tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23919888163804157412024-03-14T04:25:00.013+11:00Every StitchEvery Stitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12573090188337210419noreply@blogger.comBlogger131125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2391988816380415741.post-14772589572027820112017-09-21T11:26:00.000+10:002017-09-21T11:26:54.993+10:00Brenda's Bounty update<div style="text-align: justify;">
When I last posted about this quilt most of the blocks were done and I was a little worried about the piecing together stage up ahead. Happy to report all is good!</div>
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Here are the blocks finished and pinned on my design sheet. It's just a sheet on a dowel hung in front of a bookcase (note to self - I need a longer sheet). </div>
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My blocks were constructed by English paper piecing, using the templates from Linda's pattern "Brenda's Bounty" in her lovely Quiltmania book "Treasures from the Barn " - hence the name of my quilt. But the sashing/ joining method in the book required Y seams - not something I'm familiar with (panic setting in). I knew I'd have to do some research/practice on this method.</div>
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But then Sarah Francis kindly sent me a copy of her pattern where she uses partial seams to join it all together. Sigh of relief...I've worked with partial seams before and sure I can do it again! Thank you Sarah! </div>
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I cut my sashing strips the sizes in Linda's book because Sarah's pieces are a little wider and I prefer to have a smaller finished quilt. </div>
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Then I followed Sarah's method and it went together like a dream - a couple of days machine piecing. There is a wonderful construction chart in the pattern that I followed word for word till it all came back to me.</div>
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If those steps look confusing and you'd like to know more, then it might help to look at a tutorial on partial seams <a href="https://www.jinnybeyer.com/quilting-with-jinny/tips-lessons/detail.cfm?instanceId=66A887CF-CB50-537D-6F5A3116BD5790D1" target="_blank">by Jinny Beyer here</a>.</div>
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In case anyone asks - Sarah Francis doesn't have a website but is happy for me to share her email contact txjaniac@verizon.net. (patterns available for USD 10 plus postage).<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'll be hand quilting with cotton batting (Quilters Dream as per usual) but still debating which type of quilting. I'm very tempted by big stitch quilting as I loved how it turned out <a href="https://everystitchblog.blogspot.com.au/search/label/Posies%20and%20Plaid" target="_blank">on this quilt</a> . It is such a quick method ...but I don't want to detract from the antique look of this quilt. Aurifil 12wt seems thinner than a lot of the perle cottons so I might experiment with that and 'not-tooooo-big' stitch?! </div>
Every Stitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12573090188337210419noreply@blogger.com49tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2391988816380415741.post-36139378733099303142017-08-21T12:06:00.000+10:002017-08-21T12:06:53.087+10:00Benjamin Biggs completed<div style="text-align: center;">
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It's been a great journey - thanks to Sentimental Stitches <a href="http://sentimentalstitches.net/free-stuff/block-of-the-month-quilt-designs/just-takes-2/" target="_blank">Just Takes 2 free block of the month</a> for a lovely pattern generously shared. I reduced my quilt blocks by 75% from the 16 inch ones in the pattern down to 12 inches. I just wanted a smaller quilt finish and have been thankful of that when it came to hand quilting! </div>
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I started the quilt in January 2014 and it measures approx 70 inches square, hand applique and hand quilted. The quilting design was not part of the pattern but I enjoyed throwing in a few scattered motifs amongst the grid and echo quilting. </div>
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I decided not to add trapunto to the motifs - preferring the softer, more natural look as it is. Thanks for the helpful comments and encouragement last post :) </div>
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It's found a place on a hallway wall where the lighting shows up the myriad of quilting stitches! Despite there being so many stitches it really drapes beautifully thanks to the thin cotton batting (Quilters Dream).</div>
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I'm not leaping into hand quilting another<i> just yet</i>...giving the fingers a wee rest . </div>
Every Stitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12573090188337210419noreply@blogger.com56tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2391988816380415741.post-65901635223007736832017-08-12T11:58:00.000+10:002017-08-12T11:58:08.080+10:00Brenda's Bounty - a work in progressWIP...sounds so much better than UFO don't you think?<br />
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<b>Brenda's Bounty </b>started in January - 7 1/2 " finished blocks<br />
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My favourite antique quilt in <a href="http://www.quiltmania.com/patchwork/TREASURES-FROM-THE-BARN-ART731711" target="_blank">Linda Collins' Quiltmania book</a><br />
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I have to admit my method is a bit different from the template piecing method in the book - just adapted to my peculiar skills (ie the difficulty I always seem to have with accurate piecing!) and the methods I enjoy. </div>
