New-to-me techniques
 

Over the last couple of weeks I have taken a little time to try new things. I started with some Christmas fabric that has been in my stash waaaay too long. The first photo is the original fabric. The second is photo is a runner using the Fractures technique. And the third is a hot pad I won at a quilt show on the left, and my try at chenilling on the right. I had a lot of fun. Thanks for looking.

Perfect fabric for that technique. I have to look that up on how to do that. They look great.

Great work. I hadn't heard of that technique.

You have found creative ways to transform fabrics. The results are stunning.

I love trying new things too. It is hard to get motivated to just stop and try them. Yours are great! How fun to see the change it made in your christmas fabric.

both look great!

Amazing work on both.

Nice job! I'm really interested in that Fractures technique--where did you get the directions?

I just recently saw a "fractured" quilt and now can't remember where! Yours table runner is great, and I like the other things also. I have wanted to try to chenille also just haven't taken the time.

Way to go. You did super. Always good to try new things. BrendaK

All are beautiful. Good to try new things, although I don't.

Great projects! They are all beautiful! I love that fracture technique! Interesting.

Ginger K what is the difference between the fracturing technique and the chenille technique? I just bought some small panels in preparation for doing a large panel with the chenille technique. Also did you use a chenille cutter? Great job!!

very nicely done!!!

Quiltingshorttimer, there is a book by Brenda Esslinger and I think there are also some Ytube videos. I learned from a friend who took a class thru our Guild. I would definitely recommend starting with a smaller project. I had to mark extra reference lines and actually sometimes just flew by the seat of my pants because I could not remember which way was UP.

Nesie, I used 3 duplicates of the print and two layers of backing. So it went first layer face down and then all the others face up. I read a few tutes online and used some 505 spray plus flat head pins to hold everything in place. I decided for this project, that finished at about 8 inches square, to sew my seams 3/8 inch apart. I marked a single diagonal line, sewed along it and then continued to sew lines using my machine foot as a guide (good thing it measured 3/8 inch!!) I do not have a chenille cutter but used a sharp pointed scissors and was very careful to ONLY CUT the three top layers. I am planning on investing in a cutter because I would like to try this technique again on a larger project.

Also, if I do more hot pads, I think I would put a layer of batting between the bottom fabric and next layer.

very impressive. I like your results.

You did a great job.

Thank you for sharing your projects, this is a new to me technique and looks fascinating. I see that Brenda has two books out first one Fabulous Fractures then the second one Fractured Frenzy. Which one would you recommend? I really like your table runner.

Sorry Roserips, can't recommend either book. I used a set of instructions my friend jotted down when she took the class.

Nesie I did not answer your question. I explained how I chenilled the piece but the fractured table runner is cut into many strips, resewn and cut and resewn again. I think chenilling is easier.

Nice i like them both

Very nice techniques.

Fractures are fun and yours turned out so lovely. The chenille technique is fun too, and your pot holders look great!

Wow, "Fractures" is new to me, too. Thanks for sharing.....it inspired me to look back thru QB for more examples. Another item for my quilt bucket list.

I really like the look of this done on the diagonal!

I found directions for this on a blog somewhere, the hard part is keeping all the strips in order.



I did a fractured quilt using 4 panels. They were cut into 2" strips, two the same and two with the cut offset from the first (first pair cut 2", 2" . . . second cut 1", 2", 2" . . . ) you have to be careful to go wide enough to get differentiation when you sew it back together. I think I went a bit narrow.

Then they are sewing together into two identical panels. Then those two are cut apart the other direction, with one being 2", 2" . . . and the other 1", 2", 2" and then those are sewing together to make one panel.

This is the best picture I have (it's out in the shed waiting to be quilted). I didn't care for how it turned out for the birds, but love it with the flowers.

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psuzg8xjd2.jpg

This is another where I only did the fracture for the border, the center panel is the same.

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psyez8q1gy.jpg

And thanks for posting. I've not tried chenille, but I have a couple books and have saved magazine ideas. You have inspired me to try.