Roses in December
86 x 103
It's a big stitch hand quilted finish!
"God gave us memory so that we might have roses in December" - Sir James Matthew Barrie (author of Peter Pan)
I've been big stitch hand quilting it all this month for a few hours each evening. Every so often I stop and do a few hand exercises for arthritis.
I used perle cottons #8 and #12 in a variety of colors.
I just did some simple quilting with no marking. I didn't use a hoop to quilt this one.
We had some below zero temperatures for several days and this old house was a little chilly so it was nice to have the quilt on my lap while quilting. Plus I could enjoy looking at all the roses. Too bad they don't make "scratch and sniff" fabric! Then I could stop and smell the roses too.
"God gave us memory so that we might have roses in December". And when my memory fails I guess I'll have quilts so that I might have roses in December.
For the backing I used a wide sateen that I bought a long time ago with a 40% off coupon at JoAnn's. I know I bought it years before I retired and I will have been retired 8 years at the end of this month. I just loved it because it had roses but at the time I didn't know what I was going to use it on.
Of course if it has roses and it is hand quilted this one is a keeper. I think it will go on my bed for awhile.
And sew on...
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REMEMBER, TREASURE, GROW, READ (my words of the year)
Grow - We had beautiful weather yesterday - in the 50s. I went out and tried out my new little chain saw that can cut wood up to six inches in diameter. I cleared away a lot of fallen limbs from mulberry bushes that grow up wild along the fence line between my cottage garden and our field on the other side of it. I also cleared away quite a few wild and invasive honeysuckle branches along the fence line. I love my new little chain saw! I also looked around and marked out a few beds in my new Perky Goth/Moon Garden where I'll be planting mostly black and white flowers with a few pops of pink. I have some black, white and pink poppy seeds I can sprinkle in that area any time now. Poppies like cooler weather. I also have some black and white pansy seeds I can sprinkle out too.
Treasure - I received a box of treasure from Nann. I had so much fun sorting it all.
2 comments:
It was so nice to have warm weather and sunshine yesterday! Rain today but still warm.....Your rosy quilt looks so soft and comforting.
The back of your rose quilt is as pretty as the front. Hope you keep this one!!
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