No, I do not have a rock band, but I do need three hands.  Used the latest crazy quilt to experiment with my actual quilting technique.  Got everything basted last night and took a stab at it.

I’ve got three different thimbles, and none of them really work properly.  I’ve got 6 different sizes of sharp needle.  I think I’m trying to make too many stitches with the smallest size, but I really enjoy the control and the stitch detail and the large size of stitch with the larger needle.  Yes, I know this flies in the face of coveted quilting technique.

This is also the crazy part: I’m freeform quliting.  I have a few simple rules, and I just try to follow the lines I have already made.

The good news is that I seem to have mastered the “pulling the single knot through the top” process.  It allows the knot to get stuck inbetween the top layer of fabric and the badding, hiding it.  I completely rock at it.

I need three hands, because one hand holds and guides the needle, one hand scrunches and sandwiches the quilt, and the third hand holds the hoop. May just have to poke a hole through a TV tray or something.  If only I had the AWESOME rig the old ladies at the Methodist church used to have. That’s OK.  It would take up too much space anyway.

Pictures later!

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