Okay, so embroidery is one thing. Hand quilting is something else entirely.
It's not easy. And it's hard to keep the stitches straight. Or even.
But the nice thing about making small-scale quilts is that you can experiment and see what you're good at, or what skills you'd like to work on. I think for this doll quilt the hand stitching gives a whimsical touch to an otherwise angular design, even if I'm admittedly not great at making straight, even stitches. Plus I got to use a ton of different shades of embroidery floss which is fun because I like gradients. I know I know, it's a shocker. Color? Gradients? What?
Anyway, I'm missing one shade of purple for the very bottom and then it's time to bind this bad boy. Yes!
9 comments:
Love this quilt!!! beautiful!
oooh, very pretty! Color - gradients - I hope you have some scraps for my new quilt along =)
so, so pretty!! i do love the effect of the hand stitching too - and they are perfect and even.
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Really, really pretty. I love this quilt!
What is the neutral fabric you used there--it's so perfect with those brights!
Lindsay--the neutral is natural linen. I will say it's not the easiest fabric to work with but it does look great with brights! A similarly colored quilting cotton would be Kona Stone.
I lovethe colours. I agree with you about the miniquilts being a good opportunity to experiment. I'm also attempting handquilting and finding it to be a dream with the pearle cottons.
I really like this one, Jenn! The stitching really sets it off right :) Great detail :)
Can you tell me what the name of the block is or where I could find this pattern?
Thank you! I love it!
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