I'm quietly staying at home and quietly doing activities like hand piecing and quilting. The When-oh-When quilt is slowly getting quilted though I have yet to decide what to quilt on the unmarked places. I've still got about a quarter of the wide border yet to quilt (there is still a narrow white border to do) but I'M RUNNING OUT OF THREAD!I knew that I might come to the end of the spool when I started because there was only half a spool to begin with, so the other day I stopped at one of the fabric stores to buy a new spool. I was clever enough to remember to bring the old spool along so that I could be sure of the lot numbers and this is what matched up, but look! Do those look like the same color to you? I don't think so... It was sort of a wild goose chase to begin with because I have no idea when I bought the first spool, it could have been over 10 years ago; or even where, it might have been the States, it might have been Japan. So I am satisfied that it is even this close in color and it probably won't make a difference when it gets quilted (haven't started with the new spool yet.)
As much as I enjoy machine piecing and quilting, it is nice to have simple hand work that sits by a chair and can be picked up and put down at any time. Quilting is good for the soul.
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Lovely handquilting Tanya - and I can't imagine you'll even start to be able to tell the difference between those colours once it's in your neat little stitches
Oops, I´m to late... So I commented also in your yesterdays post.
Your handquilting is wonderful. You ca stitch very evenly. Oh I wish I could do so but I have no place here in the house. If you have small kids you need a room to sew, otherwise it is too messy here with all the toys and kids things....but we have no room free.
I can imagine that quilting is good for the soul.
You are so right. I am utterly lost if I don't have some handwork in a basket by my living room chair. I always keep either some hand quilting or applique or binding or WHATEVER there to pick up.
I'm sure the thread will work in beautifully :-)
Isn't it frustrating when you can't match a thread or yarn? Been there too. Your handquilting stitches are beautiful. I enlarged the photo to have a close look and I am truly impressed. How even they are!
BTW, I am the same person who was using "The Quilter" as an identity - just had to change it because of a conflict with an existing blog. Wish there was a database on Blogger where you could check before you choose a name.
Nice hand quilt
and your House quilt is fantastic. I love it very much.
ciao ciao
Your hand quilting is so neat! I am sure the difference wont be noticed.
You are right -quilting is good for the soul!
I love working by hand.I love the patchwork and I love the quilting. It can sometimes be very quiet in the house when I am quilting and I like that very much.
Happy hand quilting, your work looks very nice, I would love to have time to hand quilt but thats not possible at this time in my life, maybe one day.
Happy hand quilting, your work looks very nice, I would love to have time to hand quilt but thats not possible at this time in my life, maybe one day.
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