all went to plan. The heavier weight fabric and quilt top created no problems when quilting it (other than having to heave more weight through the machine, again and again - an excellent upper body work out!) and the quilt back lined up remarkably well. I have lots of photos to share with you today ~

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The quilt is quilted with edge to edge straight lines ~ first ditch stitching the horizontal and vertical seam lines of the Courthouse Steps Blocks, then adding additional lines at 1 inch intervals, and finally adding one set of diagonal lines that intersect in the center and corners of the blocks.

I have used Aurifil 28wt thread (the gray spool) for quilting (28wt top thread - 40wt thread in the bobbin).This is a heavier weight thread which makes the stitches stand out and adds another point of interest. The stitches are long and the thread weight heavier/thicker than I would normally use, which complements the heavier weight fabrics used to make the quilt and gives the stitch greater definition.

For the binding I have used a yarn-dyed gingham fabric (Checkers in Black by Cotton Steel) which I think worked well with the overall vibe of this quilt and the fabric collections used.

This quilt is available for purchase.

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As always, thank you for stopping by and scrolling through all the photos.

I am ready to start a new project!
Rita

RELEVANT LINKS:
Outback Wife - Courthouse Steps Quilt - Work in Progress
Sunday Stash - Outback Wife 2017
Sunday Stash - Essentials by Gertrude Made
Outback Wife Quilt - April 2017
Gertrude Made
Ella Blue Fabrics

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