Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Hand Quilting Center Light

I always envisioned this quilt with several lines of stitches connecting the center squares.  (I thought about using colored thread but decided I didn't want to show off my unskilled quilting.)  The lines are unevenly spaced and not exactly straight but as straight as I could make them without marking them.  I like how they're turning out.


What I didn't think about was what to do with the corners of the larger, off white/cream/tan squares.  Hmmm.

I'm considering these possibilities:
  • stitching all the way around the inside of each light square several times
  • stitching inside the corners of each square several times

Does any of that make sense?  Probably not....

I used to think that the quilting was just stitches to hold the layers together.  I'm seeing it differently now.

I'm linking to W.i.P. Wednesday at Freshly Pieced.  Thanks, Lee.

--Nancy.

P.S.  You can see the whole quilt here.
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7 comments:

  1. This is so pretty. Any hand quilting is fabulous in my books!

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  2. I tend to quilt a stage at a time, so once I had finished the lines as you are, I take another look and see if any further quilting is needed. After the hours of stitching the solution usually presents itself. It a delicate balance. You don't want too little , but you don't want too much, but it is looking lovely so far.

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  3. Looks great! I think hand quilting is so relaxing. And portable!

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    1. Thank you, Angela. Hand quilting was not relaxing to begin with because I didn't know what I was doing but it's becoming so. Thanks for visiting and leaving a comment.

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  4. Pretty cool. I like to use the masking tape. That way you don't have mark anything but you have you line straight.

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  5. oh, i love handquilting! it's so enjoyable to do but so far i've only done 2 baby quilts because of the time involved. this is looking fabulous! love the pattern you chose.

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  6. Love that hand-quilting and the lovely low volume look overall!

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