My original challenge was to work out how to approach the hand quilting. What designs to use; my own or commercial? What colours of hand quilting thread to use; same as fabric, or contrast? In the end I decided that I wanted the piecing to be the focal point, and not the quilting. But I also wanted little details in the quilting to add some interest, and surprise when discovered. Yes - a challenge to plan for.
So this is the progress I have made.
There is a lot of stitching that you can't see, as it has been done "in the ditch".
I was surprised at how heavy some of the intersection points were - so I had to do the "stabbing" stitch. As a result the back doesn't look as good as I would have liked. On the other hand, that is the beauty of items created by hand. It's all about the love that goes into them :)
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