Carole, Your kona solids will make a beautiful quilt. Not sure if I am going to join in on this project
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Gayle, Love your bird version of the magic garden. Your stitching looks great. the beads on the edge
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I finished my magic garden. This was not my usual colour palette and I am not fond of gnomes so I took creative license...
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Just lovely! I like your flowers too. They fill up the background nicely.
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Beatuiful choices of colors. Fun and whimsical. Nicely done!
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Really fun embroidery choices. It looks great!
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I LOVE the black additions to your piecing. They really attract attention and look great.
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I still have many fans to finish as I’m hand piecing the outside curve. My preference is appliqué and embroidery. For...
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Helen, Thank you so much for your ideas! You have great EQ8 skills! I have 2 Becky Goldsmith books that I have been using...
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Nice work ! Can I ask, did you use stem stitch on the bluebells ? Or have you whip stitched over a back stitch?
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Not a question, but wanted to share the Kona solids I picked out today for the summer version. Excited to start work on...
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I did not use a stabilizer, nor a hoop. Just be cognizant of the tension of your stitches.
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Hi, Dixie--I'm taking a class on Craftsy with Cindy Needham right now and she recommends to SID ESS (every stinkin' seam) with a light weight polyester thread that won't show, like Superior Bottom Line, for example, to stabilize all the seams and so that you don't get uneven bumps and lumps in unexpected places after you've done the free motion quilting. So, for example, on my current project, the holiday runner, I've done SID ESS with Bottom Line thread in a neutral color that blends into the fabric (in my case a medium grey) before starting the actual with quilting with King Tut 40 weight that will show clearly on the surface of the quilt.
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Just be aware that if you SID ESS then quilt your swirls, you will loose the dimension in the swirls because they would be broken up by the SID. In this case, I would SID just the outside of the blue patches.
Because I have never been able to do pretty swirls freehand, I would like to suggest that you try to do a meandering line and double back on it to create a ribbon effect in the white where it will show. Until December 31 (2012) you can watch Libby's threadplay video to see how she creates this ribbon effect: / (check about minute 15)
SID the blue logs to give them some linear definition and freehand a design or find a pretty stencil to showcase in the outer border.
It's Not What You Gather, But What You Scatter
That Tells What Kind Of Life You Have Lived !
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Great idea, Margo. Because I did the SID along the major block lines vertically and horizontally and then outlined the outside portions of the blue logs, it would be quite easy to unstitch the SID I did on the vertical and horizontals to leave the pale blue open. I think i would like that much better.
In the meantime, the original color thread I chose for the FMQ in the light areas, King Tut Angel Teal, blended so beautifully into the fabric that you could not see the design at all. That was not my intent! Good or bad, I really think you need to see the quilting in the pale blue area so I played with King Tut Ascher Teal and liked it much better. I did take a quilt sandwich with all the fabrics I'm using and tested everything and documented what I did so that I don't have any surprises on the backing!
This is so much fun. I just wish I knew what I was doing! Anyone out there hosting a homestay program for not so young quilting students? I cook good Chinese and Italian food! :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Originally posted by idahoJust didn't know what "homestay program" refered to.... :?:
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I've spent most of my life living out of a suitcase... I can do this! Time to start planning my "homestays around the world!"I forgot, I've also been known to train siamese cats to sit and stay, so if you have any ornery kids or cats, I'll be glad to offer my services (that might expand the list of host families... :lol: :lol: :lol: ).
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Carole, Your kona solids will make a beautiful quilt. Not sure if I am going to join in on this project
or not. If... -
Gayle, Love your bird version of the magic garden. Your stitching looks great. the beads on the edge
with the blanket... -
I'm not sure if I will add anymore embroidery....
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I finished my magic garden. This was not my usual colour palette and I am not fond of gnomes so I took creative license...
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Just lovely! I like your flowers too. They fill up the background nicely.
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Beatuiful choices of colors. Fun and whimsical. Nicely done!
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Really fun embroidery choices. It looks great!
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I LOVE the black additions to your piecing. They really attract attention and look great.
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I still have many fans to finish as I’m hand piecing the outside curve. My preference is appliqué and embroidery. For...
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Helen, Thank you so much for your ideas! You have great EQ8 skills! I have 2 Becky Goldsmith books that I have been using...
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Nice work ! Can I ask, did you use stem stitch on the bluebells ? Or have you whip stitched over a back stitch?
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Not a question, but wanted to share the Kona solids I picked out today for the summer version. Excited to start work on...
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