Sunday, September 2, 2012

Crumbs…

Old Mother Hubbard went to cupboard…to find her blog followers some fodder…well you get the drift…so today you get CRUMBS!

Crumbs of what I have been stitching…Button Town, UFO…SEW…here’s how I ended up quilting this wall hanging …I auditioned stitching diagonally (yuck took away from the wee squares!) and then I tried stitching around each square set in by 1/4 inch (this too, took away from the look of the squares as they were too small to handle this).…so I went with the O'l’ditch method and as much as I hate ‘doing the ditch’ I’m so glad that I did!  It helped to pop the squares!

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I hand quilted around each house and windows using a Valdani thread…thicker than machine sewing thread but thinner than perle cotton.  Wish I knew what weight of thread it is?  It comes on a long spool…in a plastic bag labeled Valdani…I bought several spools down South last year and it really is lovely stuff!

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So I have finished quilting my UFO Button Town…buttons and binding on today!!

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Hope you are satisfied with the crumbs…I’m hoping to feed you the full meal tomorrow!! :o)

Have a Sunny Sunday and Happy Quilting!~P

8 comments:

  1. Beautiful crumbs! If that's just crumbs, I certainly con't need the whole loaf. (smile)

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  2. Great job, Paulette. I think the thread is 12W. I love using it for embroidery.

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  3. You have some nice crumbs and I'll be tuning in for the full meal deal
    since you, have once again, got my attention!

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  4. Wonderful 'crumbs' - looks great to me!!

    Hugs,
    Tanya

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  5. Looking Wonderful! Gotta go with what makes the quilt happy!

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  6. You've got some wonderful crumbs!

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  7. Great quilting! In the ditch was a good choice for all those little squares... and I love the prim quilting on the houses! I'm stitching on a house themed quilt now and may just have to follow your lead with this quilting style!

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