in the works:

while awaiting the arrival of two remaining prints in anna maria horner's little folks collection, i've managed to get the rest all cut up into squares for the queen-sized patchwork quilt i'm making. for me, arranging and handling all the pieces is one of my favorite parts of the quilting process, it's such an orderly, imaginative, and soothing activity!

i decided to do a patchwork design because it seems to best showcase the prints which are easily among my favorite fabric designs...um, ever. o wait, did i mention that before?! ok, so maybe only several hundred times...ANYWHO. the cotton voile is such a joy to work with and this will be the biggest quilt i've ever made sooo i made the decision to do it all by hand—from piecing to quilting and binding, stitch by little stitch. i know, i might be a little off my rocker, but this is a very special project that i actually get to keep so i want to take my time and enjoy it! so having said that, it may be a little while before i'm able to share the completed quilt top...

my other idea is that for the actual quilting, i think i want to use a thicker strand of embroidery floss or pearl cotton in various colors to complement the variety of color and pattern in the fabric itself. have you ever quilted with anything but regular ole mercerized thread? did you like the results?