I just finished the second of five quilts that I’m entering in my local guild’s quilt show next month. It’s one I made for my oldest son a couple of years ago but it wasn’t quite “finished” – it needed more quilting!

Here are some photos I took making a quilt stencil and adding the stitching.

First, I drew the design on graph paper so I knew exactly the size of the space I needed to fill. Next, I made a template out of plastic which I traced around with a blue marking pen to transfer the quilting design.

Finally, I added the quilting using glow in the dark thread. Too bad I can’t take pictures in the dark! It turned out really cool.