Handstitched Candlewick Quilt

Hand stitched white on white Candlewick quilt

The commitment to make a hand embroidered, hand quilted candlewick bedspread was quite a large one. I have had people ask if they could purchase this quilt but I will probably never make another one like this so I have refused those offers. Each square is a different design and was completed in the evenings over a period of time. The squares were machine pieced and each square is bordered with cotton lace. I had to save up to be able to afford to buy enough cotton lace of the same type to go round all the squares. You can see a close up of one of the squares below.

I don’t think my hands would cope with all that hand quilting today. Part of my move to machine quilting was the beginning of arthritic pain in the base of my right thumb.

White quilts are notoriously difficult to photograph because the definition of light and shadow is quite minimal but anyone who has attempted to create a similar quilt will appreciate both the beauty of the completed project and the time it takes to stitch. The inner sashings are quilted in pumpkin stitch and the outer border in a rope design