Sad to say, the Great Canadian Blogathon is now over. I hope that you
participated and met lots of interesting people. I did! Lots of quilting
talent across this great country of ours. Around The World quilt is now
over as well. I am really happy with the quilting and I think that Gail is as well.
Around the World Quilt
Gail decided that she would like 2 different fills done on this quilt.
The backing is made up of a small burgundy print so that it blends well with
the fabrics on the front-alot of small prints as well.
Stitch in the ditch was out of the question because of the age of the quilt and
because of the hand stitching.
Before I even began to stitch, I fixed seams that were popping open. Then I
basted the whole top because I wanted to start in the middle of the quilt and
quilt my way out, following the piecing of the quilt top.
I did this so that I would not get mixed up in the quilting patterns.
Square stitching -up close and personal
I divided up the quilting into 2 different designs to add interest to the top and
to create texture as well. In the photo above, I stitched in each square in a wiggly
sort of manner-very descriptive, I know. If you look closer at the picture,
the stitching does resemble a square but with wiggly lines instead of straight lines.
Straight line quilting
In the second area, I stitched straight lines. These seem to be very hot
right now in the “modern quilting” style. So, who would have known that
an older, very traditional, hand pieced quilt would get “modern stitching”
added to it? What great flexibility we have in quilting.
Another close up
I used a light tan Superior 50 weight thread on the top and backing.
This thread is very thin but will hold up nicely. The fabric itself is very thin
so I didn’t want to use a thicker thread to cause more stress on it.
The backing does show the texture and quilting beautifully.
Back of the quilt
Now, that my trip around the world and across Canada is done, on to more
exciting things. Such as trying to prepare for Christmas. It is less than a month
away. Eeek!! Too much to do and too little time to do it. Isn’t that always the case?
Have a great week.
Check out the Needle and Thread Network as well.
Ruth
Stitching Impressions 
Your trip around the world is looking lovely. How did you reinforce the seams? I have a friend who just found a quilt at her moms and wants to fix it up. The seams are all popping. Looks like the original sewer did not use a 1/4 inch seam.
HI Pam,
wow! What a find! I just took out thread and hand stitched the seams closed again. If she doesn’t want to do that, then she can use a sewing machine to fix the seams. It is time consuming but helps to reinforce the seams so the quilt stays together longer. She can make sure that she does dense quilting too, that will help it stay together better too. Hope that helps.
Ruth
Respect for how you complimented the top with your Quilting. Simple, elegant and hopefully sturdy for many years to come. I put a pin on Pinterest of the backside of the quilt so I’ll remember when I work on my grandmothers quilt, wich is also suffering from popping seams and, although it has a woolen blanket inside and a backing, has never been quilted.
Wow, your trip around the world is fabulous, Ruth! I love the quilting!