But holy cow, this is going sooooooo slowly!
Click to enlarge...and please ignore the cat hair!
This top is mostly oceany batiks (or as close as I could get to an "ocean" theme) -- turtles, fish, shells, seaweed, bubbles -- so I wanted the quilting to reflect (pun intended) that. It's all wavy, little ripples. And it's rather dense: six-inch blocks, and none of the lines is more than a half-inch apart; most come closer to a quarter or eighth of an inch. And I'm quilting the length of it so I can hang it horizontally. Which is why it's going at a snail's pace.
Snails also being water creatures. So even the speed at which I am progressing is appropriate.
It's also going slowly because I can't keep from admiring the way it's turning out! I've never done anything like this before, and I'm so pleased with the results I keep finding myself finishing a few rows, then laying it out and running my hand over it. I admit: I probably spend more time looking at it than actually quilting it, but I LOVE the way it feels!
By the time it's done, it will probably be able to stand by itself, but it's exactly the look I was going for, and it's going to look great on my living room wall.
It's just going to be a while before it gets there.
6 comments:
Looks good so far! Good for you for getting it done.
Looks really pretty. Are you doing it with a darning foot or a walking foot?
It's looking good! But dang, that's close quilting! lol
Not sure I'd have the patience for that!
YOur quilting is looking great! I really like that style of quilting. Slow, but beautiful! And, you know, you might as well take the time to feel it and enjoy it while doing it, because you'll be less likely to fondle the quilt once it's hanging on the wall! Enjoy the process!
oh i do that too...adds a lot of time, but it's so motivating to take it out and look at it and touch it!
that quilt is going to be amazing! the quilting is outstanding!!! and it really makes me want to try to work with batiks. they look stunning in this quilt. nice nice job!!!
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