For this months challenge I made a place mat for one my guild's (
Cobblestone Quilters Guild) charities. We have been making place mats for our local Meals on Wheels. I used
Don Linn's method of transferring the stencil to my fabric, and I must say I really like this technique. I have always hated marking quilts - but have found this to be fast, accurate, and easy.
Like
Paula Reid I found that once I had enough space to the left and back of my machine, my free motion skills improved greatly. I have a wonderful table that my husband cut a hole into so that my machine is level with the surface. Unlike Paula, however I don't like to have the quilt sitting on my lap - probably has something to do with the heat in Charleston most of the year! I tend to "fluff" the whole quilt on the table. I have machine quilted fairly large pieces this way.
After I quilted the center medallion, I then added small flowers in the corners and then practiced my echo quilting. I need to work on the spacing of the echos. They varied a little more than I would like.
The finished project:
Beautiful job!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous!
ReplyDeleteWonderful work and placemats are a great way to try new techniques!
ReplyDeleteThis is lovely, Jennifer. I think your echoing looks great! I need to put my challenge pieces on something large enough that I can actually make something from it like you have. I'm always using a "just-barely-big-enough" practice sandwich. I love how you extended your design and made a functional piece!
ReplyDeleteThank you. I have lots of those practice sandwich in my studio as well - but it is nice to work on a practical piece every now and then
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