I have some
projects I need to finish - my Swoon quilt, my Made in Cherry quilt but most important the quilt
for my Nephew, which needs to be finished end of April. I made the pieced back this week and basted the quilt. Now I have
stalled completely though – have no idea how to quilt it. Only thing I can
come up with is stitch-in-the-ditch which is nice but… Well, you know. If you
have any ideas on how to quilt this super boxy top I would love to hear from
you.
Can I brag
a little? I brought the top to my LQS to find the binding and the owner LOVED
it – thought it was very unusual and asked for pictures so that they could use
it for inspiration to others. I think it’s the dots that makes it stand out so
much. I’m growing very fond of it myself. The binding was tough but I found some fantastic fabric and so is the pieced back is looking pretty darn good as well . Can't wait to show you the finished quilt. It will be quite a dramatic, busy quilt.
I continue
to make Liberated Wedding Rings from my scrap pile when I can, but I also started another couple
of scrap projects this week:
Paper
pieced stars – just practicing - the centres are horrible. I have to rip these apart again and start over:
And then
I'm making some large blocks in lovely green and red scraps. I hope to make some placeholders out
of them but mostly I am making them to practice FMQ.
So as you
can see some focus is much needed in my sewing room. Be sure to drop by Lee's blog to see more structured approach to quilting
You certainly can brag about that quilt- it is gorgeous, I just love the dots- if I were quilting it I would do some free motion quilting with lots of circles- either a large pebble or maybe even concentric circles? I think all circle quilting on a very square themed quilt would really be cool.
ReplyDeleteI wouldgo for straight lines too. But onceyou've finished FMQ-ing the place mats, why not do the real thing on this quilt: meandering? Leaves? Have a look at some FMQ ideas at Quokka Quilts:
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ReplyDeleteI just love your spotty quilt. It really is the perfect sashing. It's no wonder the quilt shop ladies love it.
ReplyDeleteLOve your quilt. The paper pieced star looks great.
ReplyDeleteLove your quilt!! I think some nice vertical straight line would be cool, even organic.
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad that your moment of indecision - should I carry on or start something different - has ended up with a wonderful quilt that other people are wanting to use for inspiration. Major pat on the back!! I suppose it's all about having confidence in your own instincts... although looking at all the quilting eye candy on blogs etc makes it hard to settle to one idea.
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