 Quilting has commenced on the big green quilt. Cheryl wanted a very lightweight quilt so the batting is thin. To keep it soft and airy I decided on a giant swirl motif. She will use this on their bed so it needs to be cuddly. That's been a hard quilting lesson for me to learn. My tendency has always been to over quilt things but I know from my own bed quilts that I like the feel of lightly quilted quilts better. This one will not be over quilted for sure and it should be done this weekend.  All the fabric that I was soaking is hanging out to dry and I'll fold it and add it to my "safe" stash this weekend. I don't think I'll iron it since I have to iron all the fabric that I take out of stash anyway. There are some really cool fabrics in this batch and I look forward to actually using them.  Yesterday I also got some new knitting looms in the mail! After tons of research and struggle with the Boye looms, I decided to give KB looms a try. The Flexee is adjustable as you knit and I wanted to try it for hats so that the crown can be decreased. The other one can be standard or bulky (by removing alternate pegs). They both have some great reviews on YouTube. It was very cool to find out that this company is only an hour or so away from me in Fork Union, VA. I'll start some projects on these this weekend.
Tomorrow I'll share the new postcard design.
Mary Anne
7/22/2021 05:03:23 pm
Sometimes less is more and that also applies to quilting. I'm planning to quilt my advent calendar wall hangings myself so we'll see how that goes. I imagine there will be some stitching in the ditch but I'm envisioning stars for the background for some reason. The trees themselves will be 'quilted' with buttons.
Dorothy
7/23/2021 03:46:25 am
I have always thought that heavy/dense quilting took away the purpose of a quilt---which is to sleep under and or cuddle under :-)
patty
7/23/2021 08:10:33 am
The quilting looks so nice on the green quilt. That fabric is so pretty hanging. I am glad you were able to figure out the issue with the pump. That is a lot of fabric you are soaking!
Gene Black
7/23/2021 08:28:03 am
I like both types of quilting - loose and dense. I think they both have a place. I tend to quilt dense even when I am trying to be loose. Comments are closed.
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I'm Vicki Welsh and I've been making things as long as I can remember. I used to be a garment maker but transitioned to quilts about 20 years ago. Currently I'm into fabric dyeing, quilting, Zentangle, fabric postcards, fused glass and mosaic. I document my adventures here. Categories
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