What's Up Now?

The strategy of Meredithe's

17 UFO's in 2017

has been a good one for me so far.

Progress, progress, progress.

So far

I worked on and finished two quilts that were 

"fast to finish" and the latest was 

one that had a "current deadline".

So what's up now?

Two quilts.

One is a "Long Term" project

and the other one is "something I love to work on". 

I've actually been hand quilting 

since the first of the year

 on

Noah and Matilda,

an antique reproduction applique 

pattern from 

Dawn at A Collector with a Needle.

 

Winter evenings are the perfect time

to get underneath the quilt and 

stitch.

I had my machine quilter baste 

it for me.  That is something

I would highly recommend especially for

big full size quilts.

It's been working perfectly. 

I've been quilting the feathered wreaths

before the light pencil markings disappear

and then around the appliques.

 It's starting to fill in.

My handquilting montra has

always been 

"just a hoop a day"

and to always finish the thread in my needle

before quitting for the day.

That's added up to a lot of stitches over time.

I'm far from done, but 

it's making progress!

***

The second quilt is the 

Dutch Medallion I started last year

which was the 2016 Mystery quilt  

found in Quiltmania and designed by

Petra Prins of the Netherlands.

I had gotten this far last summer

with still two more pieced borders to go.

It's not a mystery anymore, and that's 

fine with me.

The next border was added on 

and a vine appliqued in place.

I was eager to try the newest Aurifil  thread,

the ultra thin #80 weight cotton.

It's marvelous.

It's melts into the fibers and completely 

disappears.  I've tried fine silk threads before and

it was continually slipping out of the eye of the needle.

This doesn't do that, at least, with my

sewing style.

I'm super pleased.

Now there's a lot of EPP

to work on.

But it's so fun working with the 

beautiful patterns on the Dutch fabrics

that I covet and use every little bit.

Maybe someday I'll be able to get more!

I love making progress on this quilt. 

It's exactly what quilting should be.

Until Next Time- 

Kyle