At night I like to have hand work I can stitch on, to help me stay awake until the late news.
Here is a small quilt I hand-pieced and am now hand-quilting. Wool batting is so luscious for quilting:
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| Hexie Stars |
Recently I started quilting "Hummingbird Hollow", the variation of Afternoon Delight my friend Janet came up with. Still have to decide what curvy design I want in the white squares and if I want to do any curvy quilting in the floral blocks--they do have cross hatch quilting through them:
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| Hummingbird Hollow in quilting process |
When I think about gifting a quilt to a friend, this is why I want them to have a quilt I made:
A big project of Secret Sewing has just begun that has kept me VERY busy the past week and will occupy most of my time for the foreseeable future. Can't share but it's really good.
What are YOU working on? I hope it's something fun and enjoyable.Let's quilt.
Barbara
Your Hexie Stars are beautiful! Definitely on my "someday" list! Love the sentiment on the board...that's exactly how I feel. The only quilt I've ever handquilted to gift was for my now DIL...she was the only person I've ever felt was handquilting worthy as she is an artist and understands!
ReplyDeleteBoth quilts are beautiful. Wondering what you're secretly working on ....
ReplyDeleteTwo very special projects for hand quilting!
ReplyDeleteI like the reasoning for gifting a quilt. :)
Barbara, I love these! I used to ONLY hand-quilt in the "olden days" LOL I admire your handiwork and am constantly amazed at your projects.
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to see your "secret project"
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