QUILT!

[lydamorehouse]

 As many of you know, one of the things I've been doing to shed nerves during the pandemic is quilting. Mostly, I've been piecing. I have probably "finished" piecing three or four quilts, but over Thanksgiving, I actually finished one of them.


Image: Willow standing on a brightly colored quilt made up of blue, green, orange, and yellow bird-patterned squares.

Some of the details are hard to see, but I quilted the batting and backing onto the pieced section with buttons. They are probably easiest to see on the solid colored squares, because they kind of otherwise PERFECTLY match the cartoon bird yellow squares. The birds' eyes are very reminiscent of buttons, as it turns out. Anyway, it was a big project, but now I am looking at my other quilts and thinking about edging and batting, etc.

It should be noted for the record, that for reasons of pandemic (and not being comfortable with sewing machines) this was entirely done by hand. Even the quilting. Witness my quilting frame/hoop (plus cat)!! 


Image: Buttercup sitting on the quilting frame/hoop.

Tomorrow Shawn gets her second eye done--cataract surgery. She's looking forward to being able to see the same strength (or thereabouts) through both eyes. Will catch you all up on how that goes after tomorrow.

Hope all my fellow Americans had a lovely Thanksgiving (my Canadians, yeah, I'm REALLY belated with this. Sorry.) The rest of the world? Yeah, I dunno, it's a holiday where we eat. Nicely secular, actually. One of my favorites since it is always my made family/friends that I celebrate with. 

Comments

[pameladean]

I always love your quilts. And of course a void cat makes them look even more wonderful. The buttons are a really interesting touch. Is this a thing in quilting or did you just decide you'd like to do it?

I hope Shawn's second eye surgery also goes very well. My mother very much liked the results of hers when she had both eyes done about fifteen years ago. Everything looked much less yellow to her and she regained her ability to drive at night.

Also, BUTTERCUP! I expect he will still look pretty yellow to Shawn, as he should.

P.

[lydamorehouse]

As a bonus of Shawn's surgery, she is ending up with 20/20 vision, something she's never had before.

And, as for the buttons, it might just be me? I'd be surprised if NO ONE has done buttons in the history of quilting, but everyone seems so surprised by them I may be unique? I have no idea. I started quilting literally to pass the time, so it's all new to me!

[oracne]

Buttons! Very cool.

[lydamorehouse]

Thank you! Lot of fiddling around with buttons, but I really like the result!

[yhlee]

what a beautiful quilt!

[lydamorehouse]

Thanks so much!

[ihavenoarms]

cute cat

[lydamorehouse]

The cats are amazing. I love them both.

[sabotabby]

That is so impressive! I was going to do quilting with my class Wednesday, but 1) I have no idea what I'm doing and 2) turns out there's a workshop thinking OH WELL.

But it's really good to know that quilting by hand is a thing that is possible.

[lydamorehouse]

It is! Though you do need something like a quilting frame or a hoop. Ours was a hand-me-down, but I bet you could pick up a cheap one thrifting or on one of those neighborhood lists. But, it's absolutely possible. This is the second one I've finished entirely by hand.

Quilting in class would be awesome! Hopefully some day.

[lcohen]

it looks gorgeous! i hope shawn's surgery goes well.

[lydamorehouse]

Thanks on both accounts.

[naomikritzer]

That quilt looks great. Best wishes to Shawn tomorrow.

[lydamorehouse]

Thanks! Shawn is nervous, of course, but looking forward to it.

[rachelmanija]

I love it! All quilts should be modeled by voidcats.