Scrappy Apple Core Quilt by GK

Mom has done another scrappy quilt using the Apple Core Block.  When you think of the time involved in completing a quilt like this, it boggles the mind!

The quilt is approximately 78.5 inches x 87 inches.  Mom has her methods of quilting and I don't fully understand them.  However, I watch and learn every time I visit with her about her quilts and quilting in general.  She has fabrics sorted into colors on bookshelves in her sewing room.  When she gets an idea for a quilt, she takes her time in cutting the pieces for it, separating them into piles of lights and darks, as used in this Apple Core Quilt, for instance.  Then she stitches the pieces together into blocks of the chosen pattern.

For this Apple Core Quilt, Mom used a cardboard pattern and traced the "core" pattern onto the wrong side of the fabrics.  She cut them out individually.  Each piece was marked at the center point on each of the four sides.  She hand-basted the pieces together, "for accuracy" she told me, before stitching them by machine.  She matched up those marks she made and that helped her get accurate seams.  That is mind-boggling!  You can see that she alternated lights and darks, and that not very many fabrics have been repeated in this quilt!

You can see in the photo above that the edge of the quilt was left in the wavy shape made by the apple core pieces.  To anchor this quilt on the longarm frame, I carefully basted the top edge following the wavy edge, then did the same along the sides for the section exposed in the work area.  It took time, but I'm happy with the results.  The quilting pattern is a simple medium meandering stitch.

This is the back of the quilt.  True to form, Mom used up some of her fabric stash to complete the backing!
We used Hobbs Poly Down Plus batting and A & E Perma Core thread.  I'm curious to see how she binds this quilt.  Mom intends every quilt she makes to be used and loved.  Her term is "used up" and I'm sure the lucky recipient of this quilt will do that with much appreciation!  Thanks for all you do, Mom!