Last night I finished the 6th block on the sampler quilt I am hand quilting. It is looking fantastic and the quilting I did is the best of all (pattern wise). This will be a stunning thing once I get it done - maybe in 2012. I am now officially 1/5 done with the blocks. Of course there is all the sashing and borders to do, so I am more like 1/10 done with the quilt.
It's still farther along than when it was in a bag unsandwiched and without a backing. I am really enjoying the hand quilting - it is so soothing and I feel such accomplishment when I finish a part. I had forgotten how much I like doing handwork.
I have a wall hanging project that I have to finish this week since it's a gift and the party is next weekend. It will be all machine quilted and I will start tonight. I am thinking it will only take a few hours, since a lot of quilting would really take away from the panel fabric that it's built around.
Need to run up to work for a bit this afternoon, then will come home and get working on the quilts.
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Sewing Again
So the last time I wrote, I had been to Suttle Lake, OR with my quilt guild on a sewing retreat. I managed to get a couple things done. Translation: completed two tops and started a third. The problem with me is that I LOVE doing the tops, but get hung up on the quilting. I really enjoy hand quilting, but it's so slow.
Right now I am working on the third top - I had originally planned on doing a scrappy pattern that I fancied in red,white and blue. Turned out the wasn't enough contrast, so I ditched the pattern and started out on my own. Part of the blocks were like a value quilt I had done some time back. I thought it might look really cool if I continued doing the blocks and tried one of the patterns in the value book. Turns out, not enough contrast for that either. I did manage to find a setting that will work, but it involves making a zillion 4 patches. Well, 200. Feels like a zillion.
I also have to make 4 patches that are all red or all blue to make the pattern show up. I think it will be a fun quilt for summer. Definitely patriotic. I need to get photos of all the tops I've been working on and a good shot of the to quilts I finished for the twins. Then I can post them for no one to see but me. It isn't like the world is following this amazing blog :)
Right now I am working on the third top - I had originally planned on doing a scrappy pattern that I fancied in red,white and blue. Turned out the wasn't enough contrast, so I ditched the pattern and started out on my own. Part of the blocks were like a value quilt I had done some time back. I thought it might look really cool if I continued doing the blocks and tried one of the patterns in the value book. Turns out, not enough contrast for that either. I did manage to find a setting that will work, but it involves making a zillion 4 patches. Well, 200. Feels like a zillion.
I also have to make 4 patches that are all red or all blue to make the pattern show up. I think it will be a fun quilt for summer. Definitely patriotic. I need to get photos of all the tops I've been working on and a good shot of the to quilts I finished for the twins. Then I can post them for no one to see but me. It isn't like the world is following this amazing blog :)
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