I thought I would try a little hand quilting on my hexie pillow. This little project started out with scraps from THE bedroom quilt (you regular readers are SO sick of hearing about that quilt, I will do you a favor and NOT include a link this time...you're welcome).
After hand sewing the hexies together, I decided to applique them onto the background fabric with a simple zig-zag stitch (not sure I love the result...will try something different next time). I then used my new favorite marking pen, the Frixion, to draw echo lines.
An action shot of the quilting in process:
The thread is Sulky 12 wt. cotton. Here is the result:
I needed a little pillow for this funky chair in my bathroom. The shape and the colors work fine.
However, the hand quilting looks a little flat, maybe even too tight. It almost gets lost against the linen background. What went wrong?
- Stitched through two layers (background and batting) and not three (no backing)?
- Pulled thread too tight?
- Linen background not cotton?
- Ironing off the marking flattened the stitches?
- The pillow is stuffed too full?
- Color of the thread should have been brighter?
After I finished this and was pondering what I could have done differently, I found this
great tutorial from the amazing Susan at Canadian Abroad. I am not discouraged; I will try again with perle cotton and figure this out!
Linking up with
crazy mom"s Finish It Friday.
Have a great weekend!
Kathy
It looks pretty good to me - I would not change anything!
ReplyDeleteI would say it's probably one of the first two: stitching through two layers and not three or the thread is pulled too tight. The first thing I thought (before I saw that you only used two layers) was perhaps you didn't catch the backing on all your stitches. :) Sometimes I get that look if my stitches catch very little of the back or are a lot smaller on the back than they are on the front. Hope that helps. Looks good though! I love the colors.
ReplyDeleteNo one is sick of that bedroom quilt! And the hexagon pillow is lovely.
ReplyDeleteDitto, here. Not sick of THE quilt. I hopped on over to Canadian Abroad's blog, and I agree. Perle cotton might be your new best thing. It would work well with your style of stitching.
ReplyDeleteOh, I do like this pillow! Yes, perle cotton would be a little 'fluffier' then the Sulky. Either way, these colors are great!
ReplyDeleteI love that pillow! Love love love! And I also love perle cottons, so that's my vote. :)
ReplyDeleteLove the hexagons on that pillow! And your quilting does look great. I don't really know anything about hand quilting. Hope your next experience using the helpful tips you've found will give you the results you are looking for.
ReplyDeleteI think it's super! Kudos for had quilting - I can't sew a button on! I think the color of the thread is a bit close to the color of the linen... could be? Just MHO. :)
ReplyDeleteSuch a pretty pillow! I know little about hand quilting but just love it as an accent like you have done.
ReplyDeletei think its pretty as is.
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