Cruising Route 66

So my customer made this totally cute Route 66 quilt. It’s got some great novelty prints with notes from Chicago all the way to Los Angeles. I had a fun time quilting it, even though the sun was not out in central Oklahoma today.

The piecer chose a basic double-bubble (is that a thing?) meander for the main part of the quilt, but she asked me to break out the borders as something different. I like a challenge so here’s what I did:

You can see the center portion of the quilt is meandering around in a light oatmeal color. Then, I used the same double-bubble in the green border with a matching thread, and then she requested wishbones in the red border. I really prefer the textured look, rather than seeing the thread, so it was worth it to me to change the thread a few times.

Without much sun, I had to use the machine’s lights, as well as an add-on LED setup I have to light it up to work. My eyes are tired, but I think the results are worth it!