There is a trend out there of making things quickly. As in Quilt in a Day, or knit a scarf with yarn that is basically still roving. That is not me, many people probably think that I work fast, and I do. But I don’t have a deadline, I love handwork. I guess I just have a lot of time to do the work, which is why it goes so fast.
This block is now done. Someone mentioned how they love the black background. It is actually a very dark almost grey purple.
Three blocks done. I was going through my books of Baltimore albums, looking for a ship. There is a ship, but now I’m not sure that is what I want, what I did see is silhouettes. And that was a lightbulb moment.
A few years ago, at a party, there was a gentleman who sat with black paper and tiny scissors and cut out silhouettes. He did an amazing job. I’ve had this hanging on a peg board in my room for a while, so I pulled it out.
I was concerned about making this. Would the nooks and crannies make it impossible? I got a lot of good encouragement on IG. So I went ahead, enlarging the image a little bit and using my favorite method of appliqué. When I share Rosas’ Appliquick method, people always share their method. I think it’s great that there are many ways to do a thing. For me, appliquick it is!
Here I am, appliquéd onto a white background. I added a touch of embroidery for the fine details
I also decided to mix up my background color, use some very pale purple, that here looks grey.
Here I am, hand sewing the border. I did sew the white to the purple on the machine. This border covers those raw edges.
And now, to appliqué the corners. Btw, I will probably sign my name and the date this is finished on this block. So instead of a label on the back, this will become the quilt label. I have to wait until it’s done. Don’t want to put down 2019, when I probably won’t finish this year.
Knitting tools, a friend gave me this tube that secures the ends of a circular needle. Loving it! As the shawl grows it is much easier for the stitches to slip off. This prevents that happening.
It’s growing!! I think I’ve made some mistakes in the last two rows? Can you tell. No, no will see, so I’m soldiering on. I love the rhythm of sewing, I will love the shawl when completed. I am not a machine.
Leah