month quilt. I really enjoy having something to work on when the children are watching TV and want me to watch with them. Without some kind of hand work, I find most TV watching boring and mind-numbing. They like to watch 'Dancing with the Stars', 'The Amazing Race', 'Survivorman', 'Deadliest Catch', and 'Little People, Big World'.I find that I usually have 2 blocks in the works...one I am cutting and piecing, and one I am hand stitching. On the right is my
finished block #3. I made a few stitching changes to suit my taste and I am happy with how it worked out. I have just started to stitch block #4.On the left is the beginning of block #5. I have finished the piecing of the block and tracing the stitch pattern. When I am finished this block, I will be halfway finished with the quilt top. This is a very labour intensive project, but I am enjoying it!
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You go girl! Great job!
Kathy...when you do the stitching do you have anything behind the fabric? Or do you just have the material? Sometimes I have read about an iron on pellon. Just curious...thanks. Your block looked perfect! I have the patterns and will start soon.
Kathy it's coming along beautifully! I'm still working on block #1 and am really enjoying the process :)
Keep the pics coming :)
In response to mjjones' question, I am not using any stabilizer on the back. I thought I would try stitching without one and see if I liked it and I do! I could see the benefit of having a stabilizer, especially on the blocks that have the french knots, but I try to use a light colour of floss for those knots so that the thread doesn't show through to the front of the block. Leanne Beasley recommends a product called Weaveline, which we don't have in Canada (that I have seen).
Love the "Journey of a Quilter" (by Leanne Beasley). It looks great. Can't wait to see the finished product.
It is such a pretty quilt looking forward to see all 9 blocks
Kathy I love them, hmmm maybe a new project for me? thanks for sharing...I too love Dancing with the Stars! You are very inspiring!
Kathy - it's looking good. I really like your fabric choices.
Beautiful blocks. I am working on the Leanne's House blocks and they too are labor intensive. I have three months worth and I need to devote a weekend to getting the blocks stitched and marked so I can have the embroidery to do in the evenings.
Wow, they are looking gorgeous! Mine have been sitting and waiting for me to get back to them.
Hi Kathy! Just found your blog! Your Journey blocks looks great! Good luck with the whole quilt! I myself are working on Leannes house BOM. It is a fun and peaceful project!
That's really turning out sweet! As soon as I finish my pumpkin I'll tackle this one! Are you using your own fabrics or did you buy a kit? I plan on using my own fabrics! Keep well!
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