Yesterday I went to my parents cottage (1½ hours north of where we live), to help my mother with free motion quilting her lap quilt that she recently finished.
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I started sewing it on her machine, but I have brought the quilt home to work on now. I am trying out some Mctavishing. I will show more of this quilt over the next few days. It is great to have a chance to practice more free motion quilting!
While I was at my parents I took some photos of the cross-stitched pictures that my father has made. He took up cross-stitching when he retired about 17 years ago, and he does the most precise work! (Click on the pictures to enlarge)
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This one is variegated silk thread on linen
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This is what he is currently working on. The Aida will be completely covered when it is finished.
I also took a picture of a crazy quilt that I made for their 35th wedding anniversary - almost 16 years ago.
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It poured all day and when we came home, there was flooding everywhere.
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The field in the distance is still flooded today,
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but at least the sun was shining and the wind will help dry things up.
Have a great day and thanks for dropping by!!
♥