WHOA, what a difference there is between BIG STITCH HAND QUILTING and just
plain ole REGULAR HAND QUILTING.
Shifting my gears back to the older UFO quilt in the hoop I had been hand quilting on
BEFORE
I started the BIG STITCH quilting on the quilt I just finished (previous post)
was a little frustrating!!
Looking and searching the top to see WHERE oh WHERE did I leave off??
Switching out BIG STITCH tools/thread and supplies to REGULAR hand quilting "stuff and thingies"
I use this sweet little vintage bowl to house the items I need handy.
The little silver shiny container is where I throw my cut off threads and any chocolate candy
wrappers there might be!
A block I had already quilted. These photos make my quilting look kind of wobbly!
LOL, well, maybe my quilting IS a little wobbly after BIG STITCHING!!
This TOP was started in the spring of 2008 from a Bonnie Hunter pattern.
I've tried working on UFO's this year and have made some progress on the 30 something tops I have hanging in the closet.
THE SECRET IS to STOP making new tops before finishing some of your older ones!! HA!
Like that's gonna happen!!!!
I've tried working on UFO's this year and have made some progress on the 30 something tops I have hanging in the closet.
THE SECRET IS to STOP making new tops before finishing some of your older ones!! HA!
Like that's gonna happen!!!!
A supply of threaded needles ready to go.
Maybe I'm all set to SHIFT those gears and get back to the hand quilting I know best!
BUT THEN AGAIN……this top, which is all pin basted and ready to be machine quilted is
CALLING MY NAME!!
hhhmmmm…...it would be a faster finish than the one I have in the hoop…….
Another Bonnie Hunter pattern.
hhhmmmm…...it would be a faster finish than the one I have in the hoop…….
Interesting parallels in our lives. I just finished some little "Big Stitch" projects and am back to regular quilting on a couple of small projects. And I would so like to go machine quilt a little Christmas table topper and experience a quick finish. : )
ReplyDeleteDefinitely need something for the stuff and thingies--and most of all, the chocolate wrappers!
Too many distractions and quilts calling out to be completed!
ReplyDeleteHuge difference in big stitch and regular stitching. It always takes me awhile to get in the proper groove too.:)
ReplyDeleteI've only tried the big stitch quilting and it looked so clunky I took it out. Maybe I'm not doing it right. Wow - 30 tops - and I thought I was bad with 7 - though I've not taken one stitch in a couple years now - seems there is never time.
ReplyDeleteI have one waiting completion with Big Stitch, too. And it's been around a l-o-n-g time! Good luck. I love hand quilting.
ReplyDeleteThey are all gorgeous, that is why we have to jump into making the next one before we finish quilting the one before
ReplyDeleteThey are all gorgeous, that is why we have to jump into making the next one before we finish quilting the one before
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