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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. [ATTACH=CONFIG]37801[/ATTACH] My first Dresden Kaleidoscope - appliqued to a large square of black, ready for quilting. [ATTACH=CONFIG]37805[/ATTACH] The feathers I did on the side of my placemats [ATTACH=CONFIG]37847[/ATTACH] |
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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. My camera refused to make this one look like red thread on a black background, but that is actually what it is. [ATTACH=CONFIG]37803[/ATTACH] A closer view (don't look too hard) [ATTACH=CONFIG]37804[/ATTACH] |
I made eight of the placemats Loretta, so by the time I had the last one done, I was getting reasonably even with the feathers.
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Very pretty!
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No, I made them for myself, though I do give some things away, if I think they are going to be appreciated
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Oh sew pretty! Your machine quilting is very good. I think it takes practice! Love your Dresden Plate, also. :lol:
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http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/s...shocked016.gif OMG!!!! That is gorgeous!!!!!!! You did this free motion on a domestic machine? Wow!!!!
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That is an awesome job.
You did good on the feathers as far as I could tell. |
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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Those feathers sure look even to me!
I'm impressed. I'm still working on stitch-in-the ditch. |
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