Now, I've made another Dandy quilt - I've called it Dandy Garden. It is not Queen-sized this time. It's a lap quilt that measures approx 60 x 72. And, I hand-quilted the entire thing in perle #5. (Just an FYI - perle 8 worked a lot better on my Chocolate Dresden quilt. #5 thread is a little too thick to pop knots easily.)
The border.
The backing and binding.
The different thimbles I tried out in the course of this hand quilting. I still think the callous on my finger works as the best "thimble" but I'm tried of the needles piercing my skin in that area even with the callous there. It was hard for me to believe these are all thimbles. I couldn't even figure out how to wear a couple of them. The one I've grown accustomed to is the black one which I believe was called nimble finger. It's leather and has a cutout on top for your fingernail. I bought a medium and think I need a small. I have to bandaid it to my finger so it doesn't periodically fly off.
So, do you wear a thimble when you do hand sewing? If so, which is your favorite?
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I'm linking up to Sew Many Ways - Sew Darn Crafty Linky party. Visit and see what everyone else is up to this week. And linking up to Design Wall Monday at Patchwork Times. And linking up to Linky Party Tuesday at Freemotion by the River.
5 comments:
Cathy, love that block! I'm a rabid fan of 30's repro fabric, so you had me immediately. I began as a hand piecer/quilter in the 70's and tried every type of thimble imaginable. I did like the big leather one you have here, but finally went to those little stick on your finger patches (they are clear and made of some kind of soft, plastic-like stuff). I'll sometimes put 2 or 3 on at a time. They are the least intrusive, but offer some protection.
What a lovely quilt - the colours are so vibrant. I've never mastered using a thimble ... makes me more of a klutz than I already am.
While the 30s look is nice, I absolutely love your wild Dandy Garden! My kind of fabrics!
that is a great block!! I can't believe how different the two look, both stunning but for different reasons. I love seeing the same quilt done two different ways right next to each other.
Beautiful quilt! Love the colors and hand quilting! Thanks for sharing.
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