What’s Stitching? A Pinked Edge

windycity18fThe embroidery on my little Windy City quilt continues with a favorite stitch, the Fly Stitch, around the light green fabric. Use the Fly Stitch with a pinked fabric like this and the thread follows the pointy edges and tacks down fabric shapes at the same time,

Can you guess why I’m using an Orange size 8 pearl cotton thread? The size 8 is larger than the size 12 threads used on the other parts of the design so it gives a nice bold edge to the fabric shape. The color orange is also in strong contrast to the surrounding fabrics and repeats the orange color found in the design. Two great reasons to use it on this pinked edge.