Monday, October 18, 2010

Finished this Machine quilting  last night and sewed the binding on
Its only 1/4 of the whole quilt.
It measures 14" x 14"
It is sewn with  natural coloured YLI silk thread on top and Aurifil 50wt thread underneath. 
 Wool wadding between.
The fabric is cream cotton Moda.
I used a 70 machine needle. The 60 broke.

I have a whole roll of cotton wadding here, but have never used it, and am hesitant :(

Below are some close-ups.
I designed this myself after looking at  Sharon Schambers videos on line.




Now I am putting it into a bucket of water and a little soap to soak..to see if the pencil comes out ...fingers crossed!

Next bit will be the whole cloth design I have ready...will take me some time I guess.
This next one will be 28"x28". is whilte and I will use white YLI Silk thread .

13 comments:

  1. really lovely Joan, love the creamy colour....and your quilting of course!!!

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  2. I can't wait to see the wholecloth. It's going to be stunning!

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  3. Anonymous4:36 AM

    Stunning work - absolutely beautiful.

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  4. Wow! Wendy sent me over to see your quilting! Great job!

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  5. Well done; it looks terrific!

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  6. Beautiful Joan!! If the pencil doesn't come out let me know. There is a cleaning formula that takes them out wonderfully.

    Crispy

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  7. Very pretty and the detail is just lovely.

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  8. Joan, I just love visiting your blog and staring at your creations!

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  9. What beautiful work. I'm glad you are also including the thread you use.
    www.quiltsampler.blogspot.com

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  10. It looks stunning, let us know if the pencil marks come out. I'm curious if the starching method helps with that.

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  11. This is simply stunning - I'm breaking into FMQ on a domestic machine and dithering between trying something with a hand dyed panel of fabric as a self designed whole cloth or sorting out a hand stitched modern applique panel - I must research designing whole cloth panels - there could be a cross over between the two to keep me 'entertained'

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  12. Sometimes, some pieces ask for few words, descriptions of emotions. Speechless and in a state of delightful awe.

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  13. This is so beautiful! The workmanship is amazing and a challenge for me to further develop my skills:)

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