A link into the world of patchwork and quilting
Last weekend I shared the three projects that were 'live' in my sewing room. Progress has been made on two :-) First up is the Winnie-the-Pooh baby quilt panel. I'd already quilted around the printed patchwork blocks - pseudo in-the-ditch. Since the weekend I've made...
Welcome to Saturday Quilting Bring & Share. Bring along your project(s) and enjoy sharing in the virtual realm of our Worldwide Quilting Community. Do add your thoughts and links in the comments box at the end of this post. Thank you! Here in the South of England...
I always find marking stitching lines on a quilt a bit problematic: Will the marker stain the fabric?; or, what if the marks disappear whilst I'm squishing the quilt through the sewing machine throat? Some time ago I wrote about the pros and cons of the various...
Well! I've made a start free motion quilting my Scrappy Trip Along quilt. I can't say it's been plain sailing! Never mind, I'm doing it! I've found one of the issues I have with fmq is creating the 'right' scale. Ideally I want to achieve a fairly open quilting...
At last Saturday's Beginners Course we reached the quilting stage of constructing our quilts. I demonstrated a few ideas for quilting using a walking foot eg. in-the-ditch, echoing, wavy lines... I'd had a think about how to quilt my version of the Dashing Stars...
It's a bit cheeky to call this post Saturday Quilting Bring & Share but I will push my luck and hope you have had a chance to sew with friends or can enjoy this virtual sew-in as a gentle way to end one week and start another. Bring along your project and share in...
Whew! Quilting the orange peel pattern is looking much better after some fundamental changes…
When it’s time to walk away from the quilt…
Some quilting tips I’d like to share and my first finish of 2017
Projects on the go, a new template and a finish 🙂
