No Pix/ just thoughts that have been whirling in my brain....
After finishing the quilting on my "Wonky Crows, Cats & Crosses", I cannot even hold a glass without dropping it! (Never mind practicing my piano)... Talk about sore hands; and so...inevitably I have asked myself why am I making these thick, big, difficult to handle quilt tops....and for whom?
Actually:
I love the process: choosing the fabrics, actually sewing the blocks, and watching the whole come together... even basting...but my arthritic hands are telling me to find an alternative...and so, "What" now comes into play...and so..after all, life is change...
I have enrolled in an online class to learn a different way to use up my fabrics and put them together for an easier-to-manage outcome. I will post when I have some finished products...and for the next few days: rest, read. cook, walk and think some more...
Julierose, La Blageuse
About Me
- Julierose
- Shoreline, CT, United States
- I would love for you to join me (a retired senior)in my zany crafting adventures with quilting (waaaaay too much fabric); scrapbooking (will I ever catch up?); redwork; counted cross stitch; crossword puzzles; reading; and cooking.
Showing posts with label Wonky Crosses. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wonky Crosses. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Friday, October 14, 2011
Big Stitch--Sore Hands--Any Hints???
Short post today...am attempting to "Big Stitch" my Wonky C's quilt by hand using DMC Perle 5 cotton in a lovely pale aqua color:
The only problem I find is: it is really hard to pull this thread through all the layers --especially the knots--any suggestions out there??? I had a nice comment from Mary . I love to hear from anyone out there in our quilting world. Thank you....
On a non-quilting note: my Mom, has finished her Rehab after hip surgery in only 2 weeks!! At 92--Phew--she is a really determined trooper. Also, had houseguests, all musicians that both my husband and I knew and he worked with when we were dating--in the "Ice Age"--hahha....great fun, super talk...so now back to my projects....
Bonjour, Julierose, La Blageuse
Using straight lines, except when I meet those dancin' crows I am outlining them...
The only problem I find is: it is really hard to pull this thread through all the layers --especially the knots--any suggestions out there??? I had a nice comment from Mary . I love to hear from anyone out there in our quilting world. Thank you....
On a non-quilting note: my Mom, has finished her Rehab after hip surgery in only 2 weeks!! At 92--Phew--she is a really determined trooper. Also, had houseguests, all musicians that both my husband and I knew and he worked with when we were dating--in the "Ice Age"--hahha....great fun, super talk...so now back to my projects....
Bonjour, Julierose, La Blageuse
Sunday, September 18, 2011
So, You Might Ask And Where are the Wonky Crosses?
Oops! Forgot to snap a picture of the second side of my quilt--it's reversible, you see:
They ARE very WONKY--
And so, les crows wish you goodbye....
The funny crow fabric was the only new-ish one; all the others are scraps--orange and yellow being a fave of my grandsons....
La Blageuse, Julierose
The funny crow fabric was the only new-ish one; all the others are scraps--orange and yellow being a fave of my grandsons....
La Blageuse, Julierose
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