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A little bit of fussy cutting if the fabric inspired</div>
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and here are the pieces prepared to hand stitch the block above</div>
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My method involved making my own EPP papers - using thin card and shapes from the book templates. </div>
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For the small triangles I stitch basted the fabric over the card and later popped out the card to reuse for the next block. </div>
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For the the handle rectangles, I first needle turn appliqued the handle onto a background rectangle (using back basting preparation method). Then I used a glue stick and iron to glue baste the rectangle over card ready to EPP this piece. </div>
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The two large triangles were also glue basted over card. I usually prefer to avoid glue, but with large shapes the fabric stays a lot more stable than when stitch basted - because it is held all around the shape edges and not just in the corners. Hope that makes some sense? </div>
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So ...all these pieces become...another basket block</div>
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Once the block was all stitched together by the EPP method, I removed the papers and unpicked the basting just around the edge pieces, pressed flat and trimmed to 8" square.</div>
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The design wall was important to check for balance in value and colour</div>
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The baskets are done and now I'm moving on the edge blocks - just simple EPP of little triangles. </div>
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Not much looking forward to putting it all together with the sashing pieces ...Y seams ahead! I'll put the sewing machine to work for that bit...and try to keep the brain in gear! </div>
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The garden is starting to show signs of Spring cheer so I brought some inside.</div>
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I have shared <b>Benjamin Biggs</b> quilting pics on Instagram but nothing on the blog since <a href="https://everystitchblog.blogspot.com.au/2016/02/the-finishing-line.html" target="_blank">this post</a> in Feb 2016 when I finished the<b> </b>quilt top. It waited awhile in the quilting queue - with some Quilters Dream cotton batting and reels of YLI natural hand quilting thread on hand. Meanwhile some quilting design research...<br />
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A lot of the blocks in this quilt are quite irregular/quirky so I want to keep that feel in the quilting approach - nothing too symmetrical across the top. </div>
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I planned to scatter a variety of antique-inspired motifs in among the blocks where there was a little open space. </div>
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The motifs were drawn on to the top, before sandwiching, with a wash out pencil (General's Sketch and Wash graphite). The design is almost rubbed out by the time it is quilted so not much is left for washing anyway!</div>
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Winter weather, lots of 'Tour de France' recordings to stitch by, and a quilt in the hoop ...sigh.</div>
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Once all the motifs and applique pieces were outline stitched, it was time to commit to an intense background fill...and no going back once started! The outer ring of 16 blocks are echo quilted, and the centre block will be too. I love the look of echo quilting but it is hard going at times - all the turning and turning of the hoop. Nice not to have to mark but there's a lot of focus needed to get <i>relatively</i> even stitches and<i> relatively </i>even row spacing. </div>
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The inner ring of 8 blocks are grid quilted (3/8"grid) - marked with the Hera marker, block by block - I love this process.</div>
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Just an aside : I've been thinking about adding trapunto - stuffing the quilted motifs with yarn from the back. It would give them more definition but am not sure it would be right for this quilt. The antique original on <a href="http://sentimentalstitches.net/2014/12/31/just-takes-2-benjamin-biggs-quilt-block-11/" target="_blank">Sentimental Stitches</a> blog photos does not seem to have stuffing, and I love the soft, wrinkly textured look. I'd really like to do this lovely pattern justice. Might the trapunto make it stiffer ? look too formal ? or maybe just look downright bizarre seeing as the motifs are all different and unevenly scattered on the quilt?! Sounds like I've made up my mind...but will see when the whole is quilted and bound. The fun thing about hand trapunto is I'm guessing you can add it any time... even years down the track! </div>
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When I started this post it was to be titled "The Biggs and some baskets" but have scrubbed "the baskets" as the post has got too long! </div>
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Every Stitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12573090188337210419noreply@blogger.com55tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2391988816380415741.post-38391348773479456022017-05-17T13:41:00.000+10:002017-05-17T13:41:59.692+10:00Hexagon Star<div style="text-align: justify;">
Hanging on the wall at last! </div>
