"FOOD FRENEMIES" is a completed top!


Well, the deed is done.  "Food Frenemies" is done and ready for basting and hand quilting.

It is now thread basted and ready to get into a hoop.  For some reason, it took me forever to get this thing basted.  It is only 48 x 48, but it seemed slow.  

I was careful to do a lot of extra basting on the outside six inches of the top.  I do not want this to get pulled out of shape.  The binding is to be a bright black/multi stripe, which will really show from a distance if it is not square.

The pressure is on...


As I am trying to spend more time in my quilt space, I decided to set up two folding tables in there for the thread basting.  It was a bit of a tight squeeze, for sure.  I am still trying to get that space to feel more like home, so it was worth feeling claustrophobic for a while.


It was very cozy in there basting away and re-watching Masterpiece Theater "Endeavor" DVDs (I have a major crush on that dude, for sure).

I have gotten the first square almost completely hand quilted.  Now to pick out some more DVDs to watch while quilting...some discs where I am not staring and drooling at the main character, LOL!

Maybe "Endeavor" was the reason it took me so long to get the basting done.


I always enjoy the repetitive process of the hand quilting.  Very enjoyable to revisit each square up close while bringing it to life in 3-D.  

But, I am getting a log jam of things needing to be quilted...I need to find a custom machine quilter I am comfortable with to catch me up.  

I guess that is another difficult thing about moving...new dentist, new doctor, new custom machine quilter...oh bother!

In stitches, 
Teresa   :o)

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