Change of Pace!

After I finished the Women of Courage quilt the other day, I need a little change of pace with some quilting.  So, I have basted the Snow Happens Embroidery Project, and quilted it on my Janome 7700.  I had not done that in over a year now. 

It was fun to play and see how much quilting is so much different from my longarm.  With the longarm, I'm standing and I have a better view of what moves I want to do next, on the sewing machine you have to bend over or take the project from under the needle to see where you need to go next.  I especially missed my stitch regulator that is on my longarm, put I like the practice with out it also. 

I used some scrap Quilters Dream Poly Batting in the sandwich, and Fill-tech thread in the machine.  The thread was a sample and was perfect for this project it, due to the thread has a gloss to is so the stitching stand out.  The only thing, I was have trouble with the would break easy then I would find a bulky seam area. 

I think I will have to do this more with some small projects that need to be quilted so I stay in practice.

So, Today I will be working on two Bindings and labels for the Women of Courage Quilt and this one.  But first I need to get some cleaning done so I can use the ironing board.

Have a Great Weekend and Quilting Day!

Tina

Started Quilting On Mystery Quilt!

The 2012 Designer Mystery Quilt is finally getting some quilting done on it.  This one will be getting some free motion quilting done on it.

Lots of stitching in the ditch and design work on this on it.

I started with stitching in the ditch the top borders and then added the details, of leaves, flowers and swirls.
 
In the corners I have added a nice design in the middle of the geese, and added some  diamonds in the corners also.

In the rows, I have also been stitching in the ditch.

Now adding some details to the main blocks now that I have ditching done in this row.

I think today, I will go in the studio and start a new project, and my be continue working on this afternoon or tomorrow.

Tina

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Started Quilting On Mystery Quilt!

The 2012 Designer Mystery Quilt is finally getting some quilting done on it.  This one will be getting some free motion quilting done on it.

Lots of stitching in the ditch and design work on this on it.

I started with stitching in the ditch the top borders and then added the details, of leaves, flowers and swirls.
 
In the corners I have added a nice design in the middle of the geese, and added some  diamonds in the corners also.

In the rows, I have also been stitching in the ditch.

Now adding some details to the main blocks now that I have ditching done in this row.

I think today, I will go in the studio and start a new project, and my be continue working on this afternoon or tomorrow.

Tina

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Huge Progress, but still quilting!

Well the last two days have been long and I'm still quilting on this quilt top.  In this week so far I figure I have put in over 14 hours in just working on this quilt top, and it has really paid off with some huge progress.

I have just about completed all the sashings, except the every last row.  All the middle blocks are now complete.  

I have now started working on the background of the Tulip blocks, now that my new ruler has come. 

I finally feel that the end is now near and I can't wait to get this done, so I can work on some other projects.

My goal, is to finish this top by Friday, due to the I will be leaving town on Saturday morning.

Stay Tuned, I will post as soon it is finished!



Tina

Huge Progress, but still quilting!

Well the last two days have been long and I'm still quilting on this quilt top.  In this week so far I figure I have put in over 14 hours in just working on this quilt top, and it has really paid off with some huge progress.

I have just about completed all the sashings, except the every last row.  All the middle blocks are now complete.  

I have now started working on the background of the Tulip blocks, now that my new ruler has come. 

I finally feel that the end is now near and I can't wait to get this done, so I can work on some other projects.

My goal, is to finish this top by Friday, due to the I will be leaving town on Saturday morning.

Stay Tuned, I will post as soon it is finished!



Tina

Practicing Custom work!

Yesterday and today have been busy with errands and cleaning around the house.  Looking forward to being done working during the week so I can keep the house up during the week.  

When I got my chores done, I decided to practice on the longarm for the rest of the day.  So I prepared the backing for the wine bottle wall hanging, and put it on the longarm.

For this quilt I'm doing a little free-motion work on it.  I  decided to outline the main elements of the blocks by just stitching around them and doing some stitch in the ditch.  

I needed a border for this so my husband made me a panto for the borders.  The panto is with grape vine leaves and wine bottles.   

This is great piece to practice on working in the front of the machine doing free motion work, since I'm just getting started on this project.

Tina

Practicing Custom work!

Yesterday and today have been busy with errands and cleaning around the house.  Looking forward to being done working during the week so I can keep the house up during the week.  

