Sunday, November 25, 2018

Hand Embroidery FishBone Stitch

Quilt Blocks and Hand Embroidery



I felt like making some random 12.5" blocks the other day. I love sewing with batiks.



I have don't really have any plans for these blocks. I just felt like making them. For now, I'll add them to my other random blocks that I've made in the past. Eventually they will become a quilt or two but for now it's just fun to sew without immediate purpose. 



I spent several hours yesterday working on my Heart Flower Embroidery Design by CutesyCrafts. She has some fun embroidery designs but also wander around her blog for a bit. There are lots of fun things to see and make.    I am working on this design as part of my Hand Embroidery Series over on my YouTube channel.  A very relaxing way to spend a Saturday. The embroidery portion is almost finished. Then I get to decide how to finish the entire piece. I'm sure I will make it into a small art quilt like my other embroidery projects. I just need to decide on fabrics. 

















Monday, November 19, 2018

Wonky Monster Quilt



I finished my Wonky Monster Quilt. It is now my favorite quilt but isn't our current quilt always our favorite? It ended up measuring 44.5" X 58.5". It's a nice lap size quilt or a child's size quilt.




Several years ago I purchased a couple of mini fat quarter packs full of fun and colorful monster fabrics. I used one fat quarter pack for the wonky log cabins on the front. I ordered some fun green fabric from Jo-Ann's for the sashing and borders. I wasn't sure if the green would be a good match but I love the way it all works together.





I did an all over wiggle jiggle free motion quilting design. I used a pale yellow thread for the quilting. This is the first time FMQing on my new Juki and I LOVED the whole process. It was so smooth especially since I used the extended table. I wasn't sure if I wanted to make any more large quilts but since I have the new machine I want to make all the quilts lol.



I used the second set of fat quarters for the back of the quilt. I used the green from the front to bring the back up to size. I like the back too.  I used Pellon cotton batting for the first time and it worked really well for this quilt. I love how crinkly it is straight out of the dryer.




I found a fun loop de loop quilting design among the many options for my Juki. I used it to machine stitch the binding down and I think it worked really well. So much easier than stitch in the ditch and trying to catch the binding on the back. Now onto the next quilt....