Trials and Tribulations with Quilting, Machine Embroidery, Sewing and Knitting
Posted in Applique, Digitizing, Foundation Blocks, Machine Embroidery on Mar 16th, 2012
This egg turned out to be very squat. I’ve gone back to basics: drawn my design on a piece of graph paper (the right size) and then digitised it. This new design is slightly too big for one hooping – hopefully this will mean the pieces won’t be so fiddly. Both girls have decided they [...]
Posted in Foundation Blocks, Machine Embroidery on Mar 12th, 2012
I’ve interrupted work on the baby quilt to make the Easter T-Shirts this year we are going to have a crazy patchwork egg. I am going to foundation piece it using my embroidery machine. Above is the design I made using Embird Studio – this is the third version and I suspect their might be [...]
Posted in Foundation Blocks, Machine Embroidery on Dec 15th, 2011
A pinwheel block – foundation pieced using an embroidery machine. This one is done in four pieces and then joined together.
Posted in Digitizing, Foundation Blocks, Machine Embroidery, Software on Dec 9th, 2011
I finished testing my flying geese block – it took three attempts. I made this block using foundation (or paper) piecing on my embroidery machine. I digitised the design using Embird Studio. The final design size is 138.4 mm by 139.6 mm. Read this if you’re interested in using your embroidery machine to foundation piece [...]
Posted in Foundation Blocks, Machine Embroidery on Dec 8th, 2011
I made these blocks into a cushion cover. I just added borders until it was big enough -the back has an envelope closure (no zip!) Next time I must remember to finish the edges of the construction seams – it’s not something you do when quilting (because the raw edges will be inside the quilt [...]
Posted in Digitizing, Foundation Blocks, Machine Embroidery, Software on Nov 16th, 2011
I’ve been using my embroidery machine to make foundation pieced quilt blocks. This makes for greater accuracy. I wrote a tutorial about it a few years ago – you can find it here. There are also a few free designs available for download (hour glass, snail trail, water lily and picture frame). I digitised [...]
Posted in Foundation Blocks, Machine Embroidery, Quilting on Oct 16th, 2010
I’ve made a patchwork card to go with this quilt present. I foundation piece the block (using my embroidery machine) and then attach it to the card using double-sided sticky tape. You can find the embroidery files on my Machine Embroidery Page.
Posted in Applique, Foundation Blocks, Machine Embroidery, Sewing on Oct 16th, 2010
I finished the T-Shirt for Miss P. Here is a close up of the front … The Water Lily blocks were foundation pieced using my embroidery machine – you can find the design here. I attach the block using a blanket stitch (width 2.5mm and length 1.5mm). I also used Vliesofix to get the appliques [...]
Posted in Foundation Blocks, Machine Embroidery on Sep 23rd, 2010
It’s been a very long time since my last post – I’ve had an awful throat infection and had little motivation to craft. The above is four water lily blocks that I’m making for Miss P (Miss A has the Kimono blocks). Once again I’ve used my embroidery machine to piece the blocks (much easier [...]
Posted in Foundation Blocks, Machine Embroidery on Jul 23rd, 2010
It’s been a while since I posted – mostly due to lack of time because of school holidays. I have managed to finish another shirt for Miss A. I’ve used a foundation pieced Kimono block. Here’s a closer image … The block design is from Linda Hampton Schiffer and Jodie Davis’s book Victorian Quilt Block [...]