Saturday 13 October 2018

Sidetracked!!

Hello! I hope everyone has had a nice week! We have had beautiful weather here all week even though it is October and it should be feeling like Autumn.


Here are a couple of photographs of the fabulous sunset we saw last night.


Now back to stitching..... Well, as you will know if you read my last post, I am supposed to be working on several baby quilts at the moment.  I have pieced, layered and basted one top ready for quilting and I have chosen the fabrics for a second quilt top and, even started piecing them together..... however, that is as far as I got this week, as I was sidetracked!! 


For some little while now I have been following a very talented Textile Artist called Alison Whateley both on Facebook and on Instagram and I love her work.  I find it very inspiring and, after Alison posted a couple of short videos on Instagram showing how she works on the background of her pieces and then adds in the details, I just couldn't resist giving it a try and made this little quilt of globe thistles, which I love and which we have in our garden here.


I did use a slightly different approach as, I didn't free machine embroider the piece that I made.  Instead, I layered a piece of backing fabric and batting together and then free motion quilted the fabric scraps which form the background through all the layers. 


I added a few lines of stitching using a couple of the decorative embroidery stitches that I have on my sewing machine.  I then added the applique on top using a raw edge applique, finishing the edges and adding details with free motion quilting.


To finish off, I added some hand stitching and a few sequins and beads. When I had finished adding the details, I added some binding to make a mini quilt about 10" x 12".  I was very excited to try this type of project and I must say I am very happy with the results.


Today though, I am going back to working on the baby quilts..... hope you have a lovely weekend! 

9 comments:

  1. This is really pretty, I love it! Hope you have a lovely weekend xx

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    1. Thanks Janet! I really like how this turned out too! Hope your weekend has been good! Chrissie xx

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  2. Christine, this is stunningly beautiful. I’d love to be able to create in this fashion. I have skill, just not talent. When you fulfill your obligations, I hope to see more!

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  3. That looks great! right, I am off to find her on Facebook!

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  4. That's lovely Christine. You're an artist!

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    1. Thank you Carolina! Kind of you to pop over to see me! Christine xx

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  5. A rather nice thing to be sidetracked with! Beautiful sunset photos too - we rarely see a sunset because we face east (and I won't mention that I'm rarely up in time to see a sunrise)

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  6. What a pretty view you have! Your new project looks like a perfect fit for you, and I love the thistle.

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