Thirty Eight Knots

I'm making great progress on my Project Runway Faye quilt.

Yesterday I did all the free-motion quilting.  I edge stitched all the fused pieces, then echo quilted around Faye.

You might notice some threads in the center of this photograph.

When starting and stopping, I left long threads so I could pull them to the back and tie them off with the bobbin thread.  It makes for a neater appearance, and I need all the help I can get in that department, since my stitches aren't the most even.

It didn't seem like it would be that much work, but that's because I underestimated the number of times I would start and stop.  I just counted, and I need to make 38 knots.  

I'm going to make myself do them before I get to the fun part, which is straight-line stitching in the border.

I'm pretty sure I'll get this quilt done this weekend.  Hooray!