I finished my letter A. This is my October OMG goal and a FAL Q4 goal. It finishes around 15 inches. This was my first attempt at big stitch quilting with perle cotton.
I don't think I bought the right perle cotton -- it seems too thick. I definitely need to work on consistency with my stitches, but I did enjoy it enough to give it another try.
I think this will be a wall hanging for my new niece -- we share the same initials.
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I think it will be a perfect wall hanging for your new niece. How wonderful that you share initials; hopefully you can get her to share your love of orange, too! :)
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ReplyDeleteYour quilt looks great. What a fun gift! When I saw the post title I wondered if you'd started a 26 quilt series. ;-) Thank you for hosting TGIFF.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea, to give it to Miss A. Also good to start her on orange, perhaps that will be her favorite colour as well.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on another lovely finish Anja, I have never tried big stitch quilting but this looks like the ideal project for a first attempt.
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Congratulations of your finish and achieving two of your goals. It's a lovely wall hanging, and the perfect size for trying out a new skill. I know there are many thicknesses in Perle, I use an 8 or a 12 in my embroidery and it is also available in 5 and 3. I think for big stitch hand quilting it would be an 8 or a 12 as the others are quite thick, but I'm sure someone else will tell you better.
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beautiful wall hanging. I love using perle but I have no idea what thickness it is, just a packet I bought online
ReplyDeleteA lovely finish! I don't hand quilt I know shocking.
ReplyDeleteYou did a wonderful job! Thanks for linking up with Elm Street Quilts One Monthly Goal and congrats on your finish.
ReplyDeleteIt's lovely Anja. Perle Cotton sounds so "expensive". I've been practicing w/big stitch hand quilting but I'm using 99cents thread from Joann.
ReplyDeleteThat is so cute!
ReplyDeleteI love this! I’ve been wanting to try big stitch quilting but it’s soooo slow! I do love the results though - maybe now that winter is upon us, I’ll try it out while watching hockey games!
ReplyDeleteVery nice!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on achieving your goal, Anja. Perle cotton stitches do add a special touch.
ReplyDeleteWas a tad preoccupied last Friday, so I missed this, but Anja it is so cute! and yay for an OMG complete too. The thread doesn't look too thick to me.
ReplyDeleteI sure do love those big stitches! Great finish. On behalf of the global hosts of the Finish A Long, thank you for participating!
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