It's done! I started this quilt last November during a Sue Spargo retreat in Sisters, and it had been sitting awhile. But with the deadline looming for the Northwest Quilters Guild challenge, I needed to finish it this weekend.
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| hand-braided binding - Lulu tried all weekend to get at it |
It's my first wool quilt, first applique quilt, first hand-quilted quilt, and first Sashiko quilt, if you can call it that. More importantly, it's my first challenge quilt. I'd wanted to participate, and that was the only goal. The icing on the cake is it was fun. Lulu had fun watching, but was disappointed I wouldn't let her play with the fancy threads and yarn.
Great effort and I really like the hand quilting.
ReplyDeleteWas it thicker thread?
Interesting binding too!
Pearl cotton. The edge finish is braided yarn, kind of like the vines, but with two kinds of yarn. Lulu wanted to play with that so badly!!!
Deletebeautiful, love the quilting. perfect choice on the binding, you certainly outdid yourself with this one!
ReplyDeleteKathie
It was fun. My fingers are a little sore after doing half the quilting without a thimble, LOL!
DeleteI thought it would never work when I first saw your loose pieces in Sisters. But now, I think it is wonderful. I especially like your choice for the edge finish.
ReplyDeleteI'm especially happy to hear you say that, since you were there. Sue Spargo was very pleasant, but I'm sure she didn't know what to do with me, so she mostly let me be. I'll have to e-mail her a picture of the finished quilt. Gwen, too.
DeleteYou did a lovely job. I like to use Perle cotton too but do give Auruifl 12wt and SuUlky blendables a go sometime, I think you'll like them. They are really nice to use, a little thinner and come in a fantastic range of variegated as well as solid colours.
ReplyDeleteОчень интересная техника для панно. Красиво!
ReplyDeleteБольшое спасибо. Я ценю это!
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