ABOVE ARE THE THREE NEW SAMPLERS
I RECENTLY STITCHED FOR OUR BLUE/BROWN
GUEST BEDROOM.
ABOVE IS THE THIRD ONE I STITCHED THIS PAST
WEEK. IT'S A STACY NASH PATTERN CALLED
MISS MAE'S SPRING SAMPLER. IT'S STITCHED ON
LINEN USING DMC THREADS.
THE LIGHTING ISN'T SO GOOD BUT YOU CAN
GET AN IDEA OF HOW THEY LOOK NEXT TO
THE LITTLE INDIGO DRESSES.
THE LARGE SAMPLER ABOVE WAS WHERE
THE LUCINDA SAMPLER IS NOW. I MOVED
IT HERE ABOVE THE LITTLE BLACK DRY SINK
AND DECIDED I LIKED IT SO I PUT THE RED
GAMEBOARD THAT WAS IN
IT'S PLACE OUT IN THE LIVING ROOM.
I THOUGHT I WOULD SHARE HOW I AM
QUILTING MY STAR QUILT. BAPTIST FAN IS
MY FAVORITE QUILTING DESIGN. IT'S AN ALL OVER
DESIGN WHICH MEANS YOU DO THE SAME PATTERN TO
COVER THE ENTIRE QUILT. I START AT THE BOTTOM
RIGHT CORNER AND WORK TO THE LEFT, ONE ROW
AT A TIME. ABOVE IS THE PLASTIC TEMPLATE
I USE. THIS IS THE LARGEST I HAVE BUT
I DO HAVE SEVERAL SMALLER SIZES AND USE
THEM ACCORDING TO THE SIZE OF THE QUILT I AM DOING.
HERE I AM MIDWAY ON A ROW AND DRAWING MY
NEXT SET OF ARCS. I JUST DO ONE SET AT
AT TIME WITH A CHALK MARKER. I LINE UP
THE TEMPLATE LINES ON THE RIGHT WITH THE
PREVIOUSLY QUILTED LINES, MAKE SURE
I HAVE THE TEMPLATE STRAIGHT AND DRAW
MY NEXT SET.
ABOVE ARE THE LINES I JUST DREW. I START
WITH THE SMALLEST ARC AND WORK MY WAY OUT.
HERE I AM HAND QUILTING USING THE ROCKING
THE CRADLE MOTION. AFTER GETTING SEVERAL
STITCHES ON MY NEEDLE I PULL IT THROUGH.
I USE A METAL QUILTERS THIMBLE WITH A RIDGE
ON TOP TO KEEP THE NEEDLE FROM SLIPPING AND
SIZE EIGHT QUILTING NEEDLES. I HAD TO SET
MY QUILT ASIDE UNTIL MONDAY BECAUSE
I HAVE TO USE THE ECZEMA OINTMENT TODAY AND
TOMORROW AND THEN AGAIN NEXT WEEKEND AND
THEN I AM DONE! I DIDN'T WANT TO CHANCE
GETTING THE GREASY STUFF ON MY QUILT! I
DID GET TWO AND A HALF ROWS OF QUILTING DONE
THIS PAST WEEK SO I MADE GOOD
PROGRESS ON IT. I HOPE TO HAVE IT HANGING
IN THE HALLWAY IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS. I'M STILL
NOT HOOKING UNTIL I'M DONE WITH THE ECZEMA TREATMENT.
I DON'T WANT TO TAKE A CHANCE ON IRRITATING IT SINCE
I AM SO CLOSE TO BEING DONE. HAVE A GREAT
WEEKEND AND THANKS FOR DROPPING BY.
UNTIL NEXT TIME......LORI