And then there is the quilting….
Yesterday I basted the Nativity quilt, and today I began quilting. Here’s what it looked like first thing this morning (I love Thursdays…don’t go to Curves or anything else…it’s my “entire day to quilt”):
I got a lot more done today than I expected, thanks to having done a lot of the stitching as free-motion embroidery (which also means fewer threads to bury!). I began with the slightly wonky gray building on the left. I am not happy with the way it looks, but it would require major surgery to straighten it, and that’s not going to happen. I’m hoping it won’t bother me as much when all is said and done. Unlikely, but anyway….
I quilted the words of the Prophet of the Shepherds (a verse from Luke I think it is… the one about the shepherds tending their flocks, hearing from the angel announcing the birth of the Savior in the city of David….) into the outside of the building, contour stitched the columns and Corinthian (oh dear…what’s that architectural element called…the one at the top of a column….) capitol (?), and the inside of the archway. The verse is continued on the walls of the interior building and on the ground below it.
I also managed to quilt the sheep, the goat, the wood of the stable, the hair of the various figures (which was really just a few lines each), the snow on the mountaintops, half of the mountain area, the cat and the manger. Not bad for a full day!
But why is it that I always like the backs of my quilts better than the fronts? Here’s a so-so photo of the back (color is off, but at least it shows the quilting ….. At least I know that the quilting is working… now, if I could just be sure that the front of the quit is working, too, that would be oh so comforting. Sigh….
June 2nd, 2006 at 2:46 am
it’s going to be beautiful with all your interesting quilting, one of your admirable strengths
June 8th, 2006 at 6:05 am
Sarah, it’s wonderful! I love both the front and the back, but I often love the quilting as much as the piecing/applique. It’s true … quilting DOES make the quilt!