MOON GARDEN STARS WORK

 

I spent the late morning and early

afternoon on our back deck 

and

began to hand quilt 

"Moon Garden Stars".

I haven't done much quilting 

around appliqued shapes;

but I decided to start with 

some simple echo lines

around the moon

which I want to 

stand out...

We had a storm last night that ushered in

cooler temperatures, and lower humidity--

so it was the perfect time to be

outdoors...

this was the first day in all

of the month of July here

where I felt like I could breathe

out of doors...!

Blue skies were filled with 

scudding, billowing,

white clouds and a 

little cooling breeze...

Just a beautiful day...

:)))))

Here is the 2nd row in progress

where I changed over to 

Wonderfil 

Perle Cotton No. 8 thread

--color 904-- 

from regular Gutterman quilting

thread which is my usual go-to.

I want the moon to stand out.

So,  I am doing

3 echo rows for the big

moon shape...making it 

puff out nicely...

 

I will stitch around all the 

other elements with

one row using this heavier

thread...

Then figure out what to fill in

the remaining background with...

I am only allowing myself to work 

on a few rows every couple of days

so that my hands don't get 

over tired...

It really felt so great to be

doing hand quilting --

so

totally 

relaxing...

I hope your Sunday has been

a good one...

Hugs, Julierose,

La Blageuse

{slow-stitching-euse}