hand-embroidered quilts
#11
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It works great to use embroidery and quilting. I have made several. When I have made them I always go for 30's fabrics. I set the embroidery blocks into the quilt like a standard quilt block, then freemotion stitch around the embroidery to match the background fabric. It really works great and helps the embroidery stand out.
#13
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Location: Flagstaff, Arizona
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Sewbizgirl-love your quilt and repo's 30's fabric is my favorite fabrics. Your quilt is beautiful.
Jazz-what about looking for old pillow cases or some other articles that have embroidery on them. I have been collecting items that have embroidery on them and cut out the thread work and I am going to make a crazy quilt with the embroidery in the center. I think your hand work would be beautiful in a quilt.
Jazz-what about looking for old pillow cases or some other articles that have embroidery on them. I have been collecting items that have embroidery on them and cut out the thread work and I am going to make a crazy quilt with the embroidery in the center. I think your hand work would be beautiful in a quilt.
#17
I have made embroidered quilts from kits, and also made a couple of silk crazy quilts with embroidery. The crazy quilts were fun, I did 12" blocks and did not repeat an embroidery stitch more than once in each block.
#19
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: SE Iowa
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Sewbizgirl-love your quilt and repo's 30's fabric is my favorite fabrics. Your quilt is beautiful.
Jazz-what about looking for old pillow cases or some other articles that have embroidery on them. I have been collecting items that have embroidery on them and cut out the thread work and I am going to make a crazy quilt with the embroidery in the center. I think your hand work would be beautiful in a quilt.
Jazz-what about looking for old pillow cases or some other articles that have embroidery on them. I have been collecting items that have embroidery on them and cut out the thread work and I am going to make a crazy quilt with the embroidery in the center. I think your hand work would be beautiful in a quilt.
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