The most recent Australia Quilters Companion magazine came with a free dvd 'Introduction to Free Motion Quilting with Deborah Louie'; and in the magazine was an offer to purchse the quilting stencils direct from Deb. These quilting stencils are used with a quilting pounce and chalk - which will arrive here soon. Deb's dvd has re-inspired me to make a move on my quilting. I seem to be able to pile up quilt tops easy enough but am rather slow when it comes to quilting them. I am hoping that the quilting procrastination will ease up as we gain some more living space here - things have been rather cramped here for a number of years.
These are art quilts, and something new to me. The majority of the quilt is freemotion raw edge applique. I thought I picked the easiest block to start with for this quilt; however soon realised that even the simple blocks have many many pieces!
Here you can see that I am using an applique mat - a fantastic creation.
This quilt has been around for sometime now, and I NEVER thought I would be able to make something like this (LOL still might not be able to!). I bought this from Annie's Cottage Crafts in TAS as a BOM - she still has a few left but once they are sold won't be making up anymore BOMs/kits as alot of the fabrics are out of print.
Aunty started an in-class BOM for McKenna's 'Back on the Farm' quilt. (Lucky her, she gets tutoring!) So far they have cut and appliqued their fabrics and are almost ready to start stitching. Aunty tells me they won't be doing the stitching as freemotion rawedge so I am anxiously waiting to hear how they do it and how it goes. We both agree that the purchase of a Clover Mini Iron would be a fabulous help to press all the tiny pieces in these quilts.
I am so excited to be doing this quilt, and to be able to confer with Aunty as she attends her classes making her similar quilt.
Gorgeous range... I bought this as a kit a while back from Natalia at Piece'n'Quilt in the US.
I have been working on more applique projects but will share these in the next few days, will also show you why I haven't blogged since last week - it will freeze your toes off!
4 comments:
I've been wondering how you're going Bec - lots of goodies to show here. Definitely sew busy!
I'm looking forward to following the progress of this one. It looks like a lot of work, but should be stunning when finished.
I love the dolly dresses fabric! I'm impressed with your taking on the down on the farm quilt. I've not done a art quilt yet, but I've seen the pattern for this and your goose block looks fantastic so far.
Your geese block looks great so far Bec! I've got a couple of those block patterns...sitting there waiting fo my attention.
I look forward to watching this quilt grow! 8-)
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