Little Penguin Quilts Through the Year

Little Penguin Quilts Through the Year

Saturday, April 9, 2022

Hand quilting on a slow stitching Sunday

Earlier this week I shared this photo of a small quilt top I had finished up, and was hoping to get it ready for quilting soon.


I hadn't considered hand quilting it, until my friend Linda brought it up, and pretty soon I was thinking, "Why not?!"  So I pieced a backing, got the quilt sandwich made, and started putting some stitches in.

The backing is a little more green than the brown it looks in this photo
 - kind of an olive-green - but perfect for this quilt!

I found some very old, but pretty yellow thread specifically made for hand quilting, so thought I would use that.  It's going along very nicely!


This will be my slow Sunday Stitching today, and probably for several more days!

Sharing at Kathy's Quilts.






22 comments:

CathieJ said...

I love that you are hand quilting this very pretty piece. Enjoy your stitching!

Libby in TN said...

Great start!

Mary said...

Your hand-quilting is just lovely, so even. Very inspiring!

Linda said...

That yellow thread looks perfect with those perfect stitches. You have become quite accomplished as a hand quilter! Do you notice any difference between your machine sewing thread and thread made specifically for hand quilting?
By the way I was at Joann's last week and looked at the Guttermann thread. What weight do you recommend?

The Joyful Quilter said...

You do such beautiful work, Diann. Happy hand quilting!!

Kim said...

Oh, the yellow thread is perfect for your beautiful little quilt. Lovely hand quilting, too.

Carole @ From My Carolina Home said...

Great hand quilting project, so pretty.

The Cozy Quilter said...

A perfect new slow stitching project!

piecefulwendy said...

Such a cute quilt, and fun to be able to hand stitch it. Do you spray baste when you hand stitch? If so, do you have trouble getting the needle through the layers?

grammajudyb said...

Oh Diann, it’s going to be so pretty! Your stitching is so pretty, the yellow thread, perfect!

chrisknits said...

The hand stitching is perfect for this quilt!

Jocelyn is Canadian Needle Nana said...

I love that you are hand quilting this very pretty piece, Diann. The yellow is perfect. Enjoy the process now!

Karen - Quilts...etc. said...

the hand quilting looks great!! have fun with it the yellow thread is pretty

Deb A said...

Such pretty quilting you are adding! I was thinking it would be a good one to hand quilt as well. Enjoy your day.

Quilter Kathy said...

Your stitching looks lovely in buttery yellow! ENjoy!

Sarah said...

Nice quilting! I really like this pattern too.

Karrin Hurd said...

Beautiful quilting of a lovely quilt. Happy stitching!

AnnieO said...

One of my favorite quilt patterns ever. Love your small quilt. So Sweet!

Jill at emeraldcottage said...

your hand quilting is perfect, so delicate , I love the yellow thread
Jillxo

Kat said...

Your handquilting is beautifully even. It will look wonderful when it is finished,

Sandy Panagos said...

What a great project for hand quilting. Your stitches are amazing!

Nancy @ Grace and Peace Quilting said...

Very pretty combo of Carole's pattern, cute fabrics and hand quilting!!!