Congratulations to Walid and Madison

I’m not sure what possessed me to think I should make a double wedding quilt for Madison’s wedding. I’ve seen them, and loved them, but always thought they would be too hard for me. But I saw a pattern online that used paper piecing to make the arcs and I decided to do it. Little did I know that the arcs would be the “easy” part!

Everything is curved and Y-seamed so nothing was easy. I knew I wanted to use florals for the arcs and I had enough in my stash (with a few add-ins from Gail’s). I started the paper piecing at the Guild’s November retreat on Texada in 2024 and finished the arcs at their January retreat in 2025.

It was a long process getting the arcs together with their backgrounds and I used various online tutorials to get a grip on how it should be done. The best advice for the curves came from a Guild member – use the “smoosh” method.

Once the top was together quilting was my next challenge. I wanted to use flannel but there wasn’t anything in town and I was afraid I wouldn’t have enough time to order some. I was convinced to try Fireside, which I knew several of the quilters use. With all the curves in the pattern it made sense to echo the curves with the quilting. The quilt was big and it took a lot of twisting and turning.

I wanted an emerald green for the binding as Madison had mentioned that it was her favourite colour (and the colour she picked for her engagement celebration). I couldn’t find exactly what I wanted but settled on a batik. At one of my sewing sessions with Gail we talked about the colour I wanted but I didn’t see anything in her stash that was right. Right at the end of the day, when Gail was looking for something else, she showed me a fabric she had been saving (she didn’t remember for what). It was exactly what I needed – the right colour with just a bit of shimmer in it.

I was happy to have it done in plenty of time for Madison and Walid’s big day.