My friend Paige sent me all this beautiful 12 wt thread to work with - most of it Sulky with a few from Aurifil. After trying it out, it was clear that this was perfect for my quilt - I added a few more colors (purples and oranges) and am ready to go.
My original plan was to quilt in the ditch around the wedding rings with hand quilting thread. I did one ring and have now decided it has added no value so won't be doing it again! The big stitch quilting should be enough. Not sure I'll remove what I did (at least not now).
I watched several big stitch tutorials before starting - this technique is the one I am using. More on that and the frame I'm using in a another post later this month.
Until I've got more quilting done to show you, I'll just share another yummy photo of the thread.
Have a wonderful day! Patty
The big stitch quilting looks great! I'm definitely loving watching your progress on this project.
ReplyDeleteThis is going to be great. Can't wait to see more of the quilting :-),
ReplyDeleteThis will be fantastic! Please show us more as you go on.
ReplyDeleteLooking great so far, this will be a treasure!
ReplyDeleteBig stitch quilting looks really nice! And what a lovely group of threads!
ReplyDeleteI love what you have done so far. I wouldn't take the first part out. I am looking forward to updates on this one.
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to see how this comes along. It looks great so far.
ReplyDeleteOoooh pretty! Love those gorgeous thread colors and the stitching looks very cool.
ReplyDeleteI love the look the big stitch hand quilting adds to the piecing.
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