These poppies are so slow stitiching even on the machine. I am using the heavy buttonhole stitch I did try the lighter version of the stitch which was across and back then forward a stitch, 1- 2 -3, 1-2-3, 1-2-3, like a waltz, but the bold version looked so much better: across and back across and back 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 then forward and back and forward and back and forward 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5. It takes forever and then all those turns in the leaves. I keep telling myself all those stitches and thread will be worth it. In between stitching time I'm cutting parts from my plaids: bow tie parts, square in a sqare parts -- same measurements as bow tie, 1 1/2 inch log cabin strips and 3 1/2 inch strips for tri rec stars to mix with the log cabin blocks, goal here is to use all the plaids and be done with plaids until I spy the next round of fabulous plaids in the quilt shop. --Ann--
2 comments:
oooh looking wonderful so far!
How many of these gorgeous panels will you make? They are looking great!
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