Almost there

The torture is nearly over! I’m basically done quilting. I need look at the quilt and fill anything in that I missed as well as looking for stitches that have come out from all the manhandling of the quilt.

The building I just finished was the row of brownstones. I tried quilting the stair railings, but it just looked stupid. I tried 2 different colors and ended up ripping it out both times. What a pain. I think the problem is that the stitches sink into the quilt. They needed to be on the top. So I should have stitched them in before I even quilted it as in thread painting. I might hand stitch railings in. Or just skip them!

Here’s the back in case you don’t think there’s a lot of quilting in this quilt!  

Thanks for reading.

Chris

Changed my mind….

I decided to quilt the sky wavy and horizontally. I also changed my mind about the thread. The King Tut was too dark for the light parts of the sky. I went with a light peach thread. Too late now since it’s quilted.

Thanks for checking in and reading my blog.

Chris

Bottom right building is done

So now I have to go back to the row of brownstones or do the sky. I’m thinking about doing the sky to get the rest of the safety pins out of the quilt.

Here’s the bottom building.

If I decide to do the sky the question becomes how to quilt it. I’ve tried out several ideas on my iPad. I could quilt in wavy diagonal lines or straight lines. 

I think I’m going to use a King Tut thread that is orange and purple to quilt the sky. Sometimes I wish someone would decide for me!!

Thanks for reading.

Chris

Nearly there….

Even though I only quilt for a short amount of time each day I’m nearly done with the building that I’m working on. I still have some windows, decorative things, and pillars to quilt, but I’m getting there.  I did the top of the building. It’s lot of starting and stopping. I’ve decided I hate pulling up the bobbin thread when starting. I know I’m supposed to do it, but I find it tedious!

Thanks for reading.

Chris