Textiles and Tomatoes

The moment we stepped outside for our morning walk with the boys I could tell it was going to be a real summer day — you know, the kind of tomato-ripening weather you usually have in July and August. Well, that kind of heat eluded us all summer. But it’s here today and I couldn’t be more thrilled. I approached the vines, basket in hand and picked Sweet 100s and Sun Gold tomatoes. Yum!

 

 

After rinsing the tomatoes I headed to the studio.

I emptied another spool of thread and completed the quilting on the Woodwardia Fern piece. This was my third spool-tossing event with this quilt — another reminder of just how big this one is. Because I usually work with many threads and on smaller pieces, I often work for many months without emptying a spool of thread. That plunk in the trash feels like I’ve completed a major chapter in a project — and so I have. Here it is pinned and wet with steam from blocking.

 

 

I’m pleased that the unquilted 1/4″ lines show so nicely. During the quilting process I was becoming concerned that they might not be obvious due to the larger-than-normal quilting shapes I used.

I’ll be able to bind it tomorrow and once I have it on my design wall, consider the possibility of additional work. Beads? Paint? or ????  Stay tuned.