I got a couple of borders on the basket quilt yesterday. The inner border was a bit sketchy. The combination of a thin border on a stretchy bias edge was almost too much. The second border seemed to bring everything back under control again, but it was touch and go for a while. I ordered a Baptist fan stencil, it should be here tomorrow. I was kind of surprised that I did not have one. I love doing fans, but they are usually free form. This quilt seemed to want something more regular though. I also ordered some 12 weight thread in a nice variegated yellow and pink shade that I think will work nicely. I have been streaming The Last Homely House on you tube while sewing lately and Kate does a lot of hand quilting with that type of thread. Sew, I thought I would give it a try. I have used lighter weight quilting thread as well as heavier Pearle cotton, so I am hoping that this will be somewhere in between. I got the back ready and pieced together some extra batting, but I don't want to layer it all up until after the stencil arrives. I am going to mark it with frixion pens that I have been using for my planner lately. I usually use Crayola washable markers, but they do tend to rub off over time, so I will see if I like this better. I am a slow hand quilter, so it needs to be sturdy to still be in good shape years from now when it is done.
There was a retirement party at work on Friday for our guidance clerk. She has always been so sweet and supportive of my quilting, so I just had to find a quilt for her to take with her. I chose a bullseye quilt which was one of my RSC22 quilts. I am happy for her, but still sad that she will be gone. It is nice when people really want to help the kids.
I have a draft of a paper that is due tonight on constructivist learning theory and educational standards. I will just give that a quick final edit and then make my way back down to the sewing space. I am thinking about pulling out a log cabin UFO that could be my next flimsy finish. I hope that you are finding time to sew something on this lazy Sunday. It is good to rest up before a new week comes on full force. Be sure to take some time to see what other slow stitching is happening at Kathy's Quilts before the weekends slips away.
5 comments:
What a great gift for a retiring colleague. I’ve just started hand quilting a wall hanging…the very definition of slow stitching!
12 wt thread is what I use for my hand quilting I never have any trouble with it and it quilts nicely
I love my fan quilting stencil but I've only used it for machine quilting so far. I've been tempted to try it for hand-quilting but quilting by hand has been painful for me ever since my hand surgery. How thoughtful of you to give away your bull's eye quilt as a retirement gift. I'm sure it will be cherished!
So glad you got the borders to work out on your baskets. Good luck editing your paper. Hope you have lots of time to play in the sewing room after that's done.
Those borders look great on your basket quilt. It always saddens me a bit when the good ones "grow up" and retire. They definitely have earned some fun and me time though so that thought makes me smile. What a wonderful gift to give your retiring coworker!
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