Trials and Tribulations with Quilting, Machine Embroidery, Sewing and Knitting
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 [...]
Posted in Applique, Foundation Blocks, Machine Embroidery on Mar 31st, 2009
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.
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 [...]