Our posts today were filled with images and words describing what we are thankful for, tonight was no different for me.
It was also Virtual Show and Tell night.
A group of Alberta and Arizona quilters gathered together on Zoom to share their work as part of our quilting community. The banter at the beginning of the call as everyone said hello and shared the weather - from 70 degrees Fahrenheit of Mesa to minus 17 Celsius of Pincher Creek, alas no sympathy for Andi in Mesa.
At this time, I am spending my evenings doing big stitch quilting and have tried my hand at Siddi quilts.
The repetition of the big stitch quilting is very calming amidst the chaos around us.
The technique has also be described as Kawandi quilting.
I have a habit of throwing all my scraps from a project into a bucket. Those buckets of sorted scraps are perfect for this technique.
I layer a backing (pressed in 1/2" around the perimeter) with batting and then scraps which have seam allowances pressed under on two sides. Layer around the perimeter, pin and then big stitch quilt in concentric 1/2" rectangles around the piece.
For more details check out the Show and Tell link to the presentation from this evening.
Thank you to the ladies of my quilting community that made time to join us tonight.