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I was expecting all the EPP seams on the half inch hexagons to be hard going with hand quilting but they weren't too bad - just a bit bumpy at times. The hand quilting progressed surprisingly quickly and I was finished within a month. </div>
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No marking was needed as I just outlined all the 'flowers' in the garden, and followed a lot of the star and diamond edges.</div>
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To give a little definition to the outer borders (single coloured hexagons among cream ) I quilted straight through three rows all around the outside of the quilt - see below:</div>
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Just in case anyone wants to know - I used YLI cream quilting thread, thin cotton batting, a 16 inch square hoop and my usual handful of hardware (<a href="https://www.ozquilts.com.au/clover-open-sided-adjustable-thimble-medium.html" target="_blank">Clover brass half thimble</a>, <a href="http://www.legendandlace.com/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=227" target="_blank">yellow needle puller</a> and <a href="https://www.punchwithjudy.com.au/shop/quick-quilter.html" target="_blank">TJ Quick quilter spoon</a>) - no affiliation with any of these suppliers but they are Australian stockists. After losing a couple of my usual needles (flicked into the 'ether' across the room - as you do!) I tried a new quilting needle which I now also love - Sew Easy Quilting gold eye size 9. They were $2.65 for 20 strong little needles from Lincraft - got to love that sort of economy. </div>
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The backing is a favourite old floral called 'Plantation' from Windham.</div>
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I thought that, especially as this was to be a wall hanging, this quilt would suit a no-show binding. If you google and Pinterest search there are quite a few handy tutorials on various ways to do this. </div>
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In 2014 I made a hidden binding on my <a href="http://everystitchblog.blogspot.com.au/2014/02/quilted-and-bound-simon-is-finished.html" target="_blank">'Simon' Dutch quilt</a> (click to see more in the link) but I was not entirely happy with the corners on the back as they were a bit bulky and not particularly neat. Mind you the quilt hangs beautifully square and I love the finish on the <i>front</i>. </div>
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So I decided to take a chance and give another method a try - adapting the method in this <a href="http://quiltartnews.com/tutorial-invisible-binding/" target="_blank">tutorial from QuiltArtNew</a>s.</div>
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To reduce bulk a little I only used a single fabric thickness (not double as in the tutorial). </div>
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The result is just what I hoped for - a firm, neat edge (front and back) but still flexible enough to drape. And I highly recommend the method - very easy to stitch up.</div>
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Having a bit of photo fun with a "focal black and white" faded finish - how's this for an Autumn garden photo? </div>
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Every Stitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12573090188337210419noreply@blogger.com60tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2391988816380415741.post-744997175967040582017-04-25T15:26:00.000+10:002017-04-25T15:26:29.035+10:00Posies and Plaid - lots of pictures to finish this one off<span style="font-family: inherit;">time to stitch the blocks together...</span><br />
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a variety of hand quilting threads selected for 'Big Stitch' hand quilting...<br />
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I started it in May 2016. It measures approx 70 inches by 78 inches and is my own design. I was initially inspired by an antique quilt spotted in Jane Lury's book (about her antique quilt collecting). The design went off on a tangent - a bunch of tangents really! A few unpickings and alterations later it has ended up as a blend of a few ideas, and a mix of reproduction and modern fabrics. I especially loved experimenting with Big Stitch quilting and a mix of different colours and weights of threads. </div>
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I'm hanging Posies and Plaid in the entrance hall at home and that meant a shift around the house of other quilts. It's always the way that one change leads to another! The guest bedrooms have had a makeover and quilts as bedheads provide a cosy finish. </div>
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I've now got a space on a wall that is just the right size for my Hexagon Star quilt. So it has zoomed up the quilting queue and has just gone in the hoop for hand quilting - again with thin cotton batting. These are half inch hexagons so I think best suited in size and style to traditional (small stitch) quilting. But I'm not planning on dense quilting so am hoping for a relatively quick finish (fingers crossed!). </div>
