Quilting is not for the faint hearted

With quick, but hushed breathing I place my sewing machine in front of me on the table. I reach over to my left, where the target of my intentions lies,tossed there by a belligerent husband ( the bloke) the night before.

With bated breath I plug in the cord and snap the switch on. So far so good. Place the quilt under the pressed foot. Deep breathing, in-out-in-out. Shaking ever so slightly because of what I am about to do. I could regret this you know. After all this work I could render it pretty unusable. Well maybe usable, but definitely not pretty.

Oh come on, I tell myself let ya wild side show.

You don't need pins. Shh.

Furtive glances toward the door. Relief it's locked!

Oh yeah; Paula did before. Whew. I am about to embark on something that is not for the faint hearted.

I am about to quilt without the aid of pins.
There! I've said it now.

Yep. I am going bare. And I am not even using my heavy duty foot.

Let you know how it goes. That's if I am not arrested by the quilt police.

Ssh.

Well since I wrote the above post I have completed the said quilt. I took some pics with my mobile to show you.

                      I need to get betters pics

                      

The other pictures show the whimsical quilt I have finished hand quilting. I have sore fingers from it and my osteoarthritis is playing up. Once again I don't quilt in the traditional manner with the ring and thimble. I have tried but it didn't feel right so I manage just fine doing my way. I do need to make my stitches smaller and more uniform but that might come in time.

 

this is my eldest

she started work on

a new mine site

this week. She looks

like her father with

those work clothes and boots

on.



Well that's all for now folks. I am amazed that I could put this little blog post together. I have been awake since 2am this morning. I have been having some breathing problems and needed to sit up. My eyes are very heavy so I will be in the bed early tonight.

Thanks for reading.