My Secret Adventures into Hawaiian Quilting - Other Crafts

H Haole'akamai Member The Polynesian Port of NOLA Joined: Jul 07, 2005 Posts: 2276	H Haole'akamai Posted posted on Fri, May 25, 2007 5:01 PM In doing more online research, I found this really great website: http://www.nvo.com/poakalani/door/ . The FAQ page is eye-opening. I've decided that even though I'm making this for Jessica as a wedding gift, it really will be strictly a gift to Jess. Not wishing for anything bad, but if things go less than swimmingly sometime in the future, I want her to know she has full ownership over it. SO! I've got the first quadrant of the applique in place. and this is what the back looks like All my years of sewing really has come into play when I'm manipulating the fabric during this needle turn phase. It's been a while since I've handstitched anything, though. I think my stitches are small enough, averaging about 8 or 9 stitches per inch, but they're not particularly straight or even. I initially only bought purple and ecru colored thread for the project, but I stitched a (almost completely green) valley with the purple and I didn't like the results. A bit frustrated and not wanting to go back to Bev's for just thread, I looked through my chest of thread. Lo and behold, I had some in lime green that I think is pretty near perfect (You can also see my handsewing has already improved by the time I got to this valley).

In doing more online research, I found this really great website: http://www.nvo.com/poakalani/door/ . The FAQ page is eye-opening. I've decided that even though I'm making this for Jessica as a wedding gift, it really will be strictly a gift to Jess. Not wishing for anything bad, but if things go less than swimmingly sometime in the future, I want her to know she has full ownership over it.

SO!

I've got the first quadrant of the applique in place.

and this is what the back looks like

All my years of sewing really has come into play when I'm manipulating the fabric during this needle turn phase. It's been a while since I've handstitched anything, though. I think my stitches are small enough, averaging about 8 or 9 stitches per inch, but they're not particularly straight or even.

I initially only bought purple and ecru colored thread for the project, but I stitched a (almost completely green) valley with the purple and I didn't like the results.

A bit frustrated and not wanting to go back to Bev's for just thread, I looked through my chest of thread. Lo and behold, I had some in lime green that I think is pretty near perfect (You can also see my handsewing has already improved by the time I got to this valley).

Post #308991 by Haole'akamai on Fri, May 25, 2007 5:01 PM