I've been 'cooking,' i.e. quilting, more pasta on
Trinity Green
but either the torchietti is getting over cooked, or the sewing machine is as over heated as I am.
The snails don't want to form the way I want them to, especially when they have to slide over a bumpy seam.
Even the camera is struggling to stay in focus in the heat!
Although the snails are uneven and ugly, I will keep them as they are, to remember the heat of the summer of 2017.
Anyway, I have quilted five more strips of the sashing. 22/37 means there are 15 more to go! Cooler weather soon, please!
this is progressing may I say at a snails pace. You are well over half way maybe when you have done them all the weather will cool down
ReplyDeleteCertainly at a snal's pace!
DeleteI think it looks fine. Not all snails are alike. Autumn is coming.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your comforting words!
DeleteI can imagine you are all struggling with quilting in the heat...
ReplyDeleteI know I would be struggling with the quilting in winter, too, but at least now I can put the blame on the poor result on the heat and humidity.
DeleteDon't worry about the wonky snail trails, they add to the originality of the quilt
ReplyDeleteI feel comforted by your words, Susan.
DeleteGiven the weather you described lately, is it any wonder a snail stumbled, trying to catch his breath. He picked up though and looks good again. You are brilliant to keep going.
DeleteWishing you cooler weather.
I agree with Susan. The wonky snails give it character. Definitely a great reminder of the 2017 heat. I do hope it cools down for you soon!
ReplyDeleteIf I continue to quilt while it is hot I can put the blame on any more wonky snails on the hot weather! Smart thinking, eh?
DeleteI agree, 'don't worry', your quilt is being made by a person. Let that show, that's where the beauty of reality comes in. The heat, the summer, the frustration, the steady work are all being recorded in your quilt. That's what quilts (art) are all about.
ReplyDeletePeople who want to fault find are just out to ruin the party, they find fault every where they look.
You are so right; there are people who were born to find faults with others. I like the idea that the quilt records the year and 4 month it has taken to come this far.
DeleteThank you for always encouraging me!
You are brave to quilt in the heat. Me, I'm a coward,. That is why I have so many partly quilted quilts.
ReplyDeleteIf I were an experienced quilter I would have shelved the quilt until the cooler autumn and then started the quilting. As it is, the result will reflect the whole journey it has taken to make the quilt.
DeleteI think you are one ot the bravest persons I have ever 'met'.
I like the wonky snail trail even though it doesn't look wonky at all. My snails are very different in shape and size, your snails have character. Please send some warmth down under.
ReplyDeleteThey have character all right! Well, as long as they don't leave a slimy trail on the quilt!
DeleteYou are doing what, for me, would have been the impossible ... And by hand even very difficult through all those seam allowances. (not to mention those slimy trails ... not by the snails but the sweat dripping down.
ReplyDeleteIt would have been almost impossible to quilt this by hand. You would have had to stab stitch the whole thing, which would take YEARS! No way!
DeleteI am trying to protect the quilt from my sweat by covering the not-to-quilted area with a sheet, wearing 'gunte' gloves with rubber palms and having an electric fan nearby.