Trials and Tribulations with Quilting, Machine Embroidery, Sewing and Knitting
Posted in Foundation Blocks, Machine Embroidery, miscellaneous, Quilting on Mar 23rd, 2009
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 [...]
Posted in Applique, Foundation Blocks, Machine Embroidery, Quilting on Mar 18th, 2009
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 [...]
Posted in Foundation Blocks, Machine Embroidery on Jul 29th, 2008
Another foundation pieced card …
Posted in Foundation Blocks, Quilting on Mar 8th, 2008
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 [...]
Posted in Foundation Blocks, Machine Embroidery on Mar 4th, 2008
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 [...]
Posted in Foundation Blocks, Machine Embroidery on Oct 4th, 2007
The instructions and design (in pes, jef and hus) are now available here or check out my sidebar (Machine Embroidery Designs).
Posted in Foundation Blocks, Machine Embroidery, Quilting on Oct 2nd, 2007
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’ [...]
Posted in Foundation Blocks, Machine Embroidery on Sep 2nd, 2007
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.
Posted in Foundation Blocks, Machine Embroidery on Aug 31st, 2007
I’ve always enjoyed the accuracy of foundation piecing, but I don’t have the time to make the foundations. I decided to try to digitise an embroidery that I could use instead. I do all of my digitising in Thred (it’s free!) and use Embird for converting and resizing. The first colour stitches the foundation and then [...]
Posted in Foundation Blocks, Quilting on Aug 9th, 2007
I tried making the ‘logs’ on my log cabin block bigger… I like it. I’m not sure about the arrangement of fabrics. The red in the middle is my favourite and I don’t think there is enough of it in the block. I’ve been using my PCQuilt software to audition different arrangements… or … I [...]