I've been busy quilting
06-21-2009, 08:04 AM
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I made my first Dresden Kaleidoscope last week and thought I would use it as a practice piece and add some quilting around it. I have long been a fan of Sharon Shamber's style of quilting, and thought I would have a go. I don't think moving fabric around under a needle can ever be as smooth as moving a needle around over the fabric, so some of my feathers are not the best of shapes, but then this is my first effort. Up to now, I have only done some feathers on the sides of placemats, and in a few fillings on one other quilt.
The finished quilt. I'll put a couple of closeups in the next posting.
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My first Dresden Kaleidoscope - appliqued to a large square of black, ready for quilting.
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The feathers I did on the side of my placemats
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06-21-2009, 08:11 AM
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OK, the last couple of photos seemed to come out back to front, but I think you can get the gist. Here are a couple of close ups of the quilting.
I have been using the 'over the top of the feather' method, but some of mine could be better, as I didn't find it all that easy to stitch the second line directly over the first, and I wish I could get the feathers more even, but I will keep practicing!!!
I also think it would be easier to make it look nice if the same colour thread was used, rather than a contrast thread.
I have been using the 'over the top of the feather' method, but some of mine could be better, as I didn't find it all that easy to stitch the second line directly over the first, and I wish I could get the feathers more even, but I will keep practicing!!!
I also think it would be easier to make it look nice if the same colour thread was used, rather than a contrast thread.
My camera refused to make this one look like red thread on a black background, but that is actually what it is.
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A closer view (don't look too hard)
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06-21-2009, 08:42 AM
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Thank you for the lovely comments. I do have a Bernina with a stitch regulator, which helps, but I had already got the hang of FM quilting fairly evenly before I got this machine. I just wish I could get the feathers to look more even, but I intend to keep at it with the practicing.
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