BINDING DIAMOND FLARE

 Got the binding on Diamond Flare, sewing it by machine on both sides.  So, it is done.

I used almost all of the scraps from the front on the backing.

DIAMOND FLARE QUILTED

 I finished up the quilting for the Diamond Flare quilt.  It's a pantograph called 'Streamer'.  

QUILTING DIAMOND FLARE

 I got the backing finished for the Diamond Flare quilt, the block of the month of 2023 for Seattle Modern Quilt Guild.  I loaded it onto Erik, my Bernina Q24 longarm, and set up a pantograph called Streamers.

I got several rows done before I had to quit for the night.  Unfortunately, I shut down the machine without saving the program.  I'm in for a headache tomorrow trying to set it up again so it matches what I've already done.

#SEAMQGBOM2023

 I finished my version of the Seattle Modern Quilt Guild's mystery Block of the Month for 2023 called Diamond Flare by Taylor Krz of ToadandSew.com.  

The pattern as presented was to finish at 70" by 70".  I prefer rectangular quilts.  So, I added another border on the top and bottom to make it 70" by 90".

Here is the finished top:

I used mostly scraps and old stash.

NEBULA LOADED

 After adding a 6" border all around the too-small backing I made the other day and sewing on the zippers, I got Nebula loaded onto Erik the longarm.  I'm using a pale lilac Aurifil 50wt thread on the front and the back.  Since there is so much background, I'm going with an easy pattern that I can free-motion and get done quickly.

Since the top is so big (97" by 96") I went with rolling it onto the bar for the top.  So far so good.  It's working out very well.

I had stopped at Pacific Fabrics yesterday and picked up a king-size (120" by 120") Hobbs 80/20 batting.  Overpriced at $67, but I did get 20% off that.