Lessons learned

Each quilt that you make teaches you something that you can take to the next quilt. So I've been thinking about what I learned when making Mum's quilts. This is what I thought of:

• take your time choosing all fabrics - including the backing, use your intuition
  
• only choose light neutral colors for the backing (e.g. white, cream or light beige)
• minimize bulky seams - they are a mare to hand quilt through (e.g. stab stitching, not rocking)
  
• any fabrics that look hand dyed - pre-wash to within an inch of its life - use salt and other products to really set the dyes
• when washing - always have products at the ready to deal with the worse case scenario
• batting was thin - nice for an antique look, but I'd prefer a higher loft next time
• sewline mechanical pencil was perfect for marking the top - even the grey/graphite pencil used on the cream fabric came out