One of the things I worked on this past month was finishing up a little stitching project that I started four years ago with the Alison Glass Kantha Sew-Along. There is no batting used for this kind of hand-stitching project. The needle is just pulled through two layers of cloth. It was painful for my hands, so I stopped stitching after I finished the middle two columns below:

Over the last few years, I’ve frequently pulled out this work-in-progress (WIP) and have felt the desire to finish it, which is much more doable now that I’ve had carpal tunnel surgery done on both of my hands. A couple months ago I decided to give it another try, but even with considerably less pain in my hands, it was still difficult to pull Wonderfil Perle Cotton #8 thread through both the layers with several stitches on the needle. I admit to using my teeth on occasion! But then I remembered that I had a pair of Mini pliers with some other tools, and they worked perfectly to pull the needle through. After I completed the stitching, I turned it into a pillow cover with an envelope backing.

The other project I finished this month was my Luminary quilt blogged about Here.

I also finished the quilt top for the graduation quilt that I’m making for my friend, Kristen’s son, Aidan. I’m going to wait to share it sometime in April after I get it back from my long-arm quilter, Cara.

I won’t be starting any major project in April but have a couple of small projects to finish up. I’m participating again in Alison Glass’ Color Camp that starts on April 1st, so I look forward to continuing to learn more about color and how to use it more effectively in future quilt projects.