When I got my chores done, I decided to practice on the longarm for the rest of the day.  So I prepared the backing for the wine bottle wall hanging, and put it on the longarm.

For this quilt I'm doing a little free-motion work on it.  I  decided to outline the main elements of the blocks by just stitching around them and doing some stitch in the ditch.  

I needed a border for this so my husband made me a panto for the borders.  The panto is with grape vine leaves and wine bottles.   

This is great piece to practice on working in the front of the machine doing free motion work, since I'm just getting started on this project.

Tina

Feather Play!

Over the last week, I have been working on making feathers, and was having no luck until today.  I watched a video on it and it finally just clicked. So I practice a few by drawing them and I started to figure it out.  So, I moved to practicing on Millie and the first couple were not very good. I was over lapping and the feathers were just not looking right.

Very Bad Feather!

So I stopped and looked at my drawings again, then on my next tempt they started getting better.  I Started with a smaller feather first.

Then I started making a few that were just a little larger.  I was getting better but, still over lapping a few.  

Now that I'm starting  to figure out feathers, it is fun to play with them.

I have also been playing with templates and practicing for my pink tulip quilt that needs to be finished.  Boy was that fun and I liked making this block.

Also love playing with loops.

I think I'm starting to get the hang of the free motioning on the machine.  Just need keep practicing.  Tomorrow is going to be a more practicing and learning, going to get my free class with Myna Ficken.  I'm so excited!

Tina

Feather Play!

Over the last week, I have been working on making feathers, and was having no luck until today.  I watched a video on it and it finally just clicked. So I practice a few by drawing them and I started to figure it out.  So, I moved to practicing on Millie and the first couple were not very good. I was over lapping and the feathers were just not looking right.

Very Bad Feather!

So I stopped and looked at my drawings again, then on my next tempt they started getting better.  I Started with a smaller feather first.

Then I started making a few that were just a little larger.  I was getting better but, still over lapping a few.  

Now that I'm starting  to figure out feathers, it is fun to play with them.

I have also been playing with templates and practicing for my pink tulip quilt that needs to be finished.  Boy was that fun and I liked making this block.

Also love playing with loops.

I think I'm starting to get the hang of the free motioning on the machine.  Just need keep practicing.  Tomorrow is going to be a more practicing and learning, going to get my free class with Myna Ficken.  I'm so excited!

Tina

"Coquette Tulip" Quilt

One of my most recent quilts I finished, was this one I have name "Coquette Tulip".  This quilt was my first commissioned quilt and was started this last September. I was asked by one of my husbands co-workers to make a quilt, for her mother in law.  She left the design and colors, to up to me.  The only thing, that was asked was to make it in warm colors and to be made into a full size.  

I began with looking for blocks that would work though my EQ7 and my Blockbase programs.  After, I found a couple different blocks i made a couple of mock up designs in various warm colors. Her choice was this modified weatherpane block and she a lot of yellow, greens, and reds colors.  

Next I began searching the various fabric combinations or collection through some of my favorite websites.  I found a couple of fabrics and had her pick the one she liked  the most.  She picked the the Coquette Collection from Moda.  So that following weekend, my husband drove me to Capital Quilts to see what they had in that collection. They had one bolt of what I wanted to use.  So, after I was done shopping in that shop we headed to Web Fabrics in Northern Virginia.  When we got to Web Fabircs we found all the fabrics I needed to make the top.

It took me about, 48 hours of sewing over several weeks to finish the top with out the borders.  The hardest part was setting the blocks on point.  It was my first time to sew a quilt on point and I found it was fun and challenging to figure out.  After finishing the top, I had to go back to Webfabrics for more fabric for the borders and the backing.  They had just enough on the bolt for the backing. 

After finishing the top I marked the quilt with designs I made from varies parts of the border and the backing. The quilt was laid out on the floor as the quilt sandwich and pin basted it with hundreds of basting pins.  

The quilting was all done on my Janome 7700 sewing machine. I started with stitching in the ditch first, then worked on the free motion quilting on the sashing, and the middle blocks. Then worked on the borders to finish quilting.  I finished the quilt with making the binding with from the green fabric.

The label was designed by my husband with his Brother Embroidery Machine.  I just told him what to put on the fabric and where I wanted the label at.

Over all the customer loved the finished quilt, and also I fell in love with this quilt   I hope to make more quilts like this in the near future.

Tina