Eye of The Tiger

I'm enjoying hand quilting Eye Of The Tiger. 

I eyeballed the distance between where I'd stitched and where I wanted to go next.

Would you believe the local quilt shops had no quarter inch quilt marking tape? Maybe people don't often hand quilt anymore?

So I used tape I already had. A double sided tape that I also used to make seam and contour lines on the dressmaking model.

Not as easy as it could've been, if I had the "right" tape. 

Do you know anyone who hand quilts with tape?

 

Eye of The Tiger trial quilting

There's a trial run at the quilting.... it's just so freeing and soft in the hands. I've used the parlan (spelling) from Just Country Quilts once again, as the needle slides through deliciously with the perle thread.

 

Eye of The Tiger is ready to quilt

Eye of The Tiger is a small quilt top. Just over a metre square. 

Eden by Tula Pink charm pack. Surrounded by Anna Maria Horner peacocks, and cornerstones using a fabric from Tula Pink's Spirit Animal range. 

I have been collecting Tula Pink fabrics, and not using them. ..... waiting for some illusive special project. Well not anymore!

This stunning box of wonderfil threads is the colour pallette for the kantha quilting.

All ready to mark out using a Hera marker and ruler. I think diagonal lines will be perfect.

It's mango season, and this is a special dessert I made for the family. 

I love making food pretty too.