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| Winter 14 1/2" wide x 16" long cotton, purchased and from used shirt, cotton batting |
Winter is finished, and I love its control and symmetry. Didn't know I had that in me! For a time I hated the quilting -- I carefully designed the stitching and then all at once I loathed it! The lines on the pines seemed dangerously dart-like. I'd used heavy #12 thread, as Jane Sassaman does. I brooded awhile, and one gloomy day I decided to rip it all out, at risk of messing the piece beyond use. I crazily took my little orange scissors and snipped wildly at the right corner. I worked outside because that makes me calmer. I was snipping madly, not getting very far because of the close stitching, when a big wet plop made me stop. The ultimate insult: a bird flew over and pooped on my quilt! I ran inside and washed it off. That's when I realized all I needed to do was rip out the heavy threads. The rest was fine. Now the quilting is all in regular thread, which is right for this piece. Thanks, bird!
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