I've been nervous about starting the machine quilting on this commission tshirt quilt because the customer gave me a microfiber sheet for the backing. I usually use cotton or cotton sheets. I didn't know how the microfiber (polyester) fabric would behave. As it turned out, I wasted a lot of time and mental energy worrying. It was fabulous! I was also able to do some fun freestyle stitching. The "fingers" just appeal so much to me. I'm going to experiment with them more.
Recently a friend gave me a vintage bowtie quilt that had been given to her. She didn't have any use for it. It intrigues me a bit. The colors definitely suit me and it's very soft with minor repairs needed. It's main issue: it's very lumpy; very lumpy.
I'm uninterested in taking it apart. It's hand quilted. I might consider cutting it up but I know I'm probably not going to do that. At least not anytime soon.
What would you do with it?
In other news, I was accidentally exposed to COVID on Sunday. I gathered with Hawkins' family and one of his son-in-laws thought he had a head cold. By late Sunday night he was running a high fever and 2 COVID tests came out positive immediately. Monday morning we all got the news. I'm hoping the vaccines and boosters I took protect me. Tomorrow is the 3rd incubation day so I'll find out soon enough.
It's excruciatingly hot here. Hawkins and I are seriously looking for a cool spot to land in July. Not the best time for a road trip with gas prices hovering around $4.50/galloon but we've had an offer for a stay in clear and cool Pennsylvania on a lake. Seems inviting! Might be worth the trip and besides, I want to see Asheville NC and the Blue Ridge Mountains.
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I am so obsessive that I would take the quilting stitches out. I would turn it into a summer quilt. Just back it and replicate the original quilting lines with your long arm.
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