Sunday 1 March 2020

Marching in Spring!

whole cloth quilt is hard to photograph, rainbow from a prism
Although the date is changing, I love the winter and will be sad to see all the white stuff melt away and leave! Having said that after the latest dumping of snow and colder temperatures, I have been inside enjoying my new quilting/sewing space.
different angle still not great
This is curling playoff season in Canada and I get to watch all the games on you tube(we don't have TV). It is a great time to do some hand quilting. I have been working on this whole cloth quilt since my retreat weekend Feb.14. So it has been less than a month, and I laid it out this morning to take a photo to show. It is coming along fairly well. The Q-snap style hoop I am using is about 15" square and I have moved it 32 times. I thought it would be a great idea to keep track of the moves. It takes about 2.5-3 hours to quilt that space. So with that I have spent 80-90 hours on this quilt, just quilting. I have the pin pricks and callouses on my fingers to prove it!! People always ask how long did it take and now, at least for this one, I will have an answer for them!!

Yesterday I set the quilt aside and did some piecing. Got 2 BOM for guild finished and worked on these cute little fellows. I started these log cabin blocks as a leader and ender for another project. Now I just want to see them finished into a quilt.
6" log cabin blocks

The dreaded "Man cold" has been visiting our home this past week. I am trying my best to evade it, so far so good but there are hints I might not be doing as well as I thought. I don't have time for a cold...pass the green tea and honey with just a shot of rye!!haha medicinal of course!!

My curling watching will continue today and with that more slow stitching. I will be joining Kathy and the others with slow stitching Sunday. A day to relax and do what we all like to do. As Kathy points out in her blog today, stitching, sewing or working with a needle and thread is therapeutic and good for us! Sounds like just what the doctor ordered and great medicine too!!



 
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8 comments:

  1. Karrin Hurd1 March 2020 at 12:20

    Beautiful quilting!

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  2. Quilter Kathy1 March 2020 at 12:46

    Stitching medicine is mandatory when you have a man cold in the house!
    Your whole cloth project is amazing, and how cool that you kept track of the hours!
    Enjoy curling and stitching and germ avoiding today!

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  3. Julierose1 March 2020 at 12:47

    Hope you will avoid the "man cold" [rye works for me lol]
    Nice stitching you are doing...hugs, Julierose

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  4. Kim1 March 2020 at 16:47

    Most definitely, the man cold will disappear with a little therapeutic hand sewing...fingers crossed. =) It's amazing the number of hours you have put into the quilting of your lovely quilt. Such a wonderful pile of log cabin blocks. Enjoy your Sunday slow stitching.

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  5. Carla A Few Of My Favorite Things1 March 2020 at 18:43

    Your stitching is beautiful! It's so nice to have our stitching when we need to destress. Hope the dreaded cold doesn't come visit you.

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  6. Love Of Quilts1 March 2020 at 19:56

    WOW! Lots of stitches.Lovely quilt.

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  7. Jenny2 March 2020 at 00:20

    Pretty little log cabins, a great leader and ender project. Hope you manage to keep well away from that man cold.

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  8. Hill Top Post3 March 2020 at 11:52

    Oh so many stitches! It's so beautiful and so worth every minute of time spent on it!

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