Next step has began

Today, I finished ironing on all the tulips on all the 9 blocks and began the long process of adding the blanket stitches around all stems, leaves and tulips.  Adding the blanket stitch takes a few hours to finish each block.


Tina

Tulip Quilt Progress has started!

Today, I spent between 4-5 hours working on the Tulip Quilt and made a lot of progress.  Started the day out with ironing the fusible web on the back of the two pink fabrics. Now I have to cut them all out, great evening project while watching TV, just like when I was tracing the pattern on the fusible web.  

After all the fusible web was on the fabrics, I cut the 9 white backing blocks and ironed and starched them until they were stiff.  This makes it much easier to machine sew on the applique pieces.  After I had the blocks ready, I marked the centers and marked them with alignment marks to help with placement of the pieces.

Then I began, placing all the stems and leaves on the background blocks.  I just have a 2 more blocks for leave and stem and then I will starting adding the tulips.

Tina

Playing with a new toy!

I realized this morning that I need to get a blog post in since I have not done one in a couple days.  Well I have been pretty busy since Friday with my youngest home from the Air Force technical school before he leave for his next duty station in Colorado and my father in law is also in town from California. So we have been having fun catching up.

My highlight is that I received a nice present from the UPS man.  I got my new Quilt Path Computer for my APQS Millennium.  So Friday morning my husband and I spent the morning installing it on my Millie.  Now, I have been learning how to use it and there is a learning curve, but each day I have mastered a couple of new things. The first thing I sewed out was a pantograph, that was so cool to watch.  Then I did some simple blocks. 

Yesterday I learned how to how to set up for borders, and sew them out.  Today, I hope to learn how to add new designs and use them.  So far I love my Quilt Path.

Hope you all having a great weekend!

Tina

Tulip Test Block Complete

Today, I worked on developing my Tulip test block to see what I liked and what needs to be improved before I started building more for the quilt top.  

The block came out out beautiful, and I love the bright colors.  When I started to make the stems and the leaves, instead of cutting 73 leaves and 36 stems by hand, I choose to use my Sue Pelland Ruler templates to make them, sure beats cutting the pieces by hand.  

I think the only thing I will be changing is that I need to center everything and I think I will be making the background squares a 17" and then cutting them down to 16 1/2" blocks unfinished.  

Once I had the block finished, I started to cut out the rest of the stems and leaves, and this evening I will be starting to cut out fusible web for the tulips.  

Not sure what time I will have to work on these over the next couple of days, due to I have my father-in-law and son home for the next week.  


Tina

New Project in works

The past couple days have been busy, with me getting my first customer who want a small quilt finished, and working on another quilt top for my mother-in-law who is developing quilt patterns to sell.  

So now I have time to work on a designed this Queen size Tulip Quilt in EQ7!  The tulips will be machined appliqued on 16" blocks with 4 patch chains blocks in the middle all set on point. 

The background color will be a white, with 2 different pinks and a green.  I will be using Robert Kaufman Fusions and P&B Textiles Suede all 100% cotton fabrics.

I have the layout template ready and have cut out the templates, now I just have to cut out all the soft shade fusible.

When I finish this quilt, I will be selling it, the Price will be set later after I calculate the cost of materials and the time it takes to make it.

I will be posting the complete progress of this quilt as I go,  I will be making a new tab at the top of the page that will display the complete progress of this Tulip Quilt.

Tina