"We're all just walking each other back home."
~Ram Dass
Quilting
Delightful as I find this quilt it was set aside while I finished some that needed to be gifted sooner. Finally I can get back to it. For smaller quilt like this, doubling my folding tables makes the perfect basting table. They fit perfectly with no time wasted moving and re-stabilizing the quilt package.
A few lines of quilting hold the petals. None of the fabric behind them was cut away. Slow, steady sewing was key to getting this part done.
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| String Tulips pin basted |
Combined with stippled background the tulips now push forward a bit. I considered echo quilting but stippling is easier for me and the strong Xs in the border and the crossed stems are enough straight lines.
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| Stippling the background of String Tulip quilt |
Next up is the border.
Around the House
Less sewing than some weeks but we are busy with several chores around the house. Not exciting to write about but definitely nice to carve out a bit more breathing room. It's amazing how many old, tired items accumulate wherever we set down roots.