Category Archives: Hand quilting

Finish It Up Sunday ~ Green 4 Patch

It’s done! I picked up this vintage top last winter. After some repairs, it was ready for hand quilting. I used a large Baptist Fan stencil available from Barb at Fun with Barb, and size 5 ecru perle cotton. As … Continue reading

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Hand Quilting 2021

I love hand quilting vintage tops and managed to finish several this way last year. The first is my favorite! The next one ended up being a total reconstruction job; but I enjoyed doing it and it turned out well. … Continue reading

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Finish It Up Thursday ~ A Diamond in the Rough

Finally! This little quilt took me way longer than it should have. As a reminder, this is what it looked like before I took it apart to hand quilt it. My quilting isn’t great, but it’s done. I like it … Continue reading

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Finish It Up Saturday ~ Embroidered Baby Quilt

I love how this little bit turned out! As a reminder, I purchased this as a tied quilt at an antique fest recently. This is what it looked like when I bought it. The backing was terribly stained and shredded … Continue reading

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Finish It Up Friday ~ The Christmas Quilt

If this quilt doesn’t scream Christmas, I don’t know what does! my dear friend, Zenia, gave me this beautiful vintage top. I couldn’t wait to hand quilt it! The material was quite thin and required a few repairs. It quilted … Continue reading

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Hand Quilting

I’ve been out of town for the past week. I managed to get a fair amount of hand quilting done. It’s hard to see in this photo. I’m using a small template I made and chalk to mark the quilting. … Continue reading

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Slow Stitching Sunday

Remember this lovely top that my friend, Zenia, gave to me? I finally got it basted. Now I’m back to trying to decide how to quilt it. Of course, I considered big Baptist Fans. But we have a road trip … Continue reading

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Quilting Decisions

I’ve decided to hand quilt this vintage top next. I think originally, the green alternate blocks were all the same, but they faded. I’ve been playing with my Apple Pencil and an app called YouDoodle, to come up with a … Continue reading

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Jack in the Box

It’s done! My third hand quilting finish of the year, outside of a few minis. The first few pics are before washing. You may be able to see the blue washout pen markings. Gotta love that texture! After I was … Continue reading

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Finish It Up Friday ~ In for a Penny

Even with totally reconstructing this, it still finished quickly. It’s small, only about 40 by 50 inches. I used Quilter’s Dream batting and it drapes beautifully. I really enjoyed quilting this. I was almost sad to see it done so … Continue reading

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