Block 29
Block 9
Block 11
I have been busy hand quilting, mainly in the evenings and sometimes it takes me a little while and much wrestling of the quilt to see where I last finished. Here's my tip, tie a bright ribbon to a rust proof safety pin and pin where you finished last. Much easier to spot where you need to go back next time you pick it up.
Block 9
Block 11
I have been busy hand quilting, mainly in the evenings and sometimes it takes me a little while and much wrestling of the quilt to see where I last finished. Here's my tip, tie a bright ribbon to a rust proof safety pin and pin where you finished last. Much easier to spot where you need to go back next time you pick it up.
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34 comments:
What a great tip Janet, I'm always losing my spot, I'll be doing that tonight, thanks. I love the colours on your 'Insane' quilt, glad you've gone back to it, it should look great finished,
big hugs, lizzie
Hi Janet
so pleased you are back to your Nearly insane. Your blocks look wonderful. Will be keeping a weekly watch now :-) I try and make at least one a week. It is a challenge some weeks
Cheers Lynne
Lovely Blocks...nice to hear you are back into it...I'm still trying...maybe Tomorrow...Thanks for the Great Tip will certainly be using that next time I Hand Quilt...
cheers
Wonderful blocks!
Hi Janet have just found your blog & is always great to find a fellow Kiwi not to mention one that lives in NSW... Im up at Coffs so imagine it a tad warmer up here... love your blog & your patchwork, looking good there girl...
Hope your keeping warm...
Lyn xxx
Great blocks! But I absolutely love your tip, very useful!
Just love those red & white NI blocks...so pretty!
Wonderful quilting stitches, just wonderful...in awe as always! :o)
Love your new blocks, the fabrics in the first one are wonderful, gives it such movement!!
Great tip...I usually just leave my needle in and end up getting stuck once in a while, I may have to change my thinking to your idea.
Crispy
Janet your blocks look perfect to me.
Thanks for the tip of the pin and ribbon on the quilt. I always lose my spot and this will definetly help.
A red and white Nearly Insane! Wow! It is really stunning!
Love your Nearly Insane blocks. I need to get working on mine again. Love the red and white
Kris
I admire your ability to hand quilt. I gave it a try with several different techniques, and it just didn't turn out well. Love the red and white!
Ditto. Your hand quilting is so even and dense. Wish I could watch your technique. Looking forward to seeing the layout of the red and white blocks.
I love your Insane blocks and the fabric you chose for them.
Your insane blocks are just beautiful. I really love those deep reds and whites! Great tip on how to keep track of hand quilting, too.
What a wonderful little tip. I must try it soon as I have a quilt that is waiting to be quilted.
Sometimes we do need a push to get going on a project. Are you hand piecing your blocks or by machine?
OOOO, pretty blocks.
Great tip about the ribbon. Sometimes I spend several minutes try to find where I left off.
Love your tip...will have to make some up. I have tons of ribbon! Love the colors of your Insane blocks...good name too! Have a great day!
I'm doing Nearly Insane, too! Haven't blogged about it recently, but it's still a WIP...
Got my fabrics picked out for my Candied Hexagons!
Good tip about the safety pin.
I have the Nearly Insane book and have to say you are a brave woman using stripes! And making it look good, too. I really like the red and white versions I've seen.
That's excellent tip - hopefully I will eventually hand quilt an entire quilt and will need that tip. :-)
Your NI blocks are wonderful. Glad you're sewing again.
What a wonderful tip! And your red and white blocks look great!
What a fabulous tip -- I can never find where I've stopped!
I love your red and white blocks!
Your Nearly Insane blocks are very nice. Wonderful tip. By the time I finely find the spot, I am too tired to quilt. :)
Your blocks look great! Are you making the whole quilt in red and white?Thanks for the handquilting tip!
Hi Janet. It been cold here too!
What a great tip, I'm always losing my spot.
I have seen a Nearly Insane quilt done all red and white and it looks awesome..your blocks look great.
Julia ♥
Janet, you were dreaming about all the wonderful things you're going to do on your 820, right? (wink)
There's just something about red and white quilts that make my heart beat just a little bit faster. Lovely!
Great hand quilting tip. Thanks! I usually leave my needle into my next stitch but many times I have to search for that as well.
Hi Janet, that is a great tip to use isn't it? I know I do the same for machine quilting too.
Your hand quilting is beautiful and so are your blocks!
hugs
Robyn xx
Love those blocks, will look great together. Thanks for the tip for keeping your place...great idea xo
Oooh, your hand quilting is so beautiful. I love handquilting and really should get back to it. It's been sadly neglected since I found blogs. ;-(
Well I am sooo loving these blocks!
Your fabric choices are FAB.
Great tip and what lovely blocks as well! I'm glad I stopped in. *karendianne.
Oh, my! Thank you, thank you, thank you for your comments on my blog, because they led me to this -- your lovely blog. Your work is wonderful and I am typing at break neck speed so I can finish up and get back to your blog. Thank you to Cathy, too!
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