This is the thread that I'm planning to use for the quilting, it looks quite pink in this picture, but it's not that far out from the reds in real life, and it will be fine by the time it's just one thread. It's Wonderfil Tutti, a 50wt cotton, and it'll be my first time trying this thread. It seemed very expensive at £8.20, but it is a 1000m reel, so it's cheaper per metre than the King Tut - that is assuming you need 1000m!!
Yesterday I bunked off and went to Quilts UK at Malvern. I had a lovely day, as did OH who went for a walk on the Malvern Hills. It was great to get out and do something normal, even though I was pretty cream crackered by the end. I fell asleep on the sofa at about 8:30pm and then had no trouble at all sleeping through the night - I must have needed it and I feel much better today for it, which is just as well as self-catering always involves rather a lot of packing. Here's a quick snap of my haul from the quilt show - notice, no fabric!! That must be a first. The bobbins were all in my possession already, it's just the box that's new. I looked at the bobbin boxes and they seemed very flimsy, this is a bead box from The Quilted Bear and there's plenty of room for expansion. It has a nice solid feel to it and sliding locks - essential for the day you inevitably drop it! A bargain at £2.79! Oh, now I feel cheated, I've just looked it up online and it's only £1.98 on their website. Oh well, at least I didn't have to pay the £3 postage :o).
Top looks fantastic - look forward to seeing it with the borders on. Envious of the trip to Malvern - your shopping is good but no mention of the quilts??
ReplyDeleteThe show at Malvern sounds super (and you were very restrained!) although I'm not surprised that you were whacked when you got back! Did you take any pics of the quilts there?
ReplyDeleteI suspect that (if the equivalent gardening shows are anything to go by) Malvern is a more enjoyable day than the one at NEC which is just too darn BIG. However, I reasoned that if I'm only going to one, I'm more likely to bump into the gang of four at the NEC...
There were some lovely quilts, quite a bit of applique this year, but I didn't take any photos. I find if I take pictures I don't really look at the quilts, and I very seldom look at the pictures again, so it's a bit of a waste of time.
ReplyDeleteYou're right about the NEC show being very big and Malvern being more enjoyable, Hazel, but a lot of it is timing. Malvern can also get very crowded because they cram a lot into a small space and don't leave enough aisle space. However, you don't get quite such a bad case of sensory overload!