Continuing quilting my exhibition/auction piece for an upcoming Libby Lehman event.Got to do this right for Libby!! We are looking at nearly upside down hills here ( upside down because it will be an easier stitch out given the location within the quilt). First with 7 different hills, each stacked in front or behind another.. I drew (Frixion pen) curved parallel lines 1/4 inch apart. I begin by dividing the first 'hill' near quilt center with a first stitch line down it's middle.
I then moved to divide the "half" in half. I discovered long ago that this divide and conquer approach works well to avoid a wrinkle in the rug result that can occur by moving stitch lines straight across a larger area progressively one side to the other.
Sections divided... then it's a breeze to 'fill' in and move on.
Viewing here from the 'side' of the quilt : The same approach as above was taken on all the hills. Frankly it took longer to mark than stitch. I did a fair job following the marked stitch lines but will iron the area to remove any viewable markings. I admit, with so much thread work involved here, I place a pressing sheet ( tissue) atop as I iron away the markings. :-) A little extra insurance to protect the threads. !
7 hills DONE! I have about 2/3 of the piece yet to quilt. BREAK TIME!!!
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