dotty simple stripes quilt
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Fluff be gone! FMF experiment 3 and TGIFF
On Monday I managed to finish the 'Dotty Simple Stripes Quilt' and it was given to my friend on Wednesday, happily she loved it :)
I'm linking up to TGIFF which is being hosted by the wonderful and brave Erin this week despite the fact that her sewing machine is kerplut :( Go show her some love!
Also linking up to Crazy Mom Quilts, Finish it up Friday!
Even though my machine is working I have a confession! We've had lovely family come to stay so I've not done any sewing since Monday. What with all the lists I've been making and all the fun and frivolity round here there's been no time! Today, though, I was determined and got down to some fmq practice.
I'm linking up to the wonderful Fluffy Sheep Quilting for the Free Motion Friday. This week it's Slate Tiles, so here's my first attempt:
Not totally horrendous but no where near good! I started on the left (shocking) and got a bit better as I went on. If forgot to set my stitch to small so the length was all over the place, it's still so hard to stay consistent.
I'm also really bad at straight lines! See how these 'slates' looked more curvy at the corners?
I tried again and got them a little better:
Then I had a second attempt, this time my area was much smaller so the whole thing was a bit tricky but it's not totally awful:
There's still lots of room for improvement, clearly!!
I tried going much more slowly but I find this very difficult - I tend to race along!! Must resist the urge for speed!
The fluff I'm referring to in the title is not the sheepy kind (although I must admit I have a deep rooted fear of the little blighters - don't ask and NEVER baaaaa at me!) but the fluff in my machine. Inspired by Helen giving her machine some TLC over at Archie the Wonder Dog I thought, after having it for over eight years, I should give it a good clean - I know, I know, I'm very lazy!!
Here is the fluff monster:
Honestly, it wasn't quite as bad as I was expecting but it's still pretty gross. Here's what I gathered:
Since I'm not sure he ever really reads this I'll share that this looks like what often accumulates in my husband's belly button!! Hahahahahaha!! *oh dear, I really hope he doesn't read it now!!*
The only thing I have managed to achieve quilting wise was some cutting for the Dead Simple QAL. Finally! As I was doing it I have fallen more in love with the palette:
Now I need to get to piecing, tonight me and A Boy Named Sue are going to get reacquainted!
I'm linking up to TGIFF which is being hosted by the wonderful and brave Erin this week despite the fact that her sewing machine is kerplut :( Go show her some love!
Also linking up to Crazy Mom Quilts, Finish it up Friday!
Even though my machine is working I have a confession! We've had lovely family come to stay so I've not done any sewing since Monday. What with all the lists I've been making and all the fun and frivolity round here there's been no time! Today, though, I was determined and got down to some fmq practice.
I'm linking up to the wonderful Fluffy Sheep Quilting for the Free Motion Friday. This week it's Slate Tiles, so here's my first attempt:
Not totally horrendous but no where near good! I started on the left (shocking) and got a bit better as I went on. If forgot to set my stitch to small so the length was all over the place, it's still so hard to stay consistent.
I'm also really bad at straight lines! See how these 'slates' looked more curvy at the corners?
I tried again and got them a little better:
Then I had a second attempt, this time my area was much smaller so the whole thing was a bit tricky but it's not totally awful:
There's still lots of room for improvement, clearly!!
I tried going much more slowly but I find this very difficult - I tend to race along!! Must resist the urge for speed!
The fluff I'm referring to in the title is not the sheepy kind (although I must admit I have a deep rooted fear of the little blighters - don't ask and NEVER baaaaa at me!) but the fluff in my machine. Inspired by Helen giving her machine some TLC over at Archie the Wonder Dog I thought, after having it for over eight years, I should give it a good clean - I know, I know, I'm very lazy!!
Here is the fluff monster:
Honestly, it wasn't quite as bad as I was expecting but it's still pretty gross. Here's what I gathered:
Since I'm not sure he ever really reads this I'll share that this looks like what often accumulates in my husband's belly button!! Hahahahahaha!! *oh dear, I really hope he doesn't read it now!!*
The only thing I have managed to achieve quilting wise was some cutting for the Dead Simple QAL. Finally! As I was doing it I have fallen more in love with the palette:
Now I need to get to piecing, tonight me and A Boy Named Sue are going to get reacquainted!
Dotty Simple Stripes Quilt
I don't really like Monday, except when I finish a quilt!!
As I think it's rather modern I'm linking up to Sew Modern Monday at Canoe Ridge Creations.
This is for my pregnant friend, I was going for unisex and I hope this will be ok! The quilt is based on Amy Smart of Diary of a Quilter's pattern Simple Stripes Quilt. It turned out I didn't actually have enough fabric to make the whole quilt so I used six of the blocks and made some borders. I think it looks ok though!
The finished quilt is 36x46". I added an inner border 3.23" wide and used 28 6x6" squares round the edge for the outer border, I did need to trim my corners and they didn't match up perfectly but I wanted to use those cute rabbits in kimonos!!
I love the brightness and the fun fabrics of this quilt, I was also glad to get away from all the pink I've been using!
I backed it using a lovely dotty flannel, which is really soft and goes well with the top:
I quilted it really simply on the diagonal. There's so much going on I didn't think it could stand any of my fmq practice!!
I ran outside in between drizzle to get these pictures and, of course, my daughter followed and wanted to point out all the pictures she liked on the quilt:
Although I'm pleased with the quilting I'm still not sure the easiest way to do lines like this. I have a walking foot guide thingy but there's NO WAY that thing wouldn't jiggle all over the place - how do you stop them from moving?? Here's what I did:
I had to strap that sucker down to stop it from sliding around!! If I was a perfectionist this wouldn't work but thankfully I'm not (ok, not always!) and it did the job well enough for me.
Any tips please let me know... (I'm incredibly impatient so I can't be bothered marking etc, just wondering if people use these guides and how they get them to work?!!)
I'm also linking up to Making Christmas over at Rainbow Hare Quilts, I'm giving it to my friend on Wednesday although the baby is due in December and it's one more project crossed off my list!
As I think it's rather modern I'm linking up to Sew Modern Monday at Canoe Ridge Creations.
This is for my pregnant friend, I was going for unisex and I hope this will be ok! The quilt is based on Amy Smart of Diary of a Quilter's pattern Simple Stripes Quilt. It turned out I didn't actually have enough fabric to make the whole quilt so I used six of the blocks and made some borders. I think it looks ok though!
The finished quilt is 36x46". I added an inner border 3.23" wide and used 28 6x6" squares round the edge for the outer border, I did need to trim my corners and they didn't match up perfectly but I wanted to use those cute rabbits in kimonos!!
I love the brightness and the fun fabrics of this quilt, I was also glad to get away from all the pink I've been using!
I backed it using a lovely dotty flannel, which is really soft and goes well with the top:
I ran outside in between drizzle to get these pictures and, of course, my daughter followed and wanted to point out all the pictures she liked on the quilt:
Although I'm pleased with the quilting I'm still not sure the easiest way to do lines like this. I have a walking foot guide thingy but there's NO WAY that thing wouldn't jiggle all over the place - how do you stop them from moving?? Here's what I did:
I had to strap that sucker down to stop it from sliding around!! If I was a perfectionist this wouldn't work but thankfully I'm not (ok, not always!) and it did the job well enough for me.
Any tips please let me know... (I'm incredibly impatient so I can't be bothered marking etc, just wondering if people use these guides and how they get them to work?!!)
I'm also linking up to Making Christmas over at Rainbow Hare Quilts, I'm giving it to my friend on Wednesday although the baby is due in December and it's one more project crossed off my list!
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