Slow Stitching

Back in March I started stitching the "reverse-applique swing skirt" found in the "Alabama Stitch Book", written by Natalie Chanin. The entire skirt, which was made from cotton t-shirts, was stitched by hand. Yes, that's right - all by hand! And after four months it's finished.....


A close-up of the skirt's front side.....


And a close-up of the skirt's underside (I opted to place all of the knots on the reverse side so they wouldn't be visible from the front).....


It was certainly a slow process but I couldn't be happier with results. I actually enjoyed the project so much that I just started cutting the squares for the "sampler quilt". More slow stitching here I come!