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Why the torture, you ask?

March 16, 2006

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After yesterday’s post about stippling, you may be wondering why I do this to myself. Here’s why: on the left, the quilt section before stippling, and on the right, after stippling (click on the picture to see it bigger). Sometimes we do things that are crazy, but the results speak for themselves. Enough said. Must [...]

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Eye on the Machine—Stippling, Day One

March 15, 2006

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Here’s the view from my quilting chair: I’ve just started down the long road to stipple the background of a king-size quilt. I’m hoping to get the stippling done in about 12 days and I’ll probably go through about 3,000 meters of thread.

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