While on a little mini break in the mountains during the school holidays, I found myself with a lot of time to sit and hand quilt my latest patchwork efforts (started over here).
I am now a convert to hand quilting I believe. It is wonderfully meditative, portable and best of all I love the way the quilt feels at the end of the process - still wonderfully soft and wrap-able.
This one is now ready for binding, and already I am piling up fabric (vintage stash, I am determined to cut into it!) all around me and my head is swimming with ideas for the next.
Of course the Hexies are still doing their slow burn, kind of a background project, if you know what I mean.
Have you ever checked out this book? I found it in the library recently and oh my goodness, I am in love with the simple quilt designs, Jane has a wonderful way with textiles!
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Trace xx
Gorgeous colour selection. I'm on a real aqua green/blue and white theme this week, so am loving that little birdie print in the quilt!
ReplyDeleteSuch a lovely quilt. I do love the look of hand stitching. It seems to make a quilt even more special. :)
ReplyDeleteooh. i would love to just be sewing right now.
ReplyDeletei love your quilty stitches. x
I love hand-quilting and yours is just gorgeous :) Loving the fabrics and how you've put them together :) K
ReplyDeletewhat a lovely quilt, i love the fabric choices ;-)
ReplyDeleteOh, I love those fabrics and colors, particularly the birds and polka dots....hm, may have to put hand quilting on the long list of some-day crafting.
ReplyDeleteI love the look of hand quilting too (when I one day get brave enough to make a quilt, I think that's what i'll do!) the quilt is gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteI love the quilting , makes it extra special done by hand i think!
ReplyDeleteLovely images. I really need to not go in for the quick kill when it comes to my stitching. (machine ashamedly)
ReplyDeleteWow that's one beautiful quilt. I love the hand quilting very much. Maybe I should do some of that instead of the machine type. It must take a very long time though. Hurry up with that binding, we are itching to see the finished result!
ReplyDeleteUm. Wow!
ReplyDeleteThat looks absoloutely gorgeous!
Love your colour & fabric selection for your quilt - just simply gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteMightily impressed with your hand quilting, been wanting to have a go my self for ages. Love the fabrics, especially the little bird design. So pretty and fresh. x
ReplyDeleteI absoloutel LOVE those fabrics together!!! I adore you for hand quilting, I don't think I could =)
ReplyDeleteWow. You have such stunning taste. The running stitches look so beautiful. Lots and lots of stitches of love. Delightful.
ReplyDeleteSo impressive! Just made my first quilt and it's very much a messy sewing-machined attempt. This is just beautiful!
ReplyDeleteIt looks so beautiful.....the colours are great. Can't wait to see your vintage stash quilt.....trust me, you won't regret cutting into them. x
ReplyDeleteYour stitches are lovely, straight and even. And I love the colours in your quilt!
ReplyDeleteTeresa x
How lovely! Your stitching looks so good and the color way is gorgeous. I'm working on a little improvisational piecing project now that I'm considering quilting by hand, I need the practice!
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