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| My first landscape quilt |
I just love all the different styles of textile art and quilts that you see on the internet. There are some seriously talented people about! One style that I particularly like are landscape quilts and you may recall that I tried one of those fairly recently and told you about it in my last post. I will definitely be trying another at some stage too. Another style that I really like are the more abstract pieces which often feature flowers or seed heads and I have been itching to have a go at one.
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| Practice quilt (including butterfly design) |
At the end of last week I sorted out a small free-motioned quilt that I had made as a practice piece to audition quilting designs for a larger quilt that I was making for a friend. I had thought that this little practice piece would make the perfect back drop for some applique which could be quilted over and turned into a textile art quilt (well, that was the plan but it is a bit of an experiment!)
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| Quilted butterfly |
The small quilt was already quilted but, one of the designs was a butterfly which I didn't really want in the background of what I was planning. So the first thing I had to do was unpick the butterfly quilting. I then re-quilted the area with the same background pattern that I had quilted the rest of the quilt with.
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| Practice quilt with background requilted and applique shapes added |
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| Applique seed head with quilted detail |
In the meantime, I have also finished stitching the next stitch to be added to the 'Sew Simple Things Sampler' designed by Serena Boffa Soda of La Casetta Nel Bosco. I am really loving the pretty design.
Thank you for visiting and have a lovely week.
Hi Christine wow your landscape piece is amazing ,you do such beautiful work,well done my friend xx
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Shez! Have a lovely week! Christine x
DeleteBeautiful work Christine! Both projects look fantastic!
ReplyDeleteI’d really love to be able to free motion quilt like this! I know the theory but when I’ve tried it doesn’t all come together. What sewing machine do you use?
Hugs,
Barbara xx
Thank you very much Barbara! I use a Bernina 770 QE but I have also had good results on previous machines. I struggled with FMQ for many years and it only really clicked into place when I set myself the target of 15 minutes practise every day!! Keep trying! Christine x
DeleteThank you, Christine! I really need a new sewing machine! My stitches are quite uneven, although not bad enough to notice on most things. My machine has been serviced within the year but it didn’t help. The 15 minutes practise sounds a good idea ..... I will have a go!
DeleteHugs, Barbara xx
Glad to help Barbara! Hope you try out the FMQ I had nearly given up and just gave it one more try... with dedicated practise and it all just suddenly clicked! Hope it works for you too! Christine x
DeleteGorgeous and inspirational Christine x
ReplyDeleteThank you Lynda! It was a lot of fun! Christine x
DeleteOh, that's clever. I love the seed pod. So interested in what else you do here.
ReplyDeleteThank you Karen! I have had a lot of fun with this experiment! Christine x
DeleteOh ja, das sieht sehr schön aus mit den Applikationen. Eine wunderbare Idee.
ReplyDeleteLiebe Grüße
Monika
Thank you Monika! I really enjoyed trying this and a great use of the practice piece of quilting! Christine x
DeleteOoooh - I like your new experiment! I never would have thought of quilting over top of quilting (for lack of better words to describe it!). It's very effective and I really like how it looks.
ReplyDeleteThank you Mary Anne! I like how it looks too and I can't wait to show you the finished piece... I am really chuffed with it! Christine x
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