Thursday, March 3, 2011

my creative space

Last weekend I used my new free-motion quilting foot for the first time... and boy it was a work out! My upper arms and shoulders were aching after just a few hours behind the machine. I am SUPER pleased with the result, and am already thinking about future quilts .... hmmm. I'm glad I took the leap and didn't persist with straight lines, which wasn't working for the thickness of the quilt batting... but shhh honestly I am sure it's my lack of  skill to sew in straight lines hehe


The front of the quilt is made from various vintage sheets from Ange's Ramblings swap which I participated in 2010.


The back is a mis-mash of white, peach and yellow floral fabric...


... plus a little snippet of vintage lace for good measure. I left the embroidery floss ties throughout the quilt, as they were too cute to remove.


I tried out a wiggly bobbly sewing pattern suggested over here in Oh, Fransson's Free Motion Quilting Tutorial, and also followed her plan as to where to begin free-motion sewing on such a large sized quilt, also VERY helpful. It took exactly 4 full bobbin changes, which I had prepared before beginning to reduce stopping and starting too much. Incase you were wondering, I stuffed up alot..

Yes, I quilted myself into a squiggly corner many times.
Yes, I swore a bit.
Yes, you can see where i sped up too quickly, slowed down too slowly and created ridiculous non-curved pointed shapes frequently.
Yes, I saw the great people of We Massage the following day hehe.

More creativity over here.

12 comments:

  1. looking great, look forward to seeing more of the top.

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  2. Wow, it looks beautiful, doesnt the quilting just transform it? and nobody else will notice the "stuff ups"! Love the colours in it, so pretty!

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  3. That looks fantastic! I hope you do make it to Brown Owls and I can see it (and you!) in person. :)

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  4. Looks wonderful and how awesome you are to tackle such a big quilt! Love it and love your stepladder on the wall!!

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  5. Your quilt looks amazing! What a lot of work, well done xo

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  6. Oh WOW! That is quite beautiful, such detail, it's amazing!

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  7. Wow!! Your quilt looks amazing, beautiful detail and fabric.

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  8. I'm loving seeing this because if this is how good a first timer can look maybe I have a chance too. It's lovely. Cherrie

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  9. What a gorgeous quilt - so glad to have been able to assist in the sourcing of so many different sheets!

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  10. The quilt is soooo good. I love the front and the back, particularly the second last photo.

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  11. this is greeat, cute, funny. love your quilt! x

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  12. Your quilt looks great! I'm impressed with your skill and patience.

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