{"id":4199,"date":"2020-06-11T16:35:51","date_gmt":"2020-06-11T23:35:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/?p=4199"},"modified":"2020-06-11T16:35:51","modified_gmt":"2020-06-11T23:35:51","slug":"playing-with-the-quilting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/2020\/06\/11\/playing-with-the-quilting\/","title":{"rendered":"Playing with the quilting"},"content":{"rendered":"

I haven’t posted anything about my Interwoven<\/a> quilt in quite some time. I don’t even remember when exactly I finished putting the top together, but then I set it aside during our stay-at-home order; I just couldn’t get motivated to begin quilting it. However, I’ve now given myself a kick in the pants and begun, and I’m having fun with the designs — though it’s not such fun wrestling this large-ish piece through my Bernina 790Plus, even with its extra-wide harp space; this quilt is\u00a0heavy<\/em>!\u00a0However, my machine does a gorgeous stitch, so I’m enjoying that part. \ud83d\ude42 The way the blocks went together gave “areas” that were separated from others, making it fun to decide on different motifs for different areas. I’m doing a combination of free-motion and ruler work, which gives me lots of variety. I’ve added two photos here, one showing some ruler work and the other showing some free-motion work. There’s still lots to quilt, though! As usual, click on the photos for a larger view.<\/p>\n

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I haven’t posted anything about my Interwoven quilt in quite some time. I don’t even remember when exactly I finished putting the top together, but then I set it aside during our stay-at-home order; I just couldn’t get motivated to begin quilting it. 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