Encouragement for New Hand Quilters! My VERY First Quilted Item (humiliating myself here, LOL)

[speckledhen]

Thanks, I agree it was really perfect for the border here. And I want more of that series! I'm about 2/3 finished quilting the wallhanging, but had to quit for the night. My back is screaming at me to take a break.

 

[chickencrazymamahen]

Relax!! Time to put your feet up, nice hot cup of tea; or other beverage, low lights........ahhhhhh!!!!! Have a great evening!!

 

[speckledhen]

Good morning! Wind is howling, flurries are flying, birds are not getting outside today, and I plan to get everything done on this wallhanging except maybe the border by nightfall. I do hope to finish the entire quilt except for maybe the binding by the end of the weekend. Going to set eggs in the bator later on today, too.

 

[seminolewind]

We don't have flurries, but yesterday was almost 80 and it's about 60 right now and windy. And I have to finish that pen. I have to wire the ceiling and fix the door frame, and my 3 -11 week olds can have some room-without fear of hawks. Oops! This is a quilt thread, LOL

 

[dmccann]

We don't have flurries, but yesterday was almost 80 and it's about 60 right now and windy. And I have to finish that pen. I have to wire the ceiling and fix the door frame, and my 3 -11 week olds can have some room-without fear of hawks. Oops! This is a quilt thread, LOL

Can i come and live at your place,a corner in the coop would be fine,Snowing here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

 

[speckledhen]

60 and windy would be awesome right now. Here, we're about 20*, wind howling, flurries becoming bigger flakes. Of course, when we have this kind of wind, we have power outages and I picked this date to set eggs. Swell.

ETA: It's after 5 p.m. Will be around 10* tonight with windchills of 0-2*. I have most of the wallhanging quilted. Need to do the remaining three corner squares, border and binding.

Here is the backing:

 

[seminolewind]

Quote:

Oh, you poor thing! Pa. no less! I lived long enought with the snow and a 200 foot driveway. That was 8 years ago and I don't regret it. You're welcome to that corner!

 

[seminolewind]

60 and windy would be awesome right now. Here, we're about 20*, wind howling, flurries becoming bigger flakes. Of course, when we have this kind of wind, we have power outages and I picked this date to set eggs. Swell.

ETA: It's after 5 p.m. Will be around 10* tonight with windchills of 0-2*. I have most of the wallhanging quilted. Need to do the remaining three corner squares, border and binding.

Here is the backing:

OH oh oh oh !!!! I will be so lucky to get that wall hanging. I gotta find the perfect spot for it.

It's beautiful!

 

[speckledhen]

Well, if you're sure you like it....

I have two of the corner motifs finished, but had to quit to rest my back. By the end of tomorrow, I should have the border finished and maybe will be into the binding, or at least, I'll have it cut out and ready to put on. I really like this one. It has some of the same fabrics, but many that are different than the original, most obviously the border fabric, which I really love. Pictures don't do it justice, IMO.

 

[speckledhen]

With sun streaming in the window, from this angle you can see the quilting-it's hard to show it otherwise. Will finish the remaining two corners and border today. It's a bit wrinkled from being in the hoop and manhandled, so ignore that, please.