wip wednesday
Late Monday night we got home after spending a week in Utah visiting family. I am tired. I did absolutely no sewing while I was gone. While I was gone I didn't have a computer, so I got hopelessly behind on reading blogs and responding to comments (sorry!). But it was nice to have a little break.
I have been looking forward to getting my Maple Leaf Rag quilt basted, so that is what I did last night (no, I have not unpacked a single thing from my trip).
I have been looking forward to getting my Maple Leaf Rag quilt basted, so that is what I did last night (no, I have not unpacked a single thing from my trip).
And I started hand quilting. It is going to take so very, very long, but I think I am going to enjoy it. Hand quilting just feels like the right choice with this quilt. Other than a couple of pillows and bags with a few lines of hand quilting, this is really my first experience so don't look too closely :)
In addition to this quilt, this week I need to . . .
- get started on my April lucky stars block
- make April do good stitches blocks
- I may have to get started on a Marcelle Medallion quilt. I won a copy of this magazine from Alison recently and it is calling my name!
linking up with WIP Wednesday
It looks great so far. And maybe the hand stitching will speed up as you get going and feel more comfortable doing it. I think you're right though, it was the right choice for this quilt.
ReplyDeleteI love the hand quilting. It adds such a wonderful touch to this incredible quilt.
ReplyDeleteIt will be sooo worth it tho
ReplyDeleteQuilting trumps unpacking...every time! Your quilting looks amazing too, so just enjoy the process!
ReplyDeletewow -- it looks great to me!
ReplyDeleteVery nice! I haven't been brave enough to attempt a whole quilt yet, either!
ReplyDeleteYour quilt will look fantastic with the hand quilting!
ReplyDeleteYour hand quilting looks great :)
ReplyDeleteThis is looking so great - it will be such a special quilt with all those memories, scraps, and hand quilting!
ReplyDeleteI've yet to try hand quilting... someday, yours looks amazing!
ReplyDeleteYep. That quilt screams "hand quilt me!" Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteThat is going to be gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteOh that quilt is beautiful! The quilting looks great from here!
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