wip wednesday: 19 stars
I almost didn’t post the star quilt for you today. I broke my needle a few days ago and didn’t have another right on hand to continue. Sometimes the strangest things get in the way of progress. It’s not like it was the last needle on earth.
What did motivate me to get another needle out was that I decided to post this quilt today and didn’t want to leave that last star hanging halfway on, halfway off. So here are my 19 hand-pieced stars for your viewing pleasure.
In case you’re curious, how exactly does one break a hand-sewing needle? (a good quality needle by the way) Very much like one breaks a needle on the machine. Too much pulling and tugging and … snap! Nickel-plated steel needle vs glazed cotton thread: Thread wins by KO!
Beautiful quilt! I love your fabric choices.
Any idea yet how you're going to quilt it?
Cheers!
Leah
Great looking stars. I've broken hand sewing needles before. THey do get dull and I have a tendency to bend mine for some reason. Maybe that's why I prefer the sewing machine.
That's beautiful! Almost makes me want to hand piece–almost!