Lately I've been tackling the economy block.
I went with my first plan to quilt with black.
Im a little unsure as always
Dont the stitches look like marching ants?
Phew... Still a long way to go, but I'm enjoying
courting the darkside x
Beautiful stitches! I like that you chose black, it works perfectly here. :-)
ReplyDeleteWhat brand is this thread?
I would never think of quilting in black but love it and now will porbably copy you at some point. Must buy more black perle!
ReplyDeleteI love the marching ants! So happy you went to the dark side!
ReplyDeleteLove it - nice job!
ReplyDeleteI like marching ants :) When I was younger I occasionally drew little ants on my wall, crawling in a line in quite natural positions. It was behind and below my bed so my parents didn't see it until I moved out. They wanted to be angry, but I think they were quite impressed :)
ReplyDeleteI think it looks good - bold, but with stitching as neat as yours, you can afford to go bold :)
It looks so great. I am interested that you baste with big hand stitches rather than pins. Does it hold it together better? Thanks :-)
ReplyDeleteI don't think I have ever hand quilted with black thread (and I have done about 50 quilts), but I like the look of yours. It looks just right with the colors of your quilt. I'm impressed with your stitches. So perfect!
ReplyDeleteThe first time I quilted a quilt with perle cotton, I used black. It is one of my favorite quilts! If you are going to spend all that time hand quilting, it might as well show. Lol! I love your quilt.
ReplyDeleteYes, but marching ants are awesome! Actually, I really do like it. Keep it up =)
ReplyDeletemmmm now that you mentioned it, yep it's marching ants. It looks awesome,,,,just don't use it for a picnic quilt-you might not able to tell the difference between the stitched ant and a real ones!!
ReplyDeleteThis looks great - your stitches are so even too.
ReplyDeleteI love this quilt so much. Really enjoying seeing it develop on Instagram :)
ReplyDeleteYour wonderful hand quilting really gives this quilt added interest, that little-something-a-bit-extra that eludes some!
ReplyDeleteI love how the darker thread looks! Great hand quilting!
ReplyDeletelooking good to me and your stitches are so even in size, hand quilting is a relaxing way to quilt rather than all the tension machine quilting gives me, in the process of machining one and not having fun with it
ReplyDeleteI love the black! In fact anytime I see black stitching I castigate myself for not using it more often LOL!
ReplyDeleteIt looks fabulous with the black stitches! Love it!
ReplyDeleteThey look very neat, just like all your work.
ReplyDeleteLisa x
This looks fabulous! Love those black stitches :-)
ReplyDeleteBut very even marching ants! But seriously, your stitching is lovely and it looks great. Love the black.
ReplyDeleteBlack is my favourite colour for hand quilting...it looks great!
ReplyDeleteI love the quilting, I think it looks absolutely perfect
ReplyDeleteJulie xxxxxx