I am proud to announce my baby quilt is officially done! I can’t tell you how grateful I learned on this quilt rather than on my gown. I won’t be working on the gown tonight, instead, I revel! But as a bit of housekeeping I attach a photo of the quilt and add a list of what I learned!
Things I learned from “Hoot’s Hollow”
- You can cook the stabilizer
- Work with the fabric, not against it
- The importance of cleaning and oiling every bobbin change
- Applique EATS thread, invest in buying bulk
- I’d better start cultivating patience
- Ironing makes or breaks the final project
- Faster doesn’t mean better
- Curves are hard
- Cut your threads as you go
- Don’t rush
- Quilting is an exact science I’m not sure I have
- Less is more
- Imperfections are inevitable, I can’t be a machine
- Meditate and find a Zen experience while doing applique
- This is a personal marathon, not a race
- This is going to be a LONG journey
