Gütermann is one of the most popular thread producers having been around for decades. As a girl, the chap that used to service our sewing machine always recommended Gütermann thread and I still use it for a lot of my piecing and dressmaking. They have a wide range of threads and one is Deco Stitch.
Deco Stitch is designed to work well with domestic sewing machines decorative stitches. You can use it on the top with a sew all thread on the bottom if you wish. I was sent some to have a play and see exactly how I could use it for quilting. It is 70 weight, so at the lighter end of threads but this means that it will not bulk out too much and will form the stitches evenly but what to do with it?
I lost my Mum earlier this year. We started patchwork and quilting together over a decade ago when we took up a beginners class and it always was a shared passion. This led to a weekly class where we made good friends with our group, who I still see, day trips to the local shows and she came to every retreat I organised. When you loose a quilter, or any crafter, there is the bitter sweet task of sorting out the ‘stash’. I have plenty of UFOs (Un-Finished Objects) and she had a few too! One of these was a cross-stitch of Nemo, the little fish from the movie. She had started this about eighteen years ago as a gift for a little girl called Alice, who LOVED Nemo. When I found it, all those memories of watching the film endless times came rushing back and I remember Mum saying she was making the picture. She hadn’t quite finished it with only a few outlining stitches missing, so I asked Alice (who is now 22) if she would like it. She was delighted but wanted it to be made into something. Her other request was that I not complete the image, leave it just as Nanny Pat had left it.
The image was the perfect size for a small purse, perhaps for make up, so this was what I decided to make. I also had a sparkly zip in my stash which would work brilliantly. Next, I had to find some fabric which matched the image and when I came across the stunning blue, it was perfect; Nemo swimming in the sea. I then looked around for thread and this is when the Deco Stitch came in useful. I had a variegated version in blues which I decided to use for quilting the little bag.
The thread worked really well, showing up on the ‘sea’ as I quilted wavy lines. Initially I was going to play with some of the decorative stitches but, as the fabric was so lovely, I felt it might not have worked. Sometimes, simple is best. I also echo quilted around the Nemo figure, simple to hold that side down.
Deco Stitch is a versatile thread that is useful to have in your thread stash and comes in a range of variegated colours which work brilliantly for those decorative embroidery stitches. So, if you have never used those stitches why not have a go with Deco Stitch.
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