Friday, 20 January 2012

A surfeit of stitches

Hand-quilting.

Still think it is possibly the best part of the whole 'making of a quilt' process.

Whether it is working with perle.


To give a more noticeable texture to the quilt.


Or just using regular quilting cotton.


The enjoyment is still the same.


Not exactly complete finishes I know, but linking up nonetheless to Amanda Jean's Finish It Up Friday
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18 comments:

  1. Jennifer20 January 2012 at 17:22

    Both are amazing! I love working with traditional and perle cotton threads.

    Jennifer :)

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  2. Leila20 January 2012 at 19:10

    Beautiful! I was thinking of quilting with perle cotton but had a question. Can you still pop the knot through the backing like regular thread? How do you hide the knots?

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  3. roxi20 January 2012 at 19:29

    Love your projects!

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  4. Natalie20 January 2012 at 19:37

    Ooh, I think I started drooling when I opened up this post! I've never been fond of the process of hand quilting (it makes my hands hurt! Though maybe I'm doing something wrong :), but seeing this really makes me want to give it a try sometime. That log cabin quilt looks amazing!!

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  5. Fiona @ Poppy Makes20 January 2012 at 19:55

    I love both your quilts. I'm in the middle of hand quilting right now too, and I really love it. I love how a quilt seems softer when it's hand quilted.

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  6. Lynne20 January 2012 at 20:46

    Both projects are looking good!

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  7. Mrs Flying Blind...20 January 2012 at 22:11

    I am going to be up early tomorrow to attach the binding to my Constellation so I can hand finish it over the weekend in front of the TV with the kids... that started out sounding like heaven then went a bit downhill!!

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  8. Leslie20 January 2012 at 22:21

    oh wow your first quilt is so amazing...the hand stitching makes me want to hand quilt something. it is beautiful.

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  9. Jennifer Mathis of Ellison Lane20 January 2012 at 23:55

    Oh wow! That is all I can say, WOW!

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  10. Kristie21 January 2012 at 04:35

    Can I send you a heap of mine to do??

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  11. Kate S.21 January 2012 at 06:07

    This is gorgeous, I love the solids and the hand quilting... wow!! Awesome!

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  12. Kelly21 January 2012 at 08:39

    Hand quilting is perfect for both quilts! I find it really relaxing and will one day get round to a big quilt rather than cushions :)

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  13. Nicky21 January 2012 at 10:33

    Too yummy not to I think! Adore what you are doing!

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  14. Carla22 January 2012 at 16:18

    The hand quilting is beautiful. Love the texture that it gives.

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  15. Archie The Wonder Dog23 January 2012 at 15:41

    I love hand quilting and don't have any to do at the moment - I'm really missing it! Love your quilts, stunning quilting and wonderful fabric/colour choices!

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  16. Leanne24 January 2012 at 13:45

    Wow, I love that green and grey quilt! I am catching up on reading and I am so glad to have finally made it here to see this, it is beautiful! And the big star is spectacular too.

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  17. Michelle25 January 2012 at 03:38

    Wow -- your quilting is great!

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  18. Carla25 January 2012 at 13:54

    Hi Alison. I e-mailed you twice, but it came back. Maybe your inbox is full? Anyway, I blogged about the pay it forward if you care to check it out. Thanks again.

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