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#45
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Bardstown Ky
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Thank you for all the lovely comments on my work! The Free Standing Lace items are done on an embroidery machine. The bowls consist of 8 side pieces and 1 center circle. Each side piece is over 34,000 stitches and takes about an hour to stitch out. Whatever thread is used on the top is also used in the bobbin so that the color/texture is the same on both sides. Two layers of Vilene, a water solvable stabilizer that looks like fabric, is used for the stitching base. The pieces are swished around in warm water to rinse away the Vilene and left to dry between plastic canvas sheets. The dried pieces feel like they have been heavily starched. The pieces are joined with a zig-zag stitch on the sewing machine.
#46
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Pacific Northwest
Posts: 128
I met the designer, Urban Zundt, at SewExpo last February. What a charming gentleman! I spent half of my show budget allocation on the embroidery collection called "Daylily Dreaming". The website pictures don't come close to the breath-taking beauty of the quilt.
#48
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Pacific Northwest
Posts: 128
The last quilt with the stars was a kit from Connecting Threads and I was impressed by the quality of the fabric considering the kit was only $29. I spent a lot of time "re-stitching" to get the points right. The braid quilt is a pattern from Quilt in a Day and is called Braid in a Day. The pattern comes with a template and once the pieces are cut, it only took an afternoon to piece the top.
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