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| Last month I put my hand pieced Texas Stars top on my quilting machine and did some random basting with an old spool of orange thread. Since then I've done a little hand quilting on it in the evenings--not too much since I have arthritic wrists--lol! I usually manage to get one or two stars and their centers outlined before I have to call it quilts. There are 99 stars, so if I can keep up this pace, I may have this one quilted this year! Linking with Kathy's Slow Sunday Stitching HERE  |
Sunday, January 19, 2020
Some Sunday Stitching
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Very pretty piece--I've only ever basted the edges--do you machine baste all over??hugs, Julierose
ReplyDeleteGreat project!
ReplyDeleteCan you tell me where to find the Texas Stars pattern? mdjcarlson@netzero.com
ReplyDeleteThere is nothing quite so satisfying as the look of hand applique. I wish it didn't take so long though. I keep thinking I'll just quilt longer at a time or maybe morning and evening. And then my fingers tingle and my hand goes numb or aches so badly that I have a hard time going to sleep. But, I'll just reduce my time - I'm not giving it up. Your quilt is going to turn out so great.
ReplyDeleteSlow and steady wins the race . . . your quilt looks amazing :)
ReplyDeleteOh no, not the dreaded arthritis. It is no help when one wants to quilt, is it. Your Texas Stars is looking lovely. Enjoy your Sunday stitching.
ReplyDeleteWow--good for you. The quilt in my hoop has been there for years. I am so embarrassed! I should follow your lead and just do a little every day.
ReplyDeleteSmart move, to machinebaste! It will be worth it to see this one finished, even if it does take a year.
ReplyDeleteLooks so good! It's nice to have something 'loaded' and ready to go, for whenever you're up to it! :)
ReplyDeleteForgive the cliché, but slow and steady wins the race. Hand quilting on this quilt will be a perfect finish.
ReplyDeleteVery pretty stars, and that's a nice pace for hand quilting.
ReplyDeleteI've never thought of machine basting as it were. But hand quilting is so satisfying and I hope you are pain free for the allotted time you get to do it. And you are so good at it too. It's another beauty.
ReplyDeleteThere is something special and full of love that can be felt by fingers on a finished hand quilted item. No matter how long it takes, this will be worth it!
ReplyDeleteYour quilt looks beautiful, Karen! I love how the blocks join and how they sometimes create a block that looks like a cube. It's sad about the arthritis but great that you can still do some hand quilting. I hardly know a person over about 55 or 60 who doesn't have arthritis somewhere.
ReplyDeleteI just love this pattern! I use mine nightly in the winter while wathing tv. Yours looks marvelous!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful quilt Karen! It will be well worth the effort! Christine xx
ReplyDeleteSO beautiful! I understand about the pain... it does limit the amount of hand stitching that is possible!
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