Usually I use batiks for color-shaded designs, but these Asian prints have been calling to me for a while.
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Tag: Handmade Quilt
What’s on the cutting table
Organizing strips is always a challenge. I love these little “price tag” sticky labels – handy to mark each fabric, easy to remove. The pattern is marked with corresponding letters, so it’s easy to keep track of what’s what.
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Stitch in the Ditch with rulers and Invisafil
Ruler work is not my strong suit. Thank goodness for Invisafil thread! All of the benefits of monofilament, without the “plastic” look.
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Up next: Midnight Drama
Next on the longarm is a geometric beauty – I love these colors, and the black surround really makes them pop. Design is simple — three centered rows of 16″ blocks, with 16″ textured black background on either side. Quilting design is a conundrum, though — stay with something geometric? Or contrast with something curvy? […]
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And it’s finished! (well … almost …)
Finished the body of the quilt, plus the top and bottom borders. I do especially like the way the quilting design nested into that background space — and turned so nicely around the center! Tomorrow I’ll take it off the frame, turn it 90 degrees, and stitch the other two borders. Progress!
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The perfect fit
Choosing a quilting design is always a challenge … but sometimes, you find a perfect fit.
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