Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Hand Quilting

 I showed this quilt a few weeks ago and finally finished the hand quilting. I wanted to go back and go around the applique pieces with my machine. My conundrum? What color thread? Hand quilting and machine quilting is so different. I used the pumpkin colored for the hand quilting. I ended up using the golden wheat colored thread on the machine. Now for a sleeve and binding! I'm calling it Basket of Blessings.
 My hand quilting is all warmed up ready to get right back to my Cherry Tree quilting. I've got all the motifs marked, ready to quilt.
 I had some marked with my frixion pen and decided I better iron the marks away. (If you aren't familiar with these pens click on the link to see my unscientific test)

 It is so fun to see the quilt come alive with these wonderful motifs that were on the original quilt. Several gals decided not to include them, but I certainly thought they were charming enough to add,
Here's a pile of scraps for the "Faithful" giveaway. The linky will be open until November 4, so you have time to add your mini quilt.

I love them all! Thank you to those who participated.

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20 comments:

  1. CherylOctober 30, 2013 at 6:02 AM

    Beautiful stitches! Wish I had the patience to do more hand quilting.

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  2. DawnOctober 30, 2013 at 6:20 AM

    Great progress Lori. Love seeing the quilting motifs, part of what makes that quilt special.

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  3. BethOctober 30, 2013 at 7:52 AM

    Love the hand quilting. I usually only do it on very small projects.

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  4. Karens Quilts, Crows and CardinalsOctober 30, 2013 at 7:55 AM

    Beautiful hand quilting Lori - WOW! I think you're including the motifs is awesome. Great job.

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  5. Janet O.October 30, 2013 at 8:00 AM

    Your hand quilting inspires me. I like that you used the original motifs. Congrats on getting it completed!

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  6. belarminaOctober 30, 2013 at 8:14 AM

    me gusta el acolchado !!!
    estoy impaciente de verlo colgado
    saludos

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  7. SandyOctober 30, 2013 at 9:30 AM

    I agree Lori, and believe you made the right choice (thread color) With hand quilting you see dots - or dashes, depending on the size of the stitch. With machine quilting, you see a solid line, so its much more stark. With the light thread on light fabric, you see the texture, as opposed to seeing the thread. Where did you use the pumpkin thread? I'll have to scroll through your posts and see if I can find it. All that said, I still struggle over thread color when I'm machine quilting in the ditch, and am running along both light and dark fabrics.

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  8. JanetOctober 30, 2013 at 10:49 AM

    Your quilting is lovely! I always enjoy seeing your progress on the Cherry tree quilt :0) It has been fun to see everyone's "Faithful" quilts!

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  9. audreyOctober 30, 2013 at 11:01 AM

    I think the motifs add character! Love seeing your stitching.:)

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  10. CardygirlOctober 30, 2013 at 1:44 PM

    This looks fabulous...love your quilting too!

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  11. Pinkadot QuiltsOctober 30, 2013 at 5:01 PM

    Your work is beautiful!

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  12. SharonOctober 30, 2013 at 8:02 PM

    I love the look of the motifs, I've gotten back at my BTCT and am making headway, Can't wait to see more of your quilt as you progress!

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  13. RuthOctober 31, 2013 at 4:06 AM

    I give lots of credit to anyone who hand quilts large quilts! I will get my Faithful top ready to post before Nov. 4.

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  14. Randy D.October 31, 2013 at 9:42 AM

    Your hand quilting never ceases to amaze me! but how are you going to continue to hand quilt without your beloved baseball team still playing?? Reruns??

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  15. SueOctober 31, 2013 at 12:25 PM

    Love your hand quilting Lori. You are inspiring me to get back to doing some.:-)

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  16. BarbOctober 31, 2013 at 1:58 PM

    cute quilting motifs! your stitches are great lori!
    I'm enjoying hand stitching too!

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  17. Teresa RawsonNovember 1, 2013 at 12:15 AM

    Love the hand quilting...

    In stitches,
    Teresa :o)

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  18. KarendianneNovember 1, 2013 at 1:45 PM

    Your quilting and the motifs really make the quilt sing, don't they? Your stitches are beautiful, too.

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  19. Quilting StoriesNovember 2, 2013 at 5:29 AM

    Congratulations on your beautiful hand quilting. The finished quilt will be stunning!

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  20. Nieves MªFebruary 3, 2017 at 5:33 AM

    ¡¡Qué bonito todo¡¡
    Very nice.
    Nieves.

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