11.20.2011

Look familiar?

I have no clue how many times I've posted about this quilt, but heaven knows I've been working on it FOREVER. Like so long that I'm on my third sewing machine since I started this. I started it with my first machine that died way too young, then had an interim machine that a friend gave me when my first one went kaput. Now I'm on Buster, who so far has proved to be a very trustworthy companion. Knock on wood.

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Detail of quilting

One of the reasons as to why it is taking me so long to finish (other than my obsession with hand quilting all these multicolor circles of different sizes on it) is that the strips aren't sewn together all that great. The tension on my first machine was off and a lot of the strips aren't very secure. So much so that I've been having to go back and hand sew a few of the seams together better so the white stitches are no longer visible.

You can kinda see it in this photo:

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Anyway, it's been labor intensive to say the least. But I love it so much. I can't wait until it's finished and on my bed.

1 comment:

Natalie said...

Still one of my favorite quilts of yours! I'm impressed that you're going back to fix some of the blocks. I probably wouldn't take the time.