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Showing posts with label Projects. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Projects. Show all posts

Thursday, January 23, 2014

Carpenter Star, Projects,

Time for a progress report
Have just completed the four blocks shown below..


As you may be able to see - I have been trying out my new Jamie Wallen 
Ruler from Quilters Apothecary .


I must admit to having problems at first... and kept going back to freehand ... the freehand didn't really look good, and finally after a light bulb moment ... I changed the open toe quilting foot...  to my darning foot.. and.. Voila .. had so much better control with Jamie's ruler.
It ONLY took me till the last of the four block were nearly completed.
 I think I mastered it! 

All the feathers were FMQ



 This was the third block last night.. using a blue water erasable marker.

I also used the purple vanishing eraser pen...and then lastly some blue chalk.

Mostly done freehand on the drawn lines


And the 'tool' I used for the half circles...
 I dropped the plate last night but salvaged enough to draw the last circle.  
My DH has taped up the edges of two of the pieces..in case I need it again :)


Some of the planning... which I didnt use ..

More to follow soon.

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

FMQ, Projects

An exercise in concentration.

I was fascinated when I found this fabric, and thought it would be good to quilt the design.

So in between thinking :) I have nearly finished this:-


Nearly there


This was my practice piece.

A true exercise for my wandering concentration!

Now back to work out what to do with it ...
and what to put on the blank spaces in my Carpenters star.