I finished hand quilting my Irish Chain quilt over the weekend. All I need to do now is attach the binding. Yay! I usually use the machine for that but it feels very wrong to finish this quilt off on the machine after I put hours and hours into hand quilting it.
And then, last night, I just wanted to work on something small, so I decided to make a simple pillow.
I used a picture of the quilt What a bunch of squares by Denyse Schmidt as my guide and improv pieced this pillow top. See that tiny bit of Chicoppe in one of the blocks? Oh, I so love that fabric. And when the top was finished, you know what's coming, right? Yep, I started doing some hand quilting. Told you! I'm totally hooked.
Speaking of hand quilting, do you remember this hexie pillow I made a while back? The one that started my hand sewing obsession?
I've linked it up to Ali's festival of hexagons. Hope you'll stop by and see all the wonderful hexie creations.
Have a wonderful rest of the day. Svetlana
I LOVE your hexie pillow. The black polka dot really makes the colors pop!
ReplyDeleteyay! You know I love hand quilting! It adds such a special touch to a quilt and, I feel, that I have so much more control over the outcome. Your projects are fantastic!
ReplyDeleteLooks like you have been busy and having lots fun hand-quilting! It has been a little over heated these days! I have been sitting and watching movies lately! Love your hex pillows! If the weather is cool, I picture a nice warm cup of tea and hand-quilting would go well together~ x
ReplyDeleteThat pillow is so fantastic! I really hope you win a prize!
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to see your Irish chain quilt...I think that binding fabric is so perfect. Those little squares in it are just like the quilt.
Lovely pillow! I love hand quilting too. I love the end result it gives. It's great. Your projects are great, I especially love the Irish chain. I want to make that out of some Denise Schmidt charms I have been hoarding!
ReplyDeleteI totally know what you mean - every since I started hand quilting, it is one of my favorite things! Your pillow is awesome!
ReplyDeletewaht gorgeous work :) i too love the texture of hand quilting. wish i had the patience to do a complete quilt hand quilted. for now i'll just have to compromise until i have more time. love your colour combo too :)
ReplyDeleteHand quilting does give a different dimension. You do beautiful work.
ReplyDeleteI love hand quilting - it's so beautiful and such a great stress reliever!
ReplyDeleteThe cushion is beautiful, and I am obsessing about hand stitching as well. I never would have thought I would love it as much as I do!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful work.
ReplyDeleteloving your hand quilting! I seem to be too impatient for it lately, though I used to do it all the time....there's really nothing quite like it though!
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to seeing more of your Irish Chain!
ReplyDeleteLove your projects and your handquilting is just awesome.Which thread did you use for handquilting!
ReplyDeleteYour hand quilting looks great! I would love to try this, but think I may need to start small! Ashley
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!!!!!
ReplyDeleteYour hand quilting is beautiful. LOVE your hexie pillow, especially against the black. And Chicopee--so I bought the fat quarter set and was planning on cutting it into half eighths and share with my friend. But I just told her she needs to get her own fat quarter set! It is just beautiful.
ReplyDeleteIt's looking great :o) I'm hoping to get to some hand quilting, also on a hexie cushion, sometime soon...
ReplyDeleteI just started some hand quilting and am also loving it. You're work is really lovely!
ReplyDeleteI love the look of hand quilting but I sadly do not have it in me to do it. I have ADHD and slowing down and doing hand work is just not in the cards for me. But I do think that it is worth the effort and I am glad their are some that can do it.
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Yea for handwork! Your quilts are lovely. Glad you found a technique that you really love.
ReplyDeletegorgeous!
ReplyDeleteYour projects are just beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love the hexies pillow, and your hand quilting is amazing. I wish I Ioved hand quilting like you do!
Thanks for linking up to WIP Wed!
Michelle
I absolutely love your hexagon pillow!!
ReplyDeleteСветлана, я голосовала за Вашу подушку. Она-лучшая финальная работа!Какими бы не были результаты голосования.
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