A new Log Pincushion and Cross-Hatch finished!

Hello Everyone!

Sorry I did not post,

but I have been very busy.  I meant

to post the photo's. Am

trying to get my home de-cluttered

as well as sewing.  I have some other

photos to show you of the progression

of my new sewing room. It is coming along.

 

It took me 3 days to sew the second half

of the cross - hatching. So all together it

has taken me 6 days to hand quilt the top

with the exception of the border. But I do

need to tell you that sometimes I quilt for

hours before I take a break. It will take you

longer to quilt, if you stop and start a lot.

When I hand quilt, I always listen

to music or watch a movie that I

have previously watched before. This

way I do not become engrossed in

a new movie where it steals my attention

away from my stitching.

 

My main goal was to see how long it

would take me to hand quilt a

quilt without a frame, if I needed

a quilt really fast! I am hoping to

spend only a total of 2 weeks on this

quilt. So I am pleased with my progress

at this point.

This quilt is a twin so I am sure it would

have taken me longer if the quilt was

much bigger.

 

However the more I plied the needle, the

straighter my lines got. You can see this

in some of the pixs.

 

After I finished hand quilting - I had to make

me a better needle holder. The tomato pincushion

did not work anymore. I tried a square pincushion,

but that did not work either. I needed a pincushion

that was long so I made a LOG PINCUSHION.

This log when not in use will be stored with

my quilting supplies. Now, I can

thread 20 or more needles and stick them in the

Log ready to be used. When you keep your needles

threaded - you can fly with that stitching!

At least I felt like I was! Perhaps my sewing machine

witch cover had something to do with it. She keeps

looking at me!! Hehehe

 

Anyway, the log is made from a quilted pillow sham.

I swear - I will cut up most anything. Nothing is

sacred around me!

The log pincushion is 3inches X 11 inches long. It

is stuffed very hard. I definitely did not want my

fingers to get pricked on the bottom side if I choose

to pick this log up. The log is almost 2 inches thick.

I am enjoying this blue log!

 

I believe that the more you stitch the straighter your

lines are. However do not take a break too long from your

stitching or you would have to start over again.

If you find yourself having to start over again after a

couple of days, then your stitches might not be as straight

as they were before.

 

I forgot to take photo's of the back, but it is

straight and even which pleases me.

It is getting time take the safety pins out so I can

stitch the borders. I guess I will cross hatch them

also. Hopefully that goes quickly.

 

At my home - we eat black eyed peas and ham hocks

all day on the 1st. Tradition is the more of them you

eat the more money you make! Of course we are

still looking for that money! Haven't seen it yet!

Perhaps we did not eat enough. Heheheh

 

Happy New Year!!

 

Thanks for visiting me!

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