Hand quilting in progress

I was part of a quilting bee for Y's birthday quilt on the weekend.

I pieced together this queen-sized string quilt from blocks

contributed by her friends.

With all the varieties of non-quilting fabrics in there,

I was recommending machine quilting.

But Y's sense of community prevailed

and half a dozen of us got together for a few hours

to put in our handquilting stitches.

She's marked it in horizontal rows every three inches

and we got a quarter of it done

So in the end, Y was right

and I was wrong

and I'm saying it right here.

I'm linking up with Freshly Pieced WIP Wednesday to show the quilting world

that hand quilting is still alive and well!