Once I pieced the top for the lap quilt I'm making out of old t-shirts and a thrifted sheet, it was time to pin it together and get on with the quilting.
I did have to cut down the sheet to serve as the backing, and I used a low-loft batting that I actually thrifted as well. As I was pinning it together, however, the t-shirt blocks stretched all over the place, forcing me to repin it several times. I expected this but started rethinking my plan to machine quilt it, not only because of the stretching but also the size of the quilt, which is pretty big for a lap.
Finally I settled on hand-quilting it with various shades of green perle cotton thread that I had on hand.
It will take longer, but I'll be happier.
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