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Category Archive for 'Foundation Blocks'

I’ve been working on patchwork cards …

 
I foundation piece the cards using my embroidery machine – I’m happy to share the designs.

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Another T-Shirt.

Here is a close up of the front …

I put a dragonfly on the back…

It is for a little boy in P’s class. Both the frog and dragonfly are from here and the patchwork Pictureframe I digitised myself and you can download it from here.

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I made this block using my embroidery machine – there are instructions on this page on how to use an embroidery machine for foundation piecing. Here is the design – it’s free to use, but don’t sell the design.
sewwittypictureframe
NOTE: The font is not included in the download just the quilt block. Also, it is in [...]

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Today is my second blog anniversary! When I started I thought it would be good to keep a record of my craft activities and it has been useful – a couple of times I’ve looked back to see how I did something.
I also thought it might help me to focus my energies, but it hasn’t. [...]

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Another foundation pieced card …

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More Patchwork Cards

I made more patchwork cards – this one is based on a flying geese pattern and the two below are half of a garden path pattern (from this book)

It’s an easy process – a bit time consuming, but I do get to use up tiny bits of left over fabric. I’m happy to share the [...]

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Birthday Card

We have two birthdays coming up, so I decided it was time to design a new card. This one is foundation pieced using my embroidery machine.
I digitise the design in Thred, convert it to the right format and resize it in Embird and then stitch it out. The cards are from Officeworks (you can get [...]

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The instructions and design (in pes, jef and hus) are now available here or check out my sidebar (Machine Embroidery Designs).

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I’ve been working on my Snail’s Trail block.

It is working better now that I stitch the entire foundation first and then the seams (before I was doing a bit of the foundation and then the seam and it took much longer).  As the final block is 13cm by 13cm, you can see the ‘trail’ is [...]

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This is the block I made using my embroidery machine (a janome mc350e). The block is 13.8cm by 13.8cm. If you would like a copy of the design, check my sidebar or go here.

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