Beginners Quilting #3

So for our 3rd class we tackled the actual quilting!!
First we used a washable marker to draw out where we were going to quilt.
I did what is called a echo stitch (according to my teacher) which means I quilted on both sides of each line I drew.

It's a little difficult to see because I used a cream
thread, but wherever you see those blue lines there
is a sewn line on each side.

Now watch...because magic is about to happen

Tada....see how that section of line is gone?
This marker literally comes right off with a wet rag.
Any spots I may miss will come off when I wash
the final project.

Here is a view of the back and how the quilting
looks on the back.

The fabric on the back is from the same line
as the front fabric and my teacher informed me
that quilters call this cheater fabric.
Mostly because if I would have sewn a line between all
the patches it would have looked like I quilted
each of those hexagons.

Anyways, tomorrow night we will be squaring up and finishing off.

We will learn about binding both with our sewing machine and by hand.

In other news I had to borrow the teachers sewing project to do my homework because my sewing machine has official given up.

I'll be scrounging up $65-80 to bring her in for servicing, but in the mean time I'm happy to have a rental!

I hope you all had a blessed Tuesday!