Here the shadows help show the quilting. I'm hand quilting this and doing a cross hatching in the plain fabric blocks.
It's a sweet old fashioned look to a very modern fabric.
I'm quilting in the ditch around each petal and then echo quilting.
I'm not marking anything, so each block is slightly different.
I'm doing straight line quilting at each one inch block.
I'm loving the contrast between the vibrant, modern look of the fabric and the traditional look of the muslin and the quilting. I always forget how different (slow) hand quilting is from machine quilting. I really want all my grandchildren to have at least one quilt hand quilted by "Nana Girl" so it's been a complete labor of love.Hope you are all having a wonderful summer.
Until next time,
-Karen
19 comments:
Gosh I've missed you but it's worth the wait. You sound wonderful and I'm thrilled to read you've been taking some time for yourself & family. Karen, your quilting design here is fantastic. I can really learn something from this. Thanks for sharing the special quilt and all it's detail. Always giving you are!
Yes, that is what summer is all about, and it sounds like you are doing great. Your quilt is going to be a lovely heirloom, I do love the happy colors and hand stitching is wonderful! You have a great goal to give each grandchild hand quilted gifts. Keep enjoying your summer ~
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Welcome back, and what a pretty quilt! Love to see hand quilting; yours is really good!
I live in N.C. and love to go to my daughters house there and sew..as you say, looking at those magnificent mtns. makes you so aware of God's greatness! Your quilting stitches are perfection..I will never achieve that feat. I love the quilt, the colors and pattern are so very beautiful...
You are so adorable, Karen!!!!!!!!!!!! Cheers to God's beauty he has gifted to us and this wonderful hobby, quilting! Love to you, Em
This quilt just get prettier and prettier!
Stupendo....davvero!
Ciao
I love the contrast between the modern fabrics and the traditional hand quilting. I think this is going to look absolutely stunning.
Your quilt is beautiful, I love the colours and your hand quilting is so neat. I have never tried hand quilting I just don't think I would have the patience. Linda
your hand quilting is beautiful perfect choices for this quilt
how adorable it certainly is a labor of love.
kathie
Your quilt is beautiful! Your hand quilting stitches are so perfect - tiny and equal. This will be a quilt for your granddaughter to cherish forever.
Wow, I love that you have the patience to hand quilt and your hand quilting is wonderful - I am too impatient to get things done!
Wow, the hand quilting looks fabulous! I just can't believe the difference between that and machine quilting. The colors are terrific too! Just beautiful work!
It's so sweet! I love your hand work!
Lovely quilting and I appreciate your quilting without any marking. Well done!
A break visiting family is always a precious time.
Your quilting is exquisite, Karen, a lovely blend of the traditional quilting with the modern fabrics. This will indeed be an heirloom.
Your plan for one hand-quilted quilt per grandchild is the plan of a caring grandmother.
Sounds like your time away fed your energy and fed your soul.
What a gorgeous quilt, Karen. And truly a labor of love to be hand quilting it. Putting aside other projects to slow down for this one is admirable. It will be a treasured piece.
stunning work. I love that you are hand quilting this my mom always hand quilted and it takes a long time but always looks beautiful.
Well, I've got a crush on this cutie pie quilt!!!
And I am a-l-l about hand quilting too!!!
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