Friday, February 1, 2019

I spent all morning on my hands and knees sandwiching my Farmer’s Wife quilt. Because I was using two of Mum’s quilt tops as backing to my quilt I felt it was important to get it as tightly sandwiched as possible. I did my best, but in the end I don’t think it will be without a few puckers when it is quilted. I checked with a couple of quilters with the Guild and they thought that if I used a straight stitch for quilting I should be okay. Time will tell, and I hope to get started on it tomorrow.

I felt I was due a bit of fun this afternoon so I went up to the library to pick up a Valentine gift. Every year they wrap books in red paper, put a cryptic poem or explanation on the cover and you get to pick one that you think will appeal to you. I didn’t find the choice difficult, and I wasn’t disappointed when I got it home and opened it.

I stopped at the fabric shop on my way home. I needed thread for my quilt. I bought two spools as I’ll use the same colour in the bobbin as I use for the top. The quilting will show but with so many colours both top and bottom there was no way I could pick just one. I suppose I could have gone with an invisible thread but that is a bit like working with hair and I want this to be a quick and relatively easy job.

I have enough time this afternoon to do the bit of quilting required on my Challenge bag. If time allows I’ll get my machine cleaned and oiled ready for its next big job.