Afrian Savanna applique
#22
Hi QuiltMom2 The back is stitched together with a flatlock using 3 threads to keep it flat. My machine is a Janome 1200d professional, it does about 20 different stitches. The 1200d does overlocking- serging and topstitching and can use 5 spools has 5 needle positions and has 7 cut widths, its 3 machines in one
#23
Have finished the intermediate borders, this is quite heavy. The outside trim is going to take some time as it has a square at each end strip to connect it to the center tribal strips ..
#26
Have finished the triple animal skin border for the front. I was going to just square the corners but thought I would try cutting in 45-degree angles, haven't done them before, quite a challenge to get all the colors to match, not experienced with strip or star-type quilts, never done one. The next job is to quilt the rear panel, this will be done with an African outline about 5 inches in size. I will do this in the 550e with the Acufil ACQ18B kit for quilting I have for my machine. Have used it several times, and it is a little time-consuming but I'm not in the market for a longarm.
#29
Hi Have done half of the back embroidering instead of stippling, this is a redwork map of Africa with tribal fill. Takes a long time as I can only do two at a time, and trying to keep them fairly in line, there are 27 a side and they are 6 x 4 inches each just over 10K stitches each