I'm getting old. After the kids are tucked up in bed every night this week, I've been making a quick beeline for the kettle and then with cup of tea in hand, another beeline for the couch with my hand quilting.
I've stalled over this quilt top for so long, waiting for the perfect backing, then wondering how to quilt it. On the cusp of shelling out for a free motion quilting foot for my machine, I started quilting it by hand and haven't looked back. It's a good thing I'm enjoying it because at an average of 2 crosses a night, it's going to take some time. No matter, it's exactly the perfect pace for these post-christmas summer evenings. And isn't that the point of doing things by hand? Plus I love seeing the quilty crinkle (that's a technical term, you know) slowly edge across the top. Does it get any better?
