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In a few weeks I'll be starting my next large quilt project, but for now I'm sticking to little things I can do in a day or two. A lot of these are simply to test threads and stitch ideas like this one, where I'm feather stitching in perle cotton over chenille thread, and wove and chain stitched the base out of some scrap jute twine. I'm using cutter quilt scraps as the foundations for these experiments.

Sometimes I try out different colors and weights of thread with the same stitch, as I did here with the French knots, to see which looks best -- and oy, I really need to practice French knots more often.

Right now I'm playing with some old lace to see how best to stitch it down, as I plan to use a couple yards of it on the next linen quilt.

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nightsmusic said…
I've been doing French knots for years with a 'good' hand and I still hate them. They never look the same way twice. I'd go easy on myself if I were you!
March 29, 2022 at 1:55 PM
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