Today my Quilt is finally finished after 16 years!
2003 A Quilt Odyssey
Monday, August 26, 2019
Saturday, March 9, 2019
Quilting Phase Complete!
Today on March 9th, 2019 I finally completed the quilting phase of my Quilt Journey! It is so exciting to know that all that is left is to bind my quilt! It took 7 years to reach this moment! It took lots of patience and dedication to reach this moment, and I’m hoping that you will rejoice with me.
Wednesday, March 30, 2016
2016-03-30 Quadrant One, Two and 3/4 of Quadrant Three Complete
Hello again! The years are flying by and I am making progress, albeit very slowly. Job, health, family and grandchildren have helped to slow my progress. I am still making progress and look forward to finishing the last quadrant
Friday, October 5, 2012
2012-10-05 Quadrant One Complete
View of quilting on the hoop near the embroidered message area. |
The front view of completed Quadrant One. Picture color is off somewhat. |
Sunday, July 8, 2012
July 8th, 2012
Just a small update today. I'm progressing on quadrant one of my quilt. I have been quilting from the bottom up at an angle and it has not gone very fast. I am changing the direction I sew now by rearranging the quilt and sewing from right to left.
Hopefully I can progress a little faster than before :-) See you next update!
Just a small update today. I'm progressing on quadrant one of my quilt. I have been quilting from the bottom up at an angle and it has not gone very fast. I am changing the direction I sew now by rearranging the quilt and sewing from right to left.
Thursday, June 14, 2012
QUILTING AHEAD
June 2012 - Hello again. I found it difficult this past several months to quilt such a large quilt with such a small hoop. So I "upgraded" to a small quilting frame. A normal size quilting frame is too large for the area I have designated as my quilting area. It is just the right size for me to sit and quilt for short periods at a time. I'm very busy these days in the country. But I'm truly on my way now, and hope it won't take quite as many years to quilt as it did to create the top :-)
Thursday, January 5, 2012
FIRST STITCHES
This past October I went for a relaxing visit with my sister Mary in Texas. While there Mary gave me my first "hands on" quilting instruction. She has been quilting since the 1980's and so finds the process easy. I am starting off using a hoop to quilt in, not an easy method but all I have at the moment. As I began the process I found "it's not easy!", not near as easy as piecing a quilt :-) . I will be starting at the center and working my way outwards.
Getting ready to quilt |
First stitches |
One thing I learned about the quilting process is that there is a lot of fine coordination between fingers and needle. I had to establish a rhythm first (called rocking the needle) and then it started to go smoother. My first stitches are slightly uneven, but I've been assured stitch quality will improve the more I work at it, and that some of the uneven stitches are due to the size of squares and numerous seams in this quilt.
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