I was hoping this would be a finish it up Friday post, but alas, I've had a busy week. I'm frantically trying to finish two grants for some school equipment, and have been working on that during the evenings, rather than sewing. I have noticed a change in my mood without a little creative time every day, and I can't wait to be back to sewing next week!
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| So much textureeee! Carolyn Friedlander backing in Weave in Yarrow |
I've been plugging away at my figure 8s. I don't know how you tell time when you're quilting, but I measure it in episodes of This American Life. So far, I'm three episodes in. I'll admit that the quilting is taking a little longer than I thought, but I am enjoying it. Sometimes my curves are nice and smooth, other times their wonky. Sometimes my stitches are the 'perfect' length, sometimes they're too short or too long. But, as I sit back and stroke the resulting texture I realize that it's just not that noticeable. And then I mark another line and keep practicing.
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| Almost 1/4 of the way done at this point. |
The one thing I will note: I don't like using painters tape. It never sticks enough, and then I sew over an edge by accident and it gets all jacked up. What do you like using to mark lines (if anything)?
I love how this is looking, Liz! I tend to mark with Mark-B-Gone, a water soluble marker. But for fabric where that doesn't show, I do use painter's tape. I've been thinking of asking for a Hera marker for my birthday.
ReplyDeleteI always use a frixon pen. Like a regular pen but with heat it disappears after you've finished quilting. Works really well for me. I do have a new Hera marker though that I will try at some point. Would be better for darker fabrics where the pen doesn't show up.
ReplyDeleteGreat figure 8's, they are giving a really nice texture to the quilt. I use one of those purple pens for marking and use the piecing seam lines whenever possible.
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