Welcome to Slow Stitching Sunday where we make time to slow down our lives, to breathe deeply, to pick up a needle and thread, and take some slow stitches.
I traced another Gail Pan embroidery pattern to stitch this week and then just didn't feel like working on it. It's cold and wintery here and as cute as it is, I just didn't feel like stitching flowers and a birdhouse. All I wanted to do was get out my oldest UFO and do some hand quilting.
This month I'm going to enjoy sitting under a warm quilt and working on a project that has no deadline. I'm not making it for anyone, or to gift for a special occasion. It's just an old quilt with a long history, with lots of hours of stitching put into it, under the supervision of my granddog Max who loves to snuggle in a quilt.
Such happy memories!
What are you hand stitching today? Do you find that your hand stitching preferences change with the seasons?
Link up your blog post below and share your slow progress with us.
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i must admit ive dragged my hand quilting out to keep my legs warm , not 20 odd years but at least 5..lol
ReplyDeleteIt's such fun to take out an old project and re-ignite your enthusiasm for it. I hope you get lots of slow stitching done today along with all those lovely memories!
ReplyDeleteI definitely love having a quilt that needs hand quilting in the winter to cozy up under.
ReplyDeleteThis quilt pattern with alternate blocks is one of my favorites. Now that you mention it, my stitching projects have changed during the seasons. Enjoy your December hand quilting.
ReplyDeleteHand quilting is a perfect project for a cold day Just do whatever your slow stitching heart desires!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy stitching this winter on your UFO and have fun with it :) Kathi
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous WIP to spend the winter with! It's beautiful. I love all the scrappy goodness of it. I can tell that Max does too. It's wintery cold here in Ohio too. It's been in the 20's most of this week. Happy stitching! I love your relaxed approach to it.
ReplyDeleteThat looks like the perfect project for a wintry Sunday! Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteI don't usually have anything covering my legs when I am piecing or quilting - I guess maybe I keep my house warmer or I don't get as cold - the house is usually 68 degrees and with wool socks jeans and sweater I am fine.
ReplyDeleteYes, I notice I tend to prefer working on certain things by season. Love when you pull this one out each winter! Happy stitching.
ReplyDeleteHappy Winter hand quilting, Kathy!
ReplyDeleteSuch a lovely quilt to have in your hoop and you just reminded me I have a quilt from 1989 I need to finish quilting so I grabbed that out of the closet just now so I can get some stitching in now that the nights here in Florida get cool, and right now its cold rainy and damp and I have a little time to quilt.
ReplyDeleteNice to work on something that is not involved in a 'goal'. LOL. What type of marking pen do you use for your embroidery?
ReplyDeleteSuch a pretty Gail Pan stitching! Your old quilt project is amazing! Enjoy the hand stitching.
ReplyDeleteYour post is so nice this morning, Kathy. It makes me longing for some hand quilting. Unfortunately, I have nothing at the ready and what's in the frame has to be unpicked. I too change project with the season. I rarely do quilting in the summer as I prefer to hand piece during the hot months. Quilting is reserved for the colder months. I better hurry and un-stitch Ohio Star so I have something to work on during the Christmas Season. Enjoy! ;^)
ReplyDeleteI am like you...I like working on smaller projects in the warm weather and a warm quilt top in the colder weather. I need to prep my Trip Around the World top for a Winter slow stitch project (after the Holidays)
ReplyDeleteI like the quilt in your hoop a lot. This is the perfect time of year to sit under a quilt as you work on it!
ReplyDeleteBeen awhile since I've linked up, but decided to do...even though the day is 3/4 gone. Been knitting while reading blogs, stopping to type and repeat, lol. LOVE your 22 year old quilt. I've got some old WIP, but you win the prize.
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Beautiful quilt, I had one of those long-time projects and it was small, nothing as big as yours. But I did finish this year, and am loving it. Great work!
ReplyDeleteYour quilt is wonderful. Love those long enduring quilt projects. Mine is my hexie one...I don't think it will ever be done!
ReplyDeleteAbout all I've been doing lately is slow stitching.
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