QUILTING AWAY
I'm beginning to feel at home again. DH helped me pin baste my version of "Sing a Happy Song" - pattern from Judy at Patchwork Times. I did all the "stitch in the ditch" quilting, to stabilize the layers, and found some threads that will work with the fabric.
Yesterday I quilted the narrow peach border, and hunted through some books for ideas on the rest of the quilting. Today, in between interruptions, I managed to quilt the first border, and came up with a design to quilt at the intersections of the blocks and sashing.
Today we're having company - our BIL and his friend are coming over from New Port Richey to play golf with DH. They are staying for dinner, so I have to make some preparations. I'm also baking bread today - first batch since we arrived. I made some pumpkin raisin squares last night, and they need some frosting to finish them - one to eat and one for the freezer. I may even make some chocolate chip cookies - but my quilt is calling.......
Yesterday I quilted the narrow peach border, and hunted through some books for ideas on the rest of the quilting. Today, in between interruptions, I managed to quilt the first border, and came up with a design to quilt at the intersections of the blocks and sashing.
Looking terrific! I'm about to get back into some FMQ. Been many months, though, so I think I should do up a charity wheelchair top first.
ReplyDeleteYour work is beautiful. Do you do this with a regular sewing machine?
ReplyDeleteI do my machine quilting on a Juki. It has a bigger throat area, and my husband modified my table so that my machine sits level with the table surface - a huge help.
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