Another finish........and another free motion quilting close shave! Did I mention that I quilted myself to my last quilt? I was running the needle so fast it went through the fleshy bit at the side of my nail twice before I realised what was happening, then everything stopped rather abruptly as the needle broke on my nail. I like to think I was just in the zone, rather then being extremely dim!
Anyway, this quilt (more of a bed runner, in truth) is a half square triangle project. I admit to being slightly addicted to half square triangles - I've found myself falling asleep and wondering what other patterns could I make? How many variations are there? Could they eventually become self aware and design themselves? Who knows - I do know that this won't be my last HSQ quilt.
I also wanted to record for my own poor memory what I quilted this latest quilt with because it was a damn fine cotton thread. I've heard quite a lot about aurifil recently and have used it to see what all the fuss was about, my feeling was that it was ok - still produced some lint and snapped a couple of times but overall was better then the Gutermann 100% cotton which knotted on the back of the quilt as I went along and was generally a pain in the... So, the Aurifil was ok, but I didn't think, wow, this is just the best thread ever.
So when I ordered my latest lot of wadding I decided to try something different, and cost being an issue, settled on the Presencia Finca 60/3 weight thread in colour 216. This was £4.15 for 600 metres, compared to the Aurifil 50/2 which I had used previously, costing £6.95 for 1300 metres, so was a shade more costly. Yes, it is slightly more expensive, but wow. Wow. You can really tell the difference - it is truly, virtually lint free, is incredibly strong, and has quilted evenly throughout despite trying different designs. So I will definitely be ordering this thread again for free motion quilting! (Long story short.)
Now, I'm back to the wailing and gnashing of teeth that accompanies the decision - which quilt next? It may require wine.
Very lovely quilt! And thanks for the thread review. It's so hard to find just the right thread!
ReplyDeleteI have quilted my shirt sleeve onto a quilt but (so far) no fingers. I am sure it will happen. Thanks for the thread review. I am new to FMQ and I haven't tried many options yet... I always like to know what other quilters recommend!
ReplyDeleteI am glad I am not the only one who falls asleep thinking about quilt patterns! Last but *certainly* not least... Every decision is better with wine! :-)
This quilt is awsome and the quilting looks great.
ReplyDeleteCheers Pauline
This is a wow! quilt, I love it.
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