Trials and Tribulations with Quilting, Machine Embroidery, Sewing and Knitting
Posted in Free Motion Quilting, Inspiration, Quilting on Feb 28th, 2012
I’ve begun quiting this quilt – I’m free-motion quilting using a double heart pattern (it’s from Quilting Arts magazine June July 2011). See below It’s coming together quite nicely, but I have trouble covering the quilt in a fluid direction (I have to stop and start).
Posted in Free Motion Quilting, Patchwork, Quilting on Feb 24th, 2012
I finished my Dino Quilt. Above is the front and below is the back. I free-motion quilted it using a stippling pattern. I found this to be quite tricky simply because of the size of the quilt, but in the end I’m pleased with the results. As always, I could do with more practice. I [...]
Posted in Free Motion Quilting, Quilting on Feb 20th, 2012
I finished quilting the Dino Quilt – the above image is of the back. I stippled it, but I don’t think I pinned it enough – there seems to be a bit of shifting. Onto binding and labelling.
Posted in Free Motion Quilting, Patchwork, Quilting on Feb 14th, 2012
I’ve started quilting. I’m stippling this one. I’m finding it physically quite challenging – manipulating all of the fabric and then bits fall of the table and drag on the needle. It is still probably the best part of the quilting process.
I am already to quilt. New needle (quilting #11), free motion foot is on …
Posted in Fabric Stash, Free Motion Quilting, Quilting on Jan 17th, 2012
Another baby is on the way – due at the end of February (not me obviously!). It is 30 charm squares and a white border. I bought the charm squares ages ago from the Fat Quarter Shop (sorry I can’t remember the name). Everything including the backing and wadding came from my stash (slightly embarrassing [...]
Posted in Free Motion Quilting, Quilting on Oct 5th, 2010
When I free-motion quilt I tend to do loops and swirls – it just seems to be my natural style. I’ve been trying to make the loops rounder. I’ve been concentrating on the getting the sewing machine speed and the speed I move the quilt right. Sometimes I have big stitches and sometimes small ones [...]
Posted in Free Motion Quilting, Quilting on Sep 29th, 2010
I’ve started quilting this quilt. I’m doing free-motion swirly things (my version of stippling). I’m definitely getting better with practice. I found a supreme slider (it’s a silicon sheet you put between your sewing machine and the quilt – there is a hole for the needle) made things much easier to move the fabric.
Posted in Quilting on May 11th, 2010
I’m quilting my alphabet quilt – it’s almost done. The above is a bit of the free motion quilting I’ve been doing in the sashing and borders.My new sewing machine is lovely… I have lots of new projects in mind. While quilting I have been listening to Vilette (a novel by Charlotte Bronte) on my [...]
Posted in Quilting on Nov 4th, 2009
Back to working on my Mod 9 quilt. I’m about three quarters of the way through the quilting. I ran out of cotton thread… I find the quilting quite physically demanding – I can only do about half an hour at a time.