You can see the cross hatch marking on the blue blocks. I will quilt that with some shade of blue thread. The black borders will be cross hatched as well, but I will quilt that in black. The spacing of the cross hatch in the borders will be about twice the size of the spacing in the blue areas. I want to maintain the integrity of the black and the blue in the quilt. I do not want to darken the blue nor lighten the black with the quilting. If you have been following this quilt from the beginning you know how hard I worked to get the contrast between the blue and the black.
I am leaning toward the title "Midwinter's Night." Since this abstract quilt seems like you are looking through a window I thought that that might be a good title. I thought about the blues of winter, the frost you see on a window, and the long dark nights of winter.
Linking to Nina- Marie.
Thanks for reading.
Chris
This is lovely! Interesting to hear your quilting plans, too. I often have one idea, but it often changes after I get some stitching started. Amen to taking breaks, and avoiding the heating pad that night.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you about the aging body! This winter -- quilting more than ever on larger pieces -- mine has had much to tell me too!
ReplyDeleteI think your quilting plans for "Mid-winter" are just the right touch, and look forward to seeing the end result...subtle as you go! (There's quite a bit of white on the back; will you use that in the bobbin?)
Looking really good and the backing fabric that you found is perfect! Don't you love it when that happens?
ReplyDeleteOne of the gifts I gave myself when we moved and I actually have studio vs. a guest bedroom retro fitted, was two work tables and two large cutting mats to cover them. No more basting on the floor! The reality is that I could have done this years ago with a collapsable 3' x 6' table. Accommodations are necessary as we age.
ReplyDeleteStunning piece - great movement and value placement.
quilting black on black is very challenging, good luck with that, have very good lighting. This pic gives a very different perspective.
ReplyDeleteI like your choice of title. Your quilt does invoke the feel of a winter's night as seen through a window. Glad to see this getting to the final stages.
ReplyDeleteThat title certainly works! The colors themselves remind me of the best of a winter's night. Love the idea of different sizes for the cross hatching. Very clever!
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