A little bit of black can often add just the right touch to a quilt. And in the case of this piece, I NEEDED to add more black to go with what was already there.
I liked the idea of playing up the sharp little lines on the left. But, how to best accomplish that? I tried stitching with a double pass, using 30 weight thread.
It showed up well on my sample so I drew out a pattern and started stitching on the quilt.
But, it didn’t show up that well on the quilt. Up close it was fine, but it pretty much disappeared from a distance. What else could I try? Maybe hand couching?
Here it is, with about half machine stitching and half overlaid with couching. It shows up much better, right?
Here’s a detail shot, again in-progress. What a difference!
I was loving this effect and couldn’t wait to finish it up!
Ellen Lindner
P.S. BTW, I used 6 strands of embroidery floss as the laid thread and regular black sewing thread as the working thread.
P.P.S. See other quilts with hand couching: Wishes on the Wind, post about couching, Back Yard Beauty.
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