This was the last quilt to be top-stitched and bound, and though it was small I struggled a bit with it. Mostly in deciding how I wanted to top-stitch it. First I tried hand quilting in white sewing thread, but I couldn’t see what I was doing. Also, I’d started slow-stitching by then and didn’t want a less interesting hand-stitching project taking up all my hand work time.

Then I sewed a wood-grain-like pattern using wavy lines and the rainbow thread. At first I tried treating the cat squares like knots to be avoided, but that looked terrible. Fortunately, I’d used a longer stitch length so it was easy to unpick the bits I didn’t like. I continued with just the wavy pattern. Then bound the edges and it was done.

With all the Summer of Quilts quilts done, I’m free to make another. But it won’t be flannelette. Kwandi, or something with sashiko panels, appeals. I’m heading for the Quilt and Craft fair soon so maybe it will inspire something. Or maybe I’ll sew more clothes and non-patchworky homewares. Or maybe I’ll be sucked into a completely different craft.