Finally, we have come to the quilting of the Green Man. There is very little quilting in many of the blocks themselves but the border has a meandering leafy pattern à la William Morris.
Before I started the quilting I drew in the stem and leaves, then I used a thin brush and a diluted bleach solution to follow the drawn line. I then quilted using a short Running Stitch.
Taking out the quilt from the closet to write the story of the Green Man and to document the various techniques I have used, I wanted to show off the quilting line more.
As I can never say no to embroidery I decided to use the Running Stitch as a base and make the stitches more prominent. What better to do than whipping them?
To be continued ...
I look forward to seeing it all. I am sure it is gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteAre you falling prey to Project Creep?!
ReplyDeleteYou are brave to use the bleach.
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