Tuesday, August 21, 2012

One Down...Four to Go

I finished my Labyrinth Wall Hanging. The pattern was from Designs to Share With You.
I loved the pattern when I saw it, but it took me quite a while to get it finished. I know I took it on retreat with me at least twice so I spent over a year, just doing the reverse applique.
I remember basting it last summer, but it just sat, making me feel guilty for another year. In the end, it took under 2 weeks to finish.
I have walked a Labyrinth at a monastery in Arnprior, and I wanted my wall hanging to look like that, so I used a couple of landscape fabrics. I was pleased to find fabric that looked like my lawn in the spring, full of wood violets. Of course, it needed a touch of purple.




I don't have the binding sewn down yet, but the quilting is finished. This was my first attempt at echo quilting, and I was pleased with the way it turned out.
I found a Sulky Blendable that had the same colours as the fabric. How do those Sulky people do that? I love the Blendables, because I can nearly always find a thread that matches my project.

So this one moves to the hand sewing pile and I now need to baste another one.

Thanks for the Lovely Comments

Thank you to everyone who commented on the stoles last week. The General Council did give us a nice write up on their web site. I believe that there will also be a mention in the United Church Observer.


9 comments:

  1. your echo quiting looks pretty good, keep up the good work on the stoles too.
    in stitches

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  2. It is nice to get those long term projects on the finish pile!!
    I love the touch of purple!

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  3. Once you set your mind to something, it gets DONE!!, doesn't it? Good for you.

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  4. I really like the labyrinth quilt and the reverse quilting. I might give that a try.

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  5. Very nice labyrinth! I envy you a lawn full of wood violets, it is too cold here for them (and I don't have a lawn....).

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