Bowser Mario Kart

[Semsem]

Hi! I just wanted to share with you the custom quilt I'm working on. This is just the quilt top and requires more work but you get the idea.

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[Firehawke]

How fun! You've put a lot of work into that...good luck finishing it!

[Aegidia]

Looks great! How big are the individual squares?

[Semsem]

Here's the finished quilt. The person who commissioned it absolutely loved it! The squares are 2" finished.

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[TigerLily]

Awesome! He came out really well. No wonder the recipient loved it!

I have a somewhat random question, as someone who knows very little about quilting. Does the stitching through the squares that looks like all squiggley lines do anything structurally? I always thought it looked cool in old quilts that I had as a child, but I've noticed that not all quilts have it. Yours just reminded me, so I thought I'd ask.

Also, you mentioned the squares are 2 inches, but how big is your border? I'm wondering because with the blanket I'm crocheting, my squares are also 2 inches and I'm trying to determine how big the finished blanket should be. Sorry for the interrogation.

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[Semsem]

I have a somewhat random question, as someone who knows very little about quilting. Does the stitching through the squares that looks like all squiggley lines do anything structurally? I always thought it looked cool in old quilts that I had as a child, but I've noticed that not all quilts have it. Yours just reminded me, so I thought I'd ask.

Also, you mentioned the squares are 2 inches, but how big is your border? I'm wondering because with the blanket I'm crocheting, my squares are also 2 inches and I'm trying to determine how big the finished blanket should be. Sorry for the interrogation.

The stitching all over is the actual "quilting" that makes it a quilt. It keeps all of the layers together and gives it a stiffness that I love. Without that, the middle layer (batting) would move all over and it could get lumpy. Generally speaking, it's a good idea to keep your quilting fairly tight so that there are no big gaps. The tighter you quilt it, the stiffer it will be. There are times when I want it softer in which case I will leave more space. Some quilts that you see may be quilting "in the ditch" which means right along the seam lines so you can't see it on the front. If they are not doing any of that, I wouldn't call it a true quilt.

I think that I added about 8" to each side and maybe 12" to each of the top and bottom. The size I was going for was 70x80 and I think it was pretty close.

[TigerLily]

Thanks for the quick lesson! I've also seen some where the quilting is in different patterns. I really like the way yours is though. That's the 'shape' I always used to see them.

Also thanks for the measurements.