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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:

Leeanne said...

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

Wendy said...

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

Anonymous said...

Stunning work - absolutely beautiful.

Quilter Kathy said...

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

Emma said...

Well done; it looks terrific!

Crispy said...

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

Crispy

Vicki H. said...

Very pretty and the detail is just lovely.

Melissa ;-) said...

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

Brigitte said...

What beautiful work. I'm glad you are also including the thread you use.
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Janet said...

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

Unknown said...

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'

*karendianne. said...

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

Sandra said...

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