I am hand quilting this Rocky Road to Kansas. It always takes a while to get in stride when hand quilting, if you've not hand quilted for a while. When assembling the blocks, I used a little bit of spray starch - that always makes the blocks look so neat, but now, after the fact, I think it is causing me problems - it is difficult to needle -- not just the older fabric, but also the background. Live and learn. Fortunately, the fabric is so busy, the stitches don't show much.
After marking the white, I gasped as I remembered I had not tested the blue marker for disappearance, but it DID slowly disappear in one day.
Here is a blurry photo, of the finished area. The heart quilting templates are home made - good old folding paper method. I'm going to like it.
15 comments:
Looks good, Elaine, I use the wate soluble blue marking pen and just spritz it when I'm finished. But I also like to mark the whole quilt before I sandwich it. Let see the whole quilt.
The quilting looks super to me!And the photos of the real log cabin.... stunning views! Colleen
looks stunning. You are brave, I never use the blue marker. Have heard it does tend to come back. Unless really washed out. Your thoughts would be appreciated.
I like it, too. Isn't seeing the quilting begin one of the best parts of making it?
The old-fashioned paper folding method of making a quilting... great idea to make your top original! I don't know if spritzing it with water would help remove some of the stiffness from the starch - might be worth a spritz to see.
Cheers!
Evelyn
Looks great . . . I have just come to the world of making my own hand-quilting templates - very satisfying *s*
Your quilting looks great, and the hearts are wonderful! Keep up the good work :o)
Looking good. I am stalled on my hand quilting project. Maybe seeing this will get me started again.
Looking good! I could never hand quilt, I do admire people who can!
Beautiful work!
It's beautiful! I really like the design you created!
The quilting looks great! Beautiful work!
Wow, love the quilt and your handquilting and those photos of the cabin were fantastic.
Looks wonderful! It's been years since I've hand quilted anything of size. You're brave.
Gorgeous!
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