I've got the batik quilt on the frame today and my client decided upon the swirling scroll design motif for her beauty. I thought a variegated thread would really make it sing. She was immediately receptive but I was really struggling to find a variegated that could stand up to the batik palate. I had a spool of golden metallic thread by Superior and I kept being drawn back to it.
Finally, I asked my client what she thought about using a gold metallic thread and she said she thought it would really make it pop. She was so right! It really does make the quilt top sing but it is making me scream. It keeps breaking!!
I've slowed down and loosened the tension. I've changed the needle- again! I've even walked away from it thinking the thread gods just needed a little time alone with my machine. I'm bound and determined to get it done but it will take just as long to bury all these thread tails as it has to actually quilt the top!
I'm so glad that I've got clients who trust my quilty instincts and are willing to be a bit non-traditional when it comes to thread choices. I keep reminding myself that the end result will be stunning but I'm also reminding myself not to use metallic thread again! LOL! Look for this thread option to soon disappear from my website- after I tame this golden beast to behave for this quilt top!
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