Tuesday 31 March 2015

End of March and still no where near finished.

I laid it out on the table to see how much is done. I am so disappointed. I do as much as I can but it is so slow.
Then I turned it over to cheer myself up, it does look good where it is done.
I have done the petals on all the pink flowers but I am waiting for some dark red Invisafil to do the others. I also have some dark green on order for the darker leaves and have some Khaki for the lighter ones. I tried one of the red flowers in the border with some dark red Bottom Line thread, but it is so much thicker than the Invisafil, I wasn't happy with the result.

   It was like taking a little holiday from that grid doing some of the flowers. So much easier than that grid. Don't get me wrong, I love that grid, but I so wish I had saved it for the outer border.

  I even let myself have a tiny little play with the infill on the next border.
 Perhaps I should reward myself more often by doing little bits of this border. I cannot wait until it has all the water soluble thread washed out.
 And the Di Ford Mystery stars are all appliqued down. I have given myself a little pat on the back.

And this is the mystery revealed of what it looks like on the back when the papers are removed.

I hope by next time I post there will be more to show. Thanks for staying with me, I need you guys!

14 comments:

  1. Sally, you definitely do deserve a pat on the back. Your work is exquisite. I wish I had your ability and skills.

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  2. Fabulous Sally. Such a lot of work but you must be pleased with how it's coming along.

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  3. I agree. Your work is beyond beautiful and I am enjoying watching your progress. You have inspired me to get learning more machine quilting skills.

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  4. I can see why the quilting is taking so long. It is so intricate and beautiful. You certainly can't rush that.

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  5. Oh Sally your quilt is so beautiful ! I guess with such intense quilting it takes so much longer but truly worth it in the end. Love love love it.

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  6. Wow, I can not even imagine the amount of determination it takes to quilt so many details ....but it is beautiful enough to keep one motivated! Love it! And the stars are beautiful too!

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  7. Oh my, Sally! Your quilting is exquisite! I'm sorry you're discouraged, but it will be *so* worth it in the end. That quilt is a masterpiece. :)

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  8. Oh wow, you are making wonderful projects. Love your quilting and applique.
    Greetings,
    Sylvia

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  9. Wow! Sally, your quilting is absolutely beautiful. And the border, too. Wow!

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  10. That seems like a lot to show to me. You just keep plugging along which means you will have finished quilts sooner than later whereas I keep finding excuses for not putting in the time! What gorgeous work you do - thanks for sharing it with us.

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  11. You really have got a lot of work already done. It just takes an ample amount of time to do such beautiful, meticulous quilting.

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  12. why do you use water soluble thread?

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