Not really, you understand. Although it sounds like a lovely idea!

Unfortunately my postman stalking hasn’t resulted in any nice deliveries, so the Zigzags are on the back burner for now until I can get my hands on some more Kona Snow.

So today, with some trepidation, I got out the Northcote quilt top (aka the New England Beach House)  that I finished yonks ago and that has been looking at me ever since, quietly begging to be basted and quilted. I loathe basting. I loathe basting really big things even more, but this morning after my run I knuckled down and just got down to it. Apologies for the quality of the photo – the lighting is always a bit iffy in the attic and after a big storm last night it’s been a bit cool and overcast this morning.

It’s almost done. Phew.

Now I just need to decide how to quilt it. My first reaction was to do it by hand. I haven’t done any hand quilting for ages, but I used to do loads. It would be nice in a way to spend the summer handquilting this. It sort of goes with the old fashioned feel of it. But then again, if I machine quilt it will get done and by the end of next week I could have the quilt on the bed, transforming the attic into a New England beach house. I kind of like that idea…but then how should I quilt it – my usual swirls or stipples aren’t going to pass muster here.

What would you do?

Helen

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