I have being doing the usual. Post office, butcher, groceries. Cooking, ignoring the cleaning. And then (don't tell and I am hoping a certain someone doesn't come poking around this blog in the immediate future) but I have been spending a lot of time stitching. With perle cotton by hand.
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| This has been quietly taking up my time while I've been alone in the house. |
And I took the quilt off to the machine and immediately commenced FMQing.
The only problem is I don't like it on this quilt. It is too in your face on what is - for me - a rather subtle and refined quilt. So I then spent the rest of my time until the school run unpicking what you see above and a lot more besides. I think I am going to have to straight line quilt this. I haven't done straight line quilting in quite a while but I shall take a deep breath and try my hand at it again tomorrow.
Tonight is the school play. I shall be in a very old village church getting a big love on for my children while my fingers get frostbite but my toes get second degree burns on the Victorian heating system. And I wouldn't miss it for the world!
Susan
Invisible threadis the wayto go when you don't want 'in your face!'
ReplyDeleteDont think of it as two steps back, you'd only started, think of it as a good save ;-) Good luck with the straight lines! Have a wonderful time tonight, do you have any hand warmers? Or a wee jam jar you could fill with boiling water and stuff in your jacket pocket?!
ReplyDeleteSorry things are going slowly but your Etchings quilt will look great - I had exactly the same problem quilting with my UJ quilt and in the end the tedious unpicking was worth it.
ReplyDeleteWe all have those 2 steps back...no need to worry. At least you know what you do want...and you will love the finished piece.
ReplyDeleteI think you need to take a hottie with you to the play to keep those hands warm - hope you get a comfy seat! I can never get my quilt backings dead smooth, but I think it just adds to the handmade effect.
ReplyDeletePomona x
See I knew FMQing was evil!!
ReplyDeleteHave a great evening xxx
You've summed up perfectly the carol church services I remember from my youth (oh how old does that make me sound!) I liked your quilting. I'm sure straight line will be fab too though! It's easier than FMQ too so maybe you'll get it all done more quickly?
ReplyDeleteHope you don't lose any fingers to frostbite, you need them for quilting! I'm sure the backing will be fine once you quilt it and then wash it - hope the play goes/went well!
ReplyDeletePay no attention to Hadley. She is biased. I think you are just in the wrong frame of mind for this kind of work...ya think maybe?
ReplyDeleteTry to see it as a learning experience! Hope the concert went some way to improving your day! And no frost bite!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm sure it will look beautiful straight line quilted, hopefully it'll go quickly for you.
ReplyDeleteI'm now feeling faintly nostalgic for those Christmas concerts in huge unheated abbeys, but then I look at the snow outside and think, perhaps not ;o) Enjoy!
sounds like you have had a frustrating day! At least you have had the school play to warm your cockles at the end of it all
ReplyDeleteYour fmq looks lovely and curvy but if it's not right it's not right. Hope you enjoyed the play.
ReplyDeletehaha - i remember watching the kiddlies at school concerts - terrible singing but all made so worth it by their excited, shining faces - especially when they catch sight of their family!
ReplyDeleteHope your straight line goes well today
Enjoy the play! I'm going to my first on Friday and I can't wait!!
ReplyDeleteI don't think you went backwards either, it would have been worse not to try! At least you know you don't like it!
Have fun at the concert! Your hand stitching looks lovely as does the FMQ, but I can see why it may not be your choice for this quilt. I do love the loopy swirls, though. Can't wait to see the finished quilt!
ReplyDeleteI am a fan of straight line quilting and I think it will be just lovely for your beautiful quilt Susan!
ReplyDeleteIt's so hard to know what quilting style will be the right one until you have a go! I think the unpicking and straight line quilting will be worth it for the finished result. Enjoy the play! Bless their wee cotton socks! Jxo
ReplyDeleteThe thread may be a teeensy bit dark... but the pattern is beautiful! And those curves! So perfect :o) I think you should stick with it... but in white or pale grey thread.
ReplyDeleteI think Sarah says wise words. What a shame you had to unpick! I hope you had a wonderful time at the girls concert and your fingers didn't get too cold :)
ReplyDeleteYou have probably decided how to quilt by now so this is probably irrelevant, but Laura's suggestion of fmq with a paler colour is a good one. ?
Sometimes near enough IS good enough with basting. By the time you wash and fluff that baby in the dryer you wont even notice that the basting wasnt 100% perfect anyway.
ReplyDeleteYep-totally go with the straight line quilting.