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Sunday, March 08, 2015

On The Hoop Again

Windmill baby quilt

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Slow Sunday Stitching with Kathy at Kathy's Quilts.

After a long time without hand quilting, I decided to hand quilt the Windmill baby quilt for my grandson. The last time I did so was for the Four Patch Quilt few years ago.
Today I will try quilting with large stitches, which is not so easy for me because when I started quilting I learnt that the most tiny stitches the most beautiful and valuable! Large stitches give a different style, maybe more actual, but the difficulty is to make even stitches.

Wishing a happy relaxing stitching Sunday to all my friends!
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21 comments:

  1. Jo8 March 2015 at 14:05

    Good to see some hand quilting. I haven't done any for years. I do love it though

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  2. Deb @ Frugal Little Bungalow8 March 2015 at 14:20

    lovely quilt / enjoy your hand-quilting! :)

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  3. Karen - Quilts...etc.8 March 2015 at 15:02

    have fun!

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  4. Chantal8 March 2015 at 15:05

    It's a lovely quilt Christine. I find it look peaceful maybe because of the shades. Anyway, enjoy the relaxing session of quilting.

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  5. The Cozy Quilter8 March 2015 at 15:10

    Have fun stitching today!

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  6. Lisa J.8 March 2015 at 15:20

    I'm looking forward to seeing this one when it's done. Quite modern looking so it will be interesting to see how it looks with hand quilting. I'm guessing it will be great.

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  7. Carla A Few Of My Favorite Things8 March 2015 at 15:41

    You are so right it is much harder to get nice even stitches but it does look wonderful!

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  8. Frances Meredith8 March 2015 at 16:25

    Lovely colours Christine. Enjoy your Sunday stitching.

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  9. Val's Quilting Studio8 March 2015 at 16:55

    Happy Sunday!

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  10. Agnes K8 March 2015 at 17:59

    Bon quilting, mais laisses-en pour demain !!! ;)

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  11. Quilter Kathy8 March 2015 at 19:13

    It looks like you are quilting on linen... such beautiful looking fabric!

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  12. Deanna W8 March 2015 at 20:50

    I could be wrong but if you are doing large stitches...use a longer needle not the usual short quilting needle. I have heard that this helps with the uniformity!

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  13. audrey9 March 2015 at 00:22

    It really is difficult to make the larger stitches even at first. Your quilt is going to be fabulous though.:)

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  14. Susan9 March 2015 at 10:31

    Enjoy your quilting. It takes practice to make good big stitches, especially when you are used to smaller ones. It will suit the quilt though

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  15. Bees Knees Granny9 March 2015 at 16:07

    Hand quilting will be the perfect touch for this beautiful project. Tiger Tape makes a "Quilter's Big Stitch" guideline tape, available at Amazon. White tape 1/4" wide is printed with perfectly spaced lines to guide stitches. The tape is re-stickable a time or two.

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    1. Quilting Stories9 March 2015 at 16:25

      Oh, this is a great tip, thank you very much!

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  16. Diane9 March 2015 at 19:25

    Be careful, you might get addicted! LOL I love it now that I've been using it more. The reward is that it will go much faster than expected.

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  17. Diane9 March 2015 at 19:25

    Be careful, you might get addicted! LOL I love it now that I've been using it more. The reward is that it will go much faster than expected.

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  18. ReteteAngela10 March 2015 at 05:54

    Foarte frumos!

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  19. CecileD10 March 2015 at 13:45

    Quilter à la main est, pour certaines, une relaxation !! Je suis certaine que le résultat sera à la hauteur du quilt : très beau !
    Happy quilting !!

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