Welcome to the weekly hand stitching party!
Don't stand too close to me at the party though because I've been sick with the annual winter virus with inflammation in the nose, throat and lungs. A new game we've played since 2020 is called "guess what I'm sick with"! Who knows if it's covid, influenza, a head cold with a sinus infection or perhaps pneumonia? It feels similar to when I had covid, even though I had the vaccine in November, and the covid test was negative, so it's anyone's guess. Perhaps it doesn't really matter since I haven't left the house since Tuesday, so I haven't spread my nasty germs to others.
I have spent the time in bed hand stitching the bindings on two baby quilts. They have kept me company while resting, drinking tea, watching flosstube, and taking tylenol.
Each baby quilt has a different design which I will show in a post next week (once the parents have received them). And I quilted them differently. One quilt has a free motion quilting design and one has a straight line grid. But they both have the same backing fabric which is one of my favourite prints of all time - Tula Pink's Fairy Dust.
Here is a photo of my preferred tools for stitching a binding. I like the Clover black gold applique needles. The dark colour makes them easy to find in my needle book, they are sharp and narrow for easy piercing of the fabric. They are a bit challenging to thread because the eye is small, but not small enough to deter me from using these needles. And of course my favourite Aurifil thread 50 wt, a pair of snips, and a sturdy thimble.I hope you all are well and able to get some stitches into your projects this week. Please link up your blog post below and share your slow stitching with us.
15 comments:
Hope you are feeling better soon. My son and I both seem to have head colds. He can't breathe and I'm dripping from my eyes and nose. It's going around all the schools that we both attend. Thanks for the reference to the needles. I've always wondered what everyone's binding needle choices were.
I’m so sorry to hear that you are sick. I’ve managed to avoid the ‘crud’ so far this year. I hope you are feeling better soon. Those baby quilts are intriguing…can’t wait to see the fronts of them. Love that backing too. Gail
These days there are so many lurgies going around it's hard to know what one is suffering from. It looks like feeling sick hasn't stopped you from hand stitching. I agree, Tula Pink's fairy dust fabric is lovely. I hope you are feeling better soon.
Sorry to hear you are unwell. Hope you feel better soon and manage a bit more stitch time today. x
I'm so sorry that you have one of those winter viruses. Hopefully you are on the mend and have slowed down on the Kleenex usage. Looking forward to seeing your two baby quilts. Rest and take care.
oh yeah that fairy dust is a very gorgeous and versatile print
I'm so sorry you've been sick, Kathy! Hope each day gets a little better. Binding sounds like the perfect kind of stitching to be doing. I love that Fairy Dust fabric, too, and the front of the baby quilt looks like it's also pretty cute!
Feel better soon!
get well soon - no one enjoys being sick!
I have the fairy dust fabric in several different colors. The flu that is circulated this winter is a new variation and apparently more contagious and virulent. I'm staying away from everyone since I have cataract surgery scheduled for the end of January.
Pat
I'm so sorry to hear that you have been ill. I hope you feel better soon. I was gifted those snips and I use them all the time. I like the idea of black needles.
Golly Gee, I’m sorry you are under the weather, but glad you are under a couple of cute quilts. I. A fan of Tula Pink’s Fairy Dust too. Hard to find locally though. It’s very popular. Thanks for the hint about the black needles. I’m going to look for those. I like snips too. A bit safer, I think, than scissors in your bed! 🙄
Hi Cathy, I hope that you'll feel better soon! When you post your baby quilts, please consider joining the I Quilted This! party :-) Take care.
Sorry to hear that you are under the weather. I had the same thing before Christmas and still have a bit of a cough. I am binding today too. Thanks for inspiring me to get back to blogging. I think youtube is a ways off for me!!
The crud is certainly going around! My grandson came home at New Years and it still fighting it off. Hope everyone gets well soon!
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