tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1475978338943316171.post5633935267400444544..comments2024-03-25T11:16:26.180-04:00Comments on Stories from the Sewing Room: Quilt SharesAnne-Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12259126076998854471noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1475978338943316171.post-19522122239840164162020-10-23T11:01:28.764-04:002020-10-23T11:01:28.764-04:00I do love the iridescence in that fabric, and the ...I do love the iridescence in that fabric, and the quilting pattern is great! I don't really like binding either so I feel for her but I do like it a lot more now that I do it by machine; that being said, I don't mind sewing it by hand and I'm sure that's better for her to start that way! I just get impatient now. (so many quilts, so little time!). I did very little quilting when my girls were little and I didn't have my long-arm or anything so I guess now, I just wait for the grandkids to grow up to show them! And oh yes, I have done that with a project! I had a spurt not too long ago where it wasn't just my quilting, it was everything! And when I kept making the same, simple mistakes over and over in my sewing...ugh! I must've been tired, too much going on, distracted? something... I kind of like to re-paint but the older I get, the more work it seems. I'm sure you'll enjoy it when you're all done!!Cheree @ The Morning Latte https://www.blogger.com/profile/05537258163077932864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1475978338943316171.post-91533906770035341262020-10-23T09:48:22.286-04:002020-10-23T09:48:22.286-04:00Oh my gosh, Anne-Marie -- that SUNSET!!! It knock...Oh my gosh, Anne-Marie -- that SUNSET!!! It knocked everything else out of my head that I wanted to say. Very cool iridescent linen fabric in your client's quilt. Did it present any challenges from a tension or needle size angle? Anything different you needed to do to quilt it so beautifully? It looks like the weave was looser than the quilting cottons rather than denser like a silk shantung or a bedsheet would have been. Your daughter's quilt looks AMAZING! She clearly had an excellent and patient teacher. I don't necessarily dislike the trimming part, but it does give me considerable anxiety because if the ruler were to slip and I accidentally sliced right up into my quilt, I would probably die an instantaneous, horrible death like the Wicked Witch of the West does when Dorothy dumped that bucket of water on her... ("NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! I'm MELLL-tinggg......"). What I hate most about the binding is pressing it in half before I can attach it to my quilt, which I have never managed to do without burning myself at least three times. But the hand stitching part is relaxing to me and exciting, as I begin to get glimpses of the finished quilt along the edges that have already been stitched down. I think it takes time for your body to memorize the rhythm of the hand stitching to where it becomes automatic and smooth. If she can stick it out for the first quilt or two, the binding process just might grow on her!Rebecca Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14801489818836195754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1475978338943316171.post-27367426241716322242020-10-22T12:52:21.968-04:002020-10-22T12:52:21.968-04:00The sunset photos are beautiful and your daughter ...The sunset photos are beautiful and your daughter has beautiful red hair. I'm with her on squaring a quilt and binding, my least favorite things. Good for her though on finishing and it looks amazing. I look forward to seeing a full front view of it. For the love of geesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08813635897476288376noreply@blogger.com