It has been a crazy week. So focused on the news that I didn't get much done until Sunday. And Score! I finally got the wedding quilt basted. We had moved to a smaller home several years ago. Downsizing has been difficult, I am still working on that issue. One thing I miss most about the previous house was the large peninsula kitchen counter. I used it to baste quilts. It was a good height, easy on my back. In this house I have little counter space. We also have a much smaller dining table and now it is an oval. I have used my white plastic folding table, but it is narrow and tricky to baste a large quilt.
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| Basting on the bed |
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| Adding the top |
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| The other side |
I hope to get the quilting done this week. I would really like to get this in the mail to the happy couple by Thanksgiving.
Last week I had someone ask if I had knit anything with my handspun yarn. I knit a hat. It was supposed to be for me and I found I was running out of yarn. So I raveled it and knit it smaller as a gift for my granddaughter. Note the hokey, no model available photograph below. Link to rav project page Dalki .
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| Dalki |
And here is my pretty photograph for the post, snow this morning!
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| Snow in Kanab |
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I do feel your struggle with basting and back pain. I used to baste on the floor but that's way out of the question with bad knees. I do have a large dining table which helps but it's still too low. Have to baste in episodes. Thank you for the pretty photo.
ReplyDeleteHave you thought about asking a long arm quilter to baste your quilt for you, Sylvia? My back hurts just reading about your current process of using the bed. There’s another method I’ve seen a video tutorial for where you use 2 x 4 boards or something but I can’t remember whose video it was or where I saw it. Susan Schamber, maybe?? I hope you find a better solution that’s easier on your body. Your quilt is gorgeous and I love the hat, too.
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ReplyDeletewhat a wonderful gift that quilt will be!! Gorgeous hat from your handspun!