It's been a while since I gave an update on my Abbeygate quilt -
The hand quilting has continued each time I sit to watch some TV in the evenings - hoop in my lap, feed up in my recliner/couch - usually Lola trying to hide beneath in my lap.
As I moved the hoop to the next section yesterday I noticed that....TADA!!!
There is just not that much left before all of the stitching connects!
And you know what? I have never fully cross-hatched a quilt before. But I'm loving it. No marking was required, and the texture is so great. I'll do this one again. It's a nice break from Baptist fans or outlining things.
And the other best part?
The binding, label and hanging sleeve are already done.
Be watching for Abbeygate to release as a PDF pattern (with Gift-Away!) in JULY.
So the question arises - what's next for my hopp?
I don't have anything in the works yet, but I've been thinking about these colors:
Deep chocolates and rusts - maybe a bit of blue thrown un.
There is another tile floor inspired design I've been playing with - but it will take some time to piece it up.
So once Abbeygate is done I think it will be hexies in the evening until I have something to bind or another top is pieced and ready for hand quilting.
And then we have our new Leader & Ender challenge coming up in July and I need to start going on that.
I caught Hubster Dave pulling weeds with his one good hand yesterday -
Even though the "other" hand is in a cast now, he can't get it wet, so he can't get it dirty either because he really can't wash beyond just his fingers...but still...look what I see!
A pink blossom on this one!
A white blossom on this one!
Two of the plants I brought home from my mom's garden in Idaho last May survived the winter. I'm thrilled! And they are blooming!
I'm heading out there at the end of April to spend another week and I'm excited - what will she send me home with next?
And yes, I'll be bringing her hexie quilt home to her -
I also have a nephew graduating high school in May, so I'm thinking of bringing his quilt with me as we won't cross paths, but he will be visiting with grandma in July. I'd rather take it on the plane with me than risk shipping it.
Yesterday's fun visit!
Friends Sandy and Jenny came up fro Asheville, NC to meet me for lunch in Jefferson and then followed me home to the inn for a visit.
The last time I saw them was on our Kenya tour last September. If you remember, we returned home just a few days before the Hurricane Helene disaster that hit our area hard, but hit their area of Asheville even worse.
There was a lot to talk about. And a lot more to be grateful for.
It was a beautiful afternoon to spend with friends.
Today? I'm gearing up for the arrival of the April Quiltvillians!
We will be heading into quite a weekend with temps forecasted to hit 80 f??? CRAZY!
I've never had to put on the A/C this early....and it will be short lived as temps will drop quickly a day or so later.
But maybe, just maybe....there will be meals on the porch and a hike or two?
What's going on in your neck of the woods?
Quiltville Quote of the Day -
Sometimes the best medicine is comfort food.
Am I right?
Am I right?
Have a Wonderful Wednesday, everyone!
now hungry for 'potato'.
ReplyDeleteBonnie, your Abbeygate is lovely! When you wash it will you add anything yo keep the reds from running? Thank you, Linda Cronin
ReplyDeleteWhat is the quilt behind your quote? Definitely need comfort food from time to time.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous red and white/cream quilt, love it!
ReplyDeletePlants look like Hellebores. Very hardy. Sometimes called Lenten Rose. I have the creamy , the pink, and a deeper pink. Do well up here in Pittsburgh.
ReplyDeleteI'm in West Michigan. Mine haven't bloomed in several years, but there are three flowers as I type. So excited to see them once again.
DeleteI love the simplicity of cross hatch stitching. I'm looking forward to seeing what you'll do with the browns and rusts. I have a couple of boxes of those.
ReplyDeleteFunny…I made roasted potatoes last night for dinner…and this morning they became home fries with over easy eggs and cheese….yum…now to get ready for the redwork presentation I am giving…cheers, Louise
ReplyDeleteI love love love the cross hatch!
ReplyDeleteAnd I was so glad to get an update on the hubby celebrity hand progress.
Shirley Albertson Owens aka sao
We had to put the a/c on already because we can't open windows due to overwhelming pollen. I don't remember using a/c in March before. Haven't even had the annual a/c tune-up yet. Love the brown stacks, they look like mine. I made a brown and tan quilt once - named it "I've Had Too Much Coffee." Remember to plan then for what to do with all the brown scraps! Joan
ReplyDeleteI know it may be a silly question, but gonna ask it any way!! When you finish hand quilting for the evening, do you let the tension out of the hoop on the quilt until the next time you start to work on the hand quilting? Thanks for being such a great teacher!! Love all you do. Hugs
ReplyDeleteI generally move the hoop to the next area I'll quilt the next day so it is ready for me to pick up and start stitching.
DeleteAbbeygate is beautiful all quilted up (well almost). Love the crosshatch handquilting. My Old Town is being made with browns, reds, blues all in dark colors, and creams. It's looking really pretty. I think the colors you showed in the pic will make a beautiful quilt. Jenny
ReplyDeleteOOOOHH, your Old Town sounds lovely! I can't wait to see it! :)
DeleteIt should be good weather for sewing in Ontario--more freezing rain, snow, rain...as long as the power stays on!
ReplyDeleteNothing more fabulous than a red quilt :0) loving the hand stitching , it just a beauty! Happy Sewing!
ReplyDeleteAbbeygate looks great! I feel like you got the quilting done so much quicker on this one than the ones you do the Baptist Fan quilting on. Do you think so, too?
ReplyDeleteWork of Art.
ReplyDeleteThe flowers are Hellebores. They flower in winter and are available in many colours, even in Australia.
ReplyDeletewe are still seesawing a bit between late winter and real spring...cool one day warm the next...
ReplyDeleteI'm amazed that the hellebores you brought home from your mother's garden are blooming. They usually take a year to "settle in" before they start blooming. Once established they are very low maintenance and very hardy. Just keep them watered this year, after that they will tolerate dry conditions.
ReplyDeleteI am absolutely loving Abbeygate. I wish you would consider teaching the hand quilting sometime! It's been on my bucket list of things to learn and I would rather do that than cross stitching in the evening. Here in South Central Texas we are socked into a humid pattern, waiting for rain which happens to be the weekend the Final FOur comes to San Antonio. Oh well, can't win them all! Hopefully it will wash some of the oak pollen away! Have a good evening!
ReplyDeleteI love hellebores. Usually the first thing to pop up in my Tennessee yard, sometimes in February, and they hang around forever! Connie Taylor
ReplyDeleteThe cross hatching is great. I had 2 days of fun with my Granddaughters. Now it's back to real life. Spring is my favorite, my tulips are singing in the breezes. We went to the Aviary yesterday and the peacock showed off his beautiful tail! Life is good. Glad your flowers survived.
ReplyDeleteI cannot wait for this pattern! It is so beautiful and I'm imagining it made from my scrap bin! The quilting is exquisite!
ReplyDeleteOne sis lives on the east coast, the rest of us are in the Puget Sound area, and sis would have a suitcase designated for plants and their dirt to take home with her. Sometime Step Mom and Daddy would go visit her and her hubby, taking a similar suitcase with them loaded with flowers that Mother or her mom had grown to share with Sis. Sometimes that can help with the fond memories, like you have some of the plants your Mom propagated.
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