I FInished it!!!

I did it! I actually finished the Boston Red Sox quilt AND I quilted it myself even with the fleece backing. I was soooo nervous. I asked a professional quilter and she wouldn't do it. She's done it before but she's a perfectionist like me so isn't happy with the result. She said home machines are better because we have feed dogs where she doesn't.

So my friend at the LQS told me to use 505 Spray baste twice - once on the fabric, once on the batting - and it worked! Usually Spray Baste doesn't work on Fleece cause the fleece doesn't take the stickyness but spraying both I had no problem at all. I used the large quilting needle that I saw recommended somewhee - mine was a 75 - and I used large stitches. I forgot I have a dual feed stitch in the ditch foot but I did okay with just my quilting foot. And the back is flat flat

I have to say after 8 years of quilting this is the best quilt I've made to date. Even my corners on the binding turned out nicely.

I've been visibly absent for a couple of reasons. Mostly cause I'm playing Farm Ville on Facebook and it's terribly addicting. The craft group at the church has declared me "wonderful" so I've been given more projects to sew. If I'm wonderful makes you wonder what the others do with a sewing machine *LOL* Now they all want to learn to quilt. I can't do long days but I could do 2-3 hour workshops to get them started I suppose. We'll see what comes of it.