My New WISP

I haven't done any hand quilting since I got the longarm in 2017.  The last thing I hand quilted was my mother's lone star which I finished for her.  When I saw this darling hexie flower fabric by Corey Yoder I knew I found my next hand quilting project.  I like to call it my WISP or Work In Slow Progress.  

I bought 2 1/8 yards of the 60 inch wide hexie fabric and 4 1/4 yards of the yellow print for the backing and binding.  This would give me a quilt that is about 60 inches by 72 inches.  I got a little more than 72 inches of the hexie fabric to give me some wiggle room when squaring up the quilt.  

I basted it on the long arm with an extremely large meander and two stitches per inch.  

It did not take long at all.

I was happy to find some white hand quilting thread with my specialty threads.

I quilted my first flower that day.  

And then I kept going.

I was once taught that you should start quilting in the middle and work your way out to the edges of the quilt.  However, I believe that if your quilt is well basted that you can start anywhere.  So, I quilted all of the edge flowers first.

I learned that your quilt doesn't have to be on the frames for a small child to play under it.  

I also learned that I am getting older.  I now need some reading glasses to see to thread the needles!

Once I got the edge flowers all quilted I trimmed the quilt and added the binding.  

I estimate that I have already quilted 1/3 of the quilt.  

I love how it is looking!

I also love that when I am finished with the hand quilting I won't have to finish the edges.  

XX,

Jasmine