Originally Posted by SueSew
Wow, it's beautiful.
I can't tell the thread is variegated - what colors does it vary around? But the hand quilting stitches are so pretty and delicate!
Between the dark and light colors there looks to be maybe a tiny cross-hatch? I can't tell from the photo. Would you tell me what it is? It gives a teeny bit of texture to the stark color-change area.
Lovely lovely work - lucky recipients!
The colors in the thread are pale, so they aren't real noticeable...just a hint of color to make the stitching stand out a little. It goes from pale pink to beige to pale blue.
I'm not sure what part you are referring to about the "cross-hatch", though. There are two borders...the inner rust-colored border where I used a type of "braid" stencil for the quilting, and an outer blue border.
Hope this answers your questions! :)
the variegated thread I'm using
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stencil used in narrow, inner border
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