A Hand Quilted Gem

Last summer the guild had a huge collection of everything quilting from an estate in Nanaimo.  As items were sorted, we came across a beautiful, cross-stitched flimsy that was layered and pinned – unfortunately for likely over 10 years.  The pins were solidly rusted in place. It was decided to donate this to the Evergreen Hand quilters to be finished.

I struggled to remove the rusted-in safety pins and saw the residual rust. After some consultation, I purchased Retro Clean to remove this rust. I soaked it for two days and saw most but not all the rust disappear.

I proceeded to mark a large grid diagonally on the white spaces on the flimsy which is about 80” x 80”. In late November, 2024 we secured the backing, batting, and flimsy on our wooden frames.

It is now near completion of the hand quilting. I shall purchase a suitable binding fabric and finish it.  It will be shown on a meeting night, October.  It will be sold at the Filberg center where we volunteer and the proceeds will go to the Center and towards their senior programs.

Submitted by Raelene Robertson, Alexis Pearson, Tavey Robson, Marjorie Arnold, members of Evergreen Hand Quilters