This is a continuation of a previous post about the making of the leftover improv piece.
I kept adding hand embroidery to this piece in colored thread and in simple embroidery stitches. They added texture and interest to this piece. And then, I decided to do some big stitch hand quilting. This takes so much longer than machine quilting (which can be done in a few hours). I chose a variety of threads and after doing a few lines with pearl cotton, size 8 and very large needles, I ditched using them for quilting. They were fine on the hand embroidery, but pulled the batting through to the front while quilting. I liked the WonderFil spaghetti thread, size 12. And pearl cotton, size 8 as well.
Here is a look at the work in progress. For some reason, my camera picks up pink, but it is really black and white.
I worked on this when I needed handwork with my small quilt group, and occasionally worked on it while watching TV at night. I wasn't in a hurry to get this piece done. It was more about the slow stitching. So, after many months, it was finally done. It was faced and left wonky. It measures 30" W x 40" H. I'm calling it "Landscape Improv".
I hope you like it. It's going to be auctioned off in November at the Clark County Quilters guild meeting.
