Showing posts with label hand quilting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hand quilting. Show all posts

Monday, 2 June 2014

Help Needed!


Okay, that was a bit of a lie...it's me that needs you.

This morning I basted my long forgotten Cameo Giant Star.  Don't even ask me when I made this quilt top but it's been languishing in a cupboard and today its number was called.


I pin basted it and then quickly decided that perhaps I should hand quilt it.  I make no bones of how I don't enjoy machine quilting and so I plan to hand quilt it using perle. I love seeing those colourful chunky stitches and I love hand quilting.

I'm not looking for help on technique but rather what colours you would suggest.  In the patterned sections, would you use a contrast thread or a similar tone? Would you quilt in straight lines across the quilt or in sections?

Whether you hand quilt or not, I would love to hear from you!

Thursday, 7 April 2011

A Labour of Love

I love reading comments left by readers and someone recently described my hand quilting of Z`s quilt as a labour of love.  I had never before thought of it like that but with 30 blocks in total and only 4 completed, I`m beginning to think they are probably right.  Onwards and upwards!