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Thursday, April 11, 2013

Before and After

You've already seen and heard all about my current favorite quilt, HST Love. It's been ready to go for over a week, but dallied around home for a bit so I could share her for show and tell at the meeting of Seattle Modern Quilt Guild Monday night. So finally, it was time for her to travel to her final destination - Restore Innocence, a charity supported by the FAITH Circle of do.Good Stitches. But first . . .

She needed a good machine wash and tumble dry. And for this quilt, it did wonders.
HST quilt washed & crinkly
I'm hoping you can get a sense from these photos of the transformation that happened in the laundry room. This quilt crinkled in a way you always hope it will, and the softness and cuddle-quality was tremendously increased. Seriously I need to make another of these! Meanwhile, off it goes. May it travel safely and be a blessing in its new home.
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31 comments:

  1. DeborahApril 11, 2013 at 7:03 AM

    Super gorgeous quilt, Debbie!!

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  2. CapitolaQuilterApril 11, 2013 at 7:05 AM

    crinkle and cozy for sure and yes, an encore is in order.

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  3. Jessica KellyApril 11, 2013 at 7:08 AM

    Oh it was gorgeous to begin with, and the crinkly-ness takes it to a whole new level of awesome!

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  4. sarahApril 11, 2013 at 7:09 AM

    LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this quilt! Fantastic!!!!

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  5. LesleyApril 11, 2013 at 7:16 AM

    Your quilt is gorgeous! Love the fabrics and the wonderful stitching!

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  6. NicoleApril 11, 2013 at 7:22 AM

    Beautiful! Love the colors and the stitching!

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  7. Karen - Quilts...etc.April 11, 2013 at 7:31 AM

    beautiful love the quilting - goes with the quilt top so well

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  8. Marci GirlApril 11, 2013 at 7:53 AM

    Oh yes, you can tell, that quilt looks so cuddly and soft! Beautiful!

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  9. quirky granola girlApril 11, 2013 at 7:56 AM

    oh gosh! the texture in the "after" photo is fabulous!

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  10. Heather D.April 11, 2013 at 8:22 AM

    Lovely - I think that washing/drying almost always improves a quilt! Even one that was awesome to begin with!!

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  11. Teje KarjalainenApril 11, 2013 at 8:28 AM

    Debbie, it is so beautiful! Washing really made the magic and the straight quilting looks now amazing! I love also the random triangle pattern! x Teje

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  12. lizApril 11, 2013 at 9:31 AM

    I love every aspect of your quilt. I"m currently working on something similar, my first HST project.

    ? for you: Are you a fabric prewasher? I am, and wonder how much krinkling I might get if I quilt in a similarly dense fashion?

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  13. DebbieApril 11, 2013 at 9:37 AM

    Liz, I am not a fabric prewasher and I do think your crinkle-factor will be lessened if you are. Good experiment - feel free to touch base after and we can compare notes!

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  14. CarlaApril 11, 2013 at 9:43 AM

    I love the crinkly look too, Debbie! What a great quilt!

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  15. sweet diesel designsApril 11, 2013 at 10:18 AM

    Oh the crinkliness! It is amazing! Great job!

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  16. SvetlanaApril 11, 2013 at 11:52 AM

    awww, beautiful!

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  17. Heidi StaplesApril 11, 2013 at 12:07 PM

    What a difference! I love it!!

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  18. MaluApril 11, 2013 at 12:15 PM

    The quilt came to life after the washing. It was a beauty in the beginning but now it is perfect. I have to do this HST quilt, too.

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  19. bruinbrApril 11, 2013 at 12:56 PM

    Seriously, such a gorgeous quit! Love it!

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  20. EricaApril 11, 2013 at 1:50 PM

    Oh that's the best part! It's gorgeous!

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  21. KirstenApril 11, 2013 at 2:35 PM

    Love how the dense quilting crinkles up so well!

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  22. Katy CameronApril 11, 2013 at 4:32 PM

    I looks very cuddlesome now :o)

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  23. Live a Colorful LifeApril 11, 2013 at 4:34 PM

    It is just amazing what you can do with simple HSTs. This is beautiful!

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  24. claudiaApril 11, 2013 at 5:08 PM

    I just love everything about that quilt! It will be adored in its new home.

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  25. MariQuiltsApril 11, 2013 at 7:31 PM

    Sooo lovely!!

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  26. GritApril 12, 2013 at 4:23 AM

    Wow, amazing quilt!!!!!!
    Fantastic.

    Grit from Germany

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  27. Tina CraigApril 12, 2013 at 4:27 AM

    It's perfect! What a fun way to use a collection of solids. How big are the HSTs? This might need to be my Saturday sew-in project at a friend's house.

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  28. JulieApril 12, 2013 at 4:47 AM

    What were the cutting directions for the HSTs? Did they cut 10" squares and go from there?

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  29. Amy DeCesareApril 12, 2013 at 5:21 AM

    Just plain gorgeous!!!

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  30. UnknownApril 13, 2013 at 5:20 PM

    Love this! Fabulous

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  31. FlourishingPalmsApril 14, 2013 at 5:13 AM

    It does look wonderful! Please do tell - quilter-bloggers rarely do this - what batting did you use? I find it makes so much different in the finish of a quilt. In the near future, I hope to do a post about battings. I think what the batting does to a quilt is greatly overlooked.

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