I love trying new quilting techniques.
 

I have recently completed a French Roses quilt top. It was such fun to do.
I loved the soft edge way to applique. I've also made the flannel strip quilt
as you go. And I had fun doing that, as well.
What are some of your favorite new techniques? I am in the mood for a new
experience.
Sandy

New to me... paper piecing. Just love it and going to try applique next

I'm going to be taking classes over the next few months in paper piecing and a quilt class using kaleidoscope techniques. Exciting!!

I don't know if this is a technique, but I've sure had fun with the Lilltle Twister ruler today.

I'm addicted to Twister's. Heck, just look at my avatar for my most recent one. I also like the new Creative Grids double triangle rulers. That isn't the real name of the rulers, but one end is a 60 degree triangle and the other has a 45 degree one. If I was home I'd give the exact name. There are even books that were introduced at Quilt Market that go with the ruler.

Uncle Sam is so cute! And he is a twister??? Your pattern, or where did you get it (if you don't mind sharing)?

So far, with every quilt I've made I've tried at least one new technique (I've only been quilting about 5 years). The quilt I'm working on now I'll be doing applique (new to me).

I think my favorite technique that I plan on incorporating more into my quilts is thread painting. I just love it and I find that it came quite easy to me. In a perfect world, I would have 6 or more identical machines set up to FMQ each with a different thread color so I could just move my quilt from one machine to another and not have to change thread too often :) I would love to make a "whole cloth" quilt from nothing but thread painting.

that would be a perfect world ;-)

You may enjoy fabric folding. I have 2 books on the topic. The photos are gorgeous and the technique is challenging.

I have doe a wall hanging with the folded method and it sure is fun and seemed quick to me.

embellishing with foil and glitter, want to do beads as well, bargello is fun, PP, curved piecing

I've done PPing, and applique, but not thread painting or curved piecing. Have to get some info on these procedures.

I have just started doing appliqué by hand. Doing the Free Craftsy Block of the Month has allowed me to try new techniques that I would have never tried. If you aren't doing the Cfaftsy BOM, you might want to check out the new skills you can learn there.

I would love to know too. Thanks so much!

I find curved piecing kind of fun to do (yes, I'm weird). Just make sure your pieces are really cut exactly & use LOTS of pins. Other than that, it's easy! I'm hankering to do another 1930's "Drunkard's Path" just posting this!

I want to try lined or innerfaced applique. I like to do needle turn so I think that technique might be fun, too. We'll see... I also want to try adding a flange to a quilt. That's not a "technique" per se, but...

Where would I find the Craftys BOM please?

I love the strip tubing technique. It is quick and easy and produces amazing results.

Will you share the names of the books? I found a japenese folding/piecing book at the library that I thought was interesting. I'm always on the hunt for interesting books.

Thanks,
Suzy

Sashiko and Origami techniques for applique. The techniques produce 3D applique which is really cool.

go to Craftsy.com and you'll find it there.

I love new quilting techniques too. I take every workshop/class offered in my area. My last class was the Mono Bag class. My DD loved it and now all her co workers wants one. I told her to quit taking items I make for her to work. LOL. I don't have time to repeat making items, too many new ones to learn to make. The Mondo bag is a good money maker if you sew to sell.

Grammatjr, the pattern is my own. There are two sizes included in the pattern. His full body and also a portrait one. PM me for further info.

Mickey1, yes, he is a Twister quilt. PM me for further info.

I purchased a "Curve Master" foot for doing curves. I'm having some plexi-glass templates cut by a local glass company for a variation on the New York Beauty (no points, just 3 different fabrics per block). I made a practice piece (to see if my templates were right) (using John Deere fabric) and it went fabulous. No pins, no puckering and quick. Easy, peasy!! Now I'm thinking about doing a "Drunkard's Path".
Dolly

Jen, just looked at your website ... love your patterns!

Suzy

I loved making the monster baby quilt! I used appliqué (which I loved) and had to stuff the legs and I even used fabric markers to add faces or spots or toes. Loved the whole process.

I love the 1/4 circle blocks made from the Crazy Curves templates by Elisa's Backporch. No pins! You can make Drunkards Path and all kinds of patterns with them. I've done 3 so far, and will be doing more. Here are 2 I've done.

http://www.quilt-pictures.com/cat-circles.html

http://www.quilt-pictures.com/wedding-rings.html

I am insetting circles like a mad woman. Recently I bought the Cheryl Phillips Circle-A-Round template and I simply LOVE that technique. The only downside is that the project never ends. For every circle you inset, there is a circle 1" smaller of the background fabric. Now you have to find a new background for it and so on and so on.

I too love new techniques! I have just begun a quilt on which I am learning to hand piecei. The blocks I am making are called Carolena's Dove in the Window. This project is full of Y-seams which I have never done, as well. What fun to learn new techniques!

I've got the French Roses pattern on my sewing machine waiting it's turn.

I've got a couple of books on fabricc folding. It too is waiting it's turn. It's looks hard and usually I only learn a new technique I can teach my students.

Ok I have to ask what is the " soft edge way to applique " ?

Quote] In a perfect world, I would have 6 or more identical machines set up to FMQ each with a different thread color so I could just move my quilt from one machine to another and not have to change thread too often. Quote]

What a concept! Why didn't I think of that? lol

I have 7 machines. I use them all at different times, but it never occurred to me to set them up with different colors for thread painting. Too logical I guess! lol Thanks for the idea.

No particular method for me. I just find a quilt I would like to make, and if the technique is new, then I do it! I do like machine applique, and have a couple of projects in mind for it.

Tammy those are awesome. I love Drunkard's Path becasue it creates so many optical illusions although I hand piece my blocks (by preference since I like to have a hand project going during any of my big machine projects...)

I really enjoy the stained glass wallhanging I made and I am still trying to perfect landscape quilting.