Fluffbuff

  After discovering Spirit Cloth, I've been inspired to take out the fabric I bought a while back form Azabu-ya and try my hand at quilting. When I tried a few months ago I didn't get very far because I was trying to practice the quilting stitch on samples that weren't going to be anything and I really need a project to get going. So this will be my first project for both quilting and embroidering. I have some ideas for the embroidery, but first I am going to quilt enough of the fabric that I don't have to worry about messing that up while I embroider. I know that usually people embroider first, but I've already found out a couple of things about the kind of quilter I'm going to be, if this works out.
a) I don't like to use a hoop.
b) I don't care about the way things are supposed to be done as long as I like what I get.
Looking at the kind of quilting and embroidery that Jude of Spirit Cloth does, I am convinced that this is the way to go for me.

This is how far I got yesterday.

So far I quilt stitched along two lines and the stitches are very "rustic". I'm telling myself it's a feature, not a bug. :)

I like the back fabric almost as much as the front one, so I am going to try to make a reversible quilt. Funny that this morning I should see this same fabric on another blog: 100% Pura Lana.

Given the colors and motifs of the fabric, I am thinking of a marine subject for my embroidery.