A pile of pockets ready to be sewn on and ornaments in a production line …
The ornaments are a machine embroidery design from here. They’ve used velvet as the base whereas I have used felt, so I’m not sure how to cut the edges away (they used a candle and melted the edges, but I’m not sure if that would work with felt). I’ve made 8 so only 16 to go … (I am feeling positive that I will get it done in time).
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The quilting is done …
The tree, stem and pot are free motion quilted and I used a hanging diamond pattern on the white background.
Here is a closer look …
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I’m quilting the base and I’ve made one ornament …
The Star consists of a front and a back and I didn’t manage to sew them together very well.
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I’ve decided to make an Advent Calendar – just to put myself under a bit more pressure. I got the idea from here, but it’s developed a mind of it’s own.
Each pocket will have a number embroidered on it. I haven’t quite decided on the position of the pockets yet – the one above is just placed on the quilt.
I’m going to sew buttons onto the tree from which we can hang ornaments (they’ll be stored in the pockets).
The ornaments are going to like this …
The number is on the back of the ornament. There will also be a star, tree and stocking (so six of each type).
I still have all of the pockets and the ornaments to sew as well as quilting the base. So lots to do and not much time.
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I’ve cut all of the squares for this quilt.
It’s finished!
The continuous binding worked well. It did take me three attempts to get the join right, but as soon as it worked I had a bit of an ‘aha’ moment so I think I should be able to do it easily next time.
I ironed the binding into place after I attached it to the front and that made mitering the corners easier.
My next quilt is going to involve squares and this fabric
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Quilting my Suduko Quilt. I have stitched in the ditch all of the block construction seams and am now doing a bit of free motion quilting.
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The quilt top is finished. I think it is a bit busy, but I’ll reserve judgment until the end. I plan to piece the back using the left over pieces of fabric from the top.