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Every Stitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12573090188337210419noreply@blogger.com67tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2391988816380415741.post-25192082011278235542017-02-19T11:09:00.000+11:002017-02-19T11:09:47.108+11:00How many hexagons?<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Someone asked but I've no idea. If any body knows a quick formula I might try it but am <i>not</i> going to count them the slow way!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I have a hand full of hexagons (half inch) left over but am calling this a finish at 56" by 62". It will be a good size for a wall quilt . For now - off to join the others awaiting hand quilting. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I really enjoyed the portability of this project - using zip lock bags to store and organise the pieces. I know some will think it quite mad to be stitching half inch hexagons by English paper piecing (stitch basted), but I found it very relaxing and quite manageable. In fact I found this size hexagon was quite a bit more comfortable to handle than the large 1.25 inch hexagons in my </span><a href="http://everystitchblog.blogspot.com.au/search/label/Grandmother%27s%20Garden" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;" target="_blank">Grandmother's Garden quilt</a> .</div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">On the rare occasions when I feel like machine stitching I make it a marathon session! The last one got me a bit further ahead with this quilt. Still have a box full of appliqued squares to join and quite a few more rows to go...so here's hoping for another "rare occasion" soon.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I've not posted on my applique quilt design since May last year, for various reasons. A lot of changes have been made and the unpicker has been <i>very</i> busy. For example I have scrapped the original broderie perse centre - it was just too dark and distracting. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">In keeping with mixing modern fabrics in with the repros, I'm trying to interpret a lot of different traditional elements with a more contemporary feel. It's </span><i style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">not</i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> coming easy for me but I'm happier with it now. Don't you hate it when there is a vision but poor execution!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Started mid 2014 and finished at last! </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The fabrics are a mix of homespuns, chambray and peppered cottons, and it measures</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> 84 inches (2.15m) by 71inches (1.8m)</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The quilt was sadly ignored for long periods as I hate to admit I got a little b o r e d with it. The lack of variety in shapes and the strictly solid colours can do that. But I </span><i style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">love </i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">the look of antique quilts made of solids, and this was inspired by those antiques...so was keen to finally get it finished.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The quilt was layered with a thick wool batting and Big Stitch hand quilted in a hoop. I used Aurifil 12 wt thread and Foxglove Cottage ''embroidery/redwork" size 10 needle. I did try a few different needles and found this needle and thread combination quilted up the most easily and quickly for me. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The thick wool batting was chosen with winter in mind - planning on a warm bed cover. But for now it's hanging on the wall - and freshens up the room no end!</span></div>
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Every Stitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12573090188337210419noreply@blogger.com40tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2391988816380415741.post-73911029948980238162017-01-14T18:36:00.000+11:002017-01-15T06:00:54.401+11:00Works in progress<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">It's been a few months - well and truly time to stop lurking and update progress.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">And what has prompted a return to posting?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Well....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Have you read <a href="https://funwithbarbandmary.blogspot.com/2017/01/putting-yourself-out-there.html" target="_blank">Barb's </a> latest great post, and her plea to all quilters to "put yourself out there" - especially the hand quilters? <a href="http://thimblestitch.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank">Susan</a> - more quilting please 😊 </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Another inspiration has been <a href="https://pomegranateandchintz.wordpress.com/17-ufos-in-2017/" target="_blank">Meredithe</a> and her "17 UFO's in 2017" - will be fun to follow her progress ....but am not setting myself any schedule. Good to see <a href="http://wheelsonthewarrandytebus.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank">Carole</a> will be joining her - such a super beautiful list of sewing there.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Then if you want to see a truly accomplished 2016 review check out <a href="http://kyleredente.blogspot.com.au/2017/01/a-little-flashback-to-2016.html" target="_blank">Kyle's</a> smilebox - just makes me itch to stitch. </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I added a page to my blog - my 2016 finishes - a modest list compared with some but I enjoyed making them so much. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">On that note - a BIG thank you to these</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> and many other inspiring bloggers that I follow - and may we have another super blogging year 📝 </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Here are some <strike>UFO</strike> works in progress:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I started in mid 2014 and am now hand quilting it with big stitches but there has been a Summer pause in proceedings as it is just too hot to quilt in the hoop, especially with a thick wool batting! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Started early last year - a portable EPP hand stitching project that is not too large as they are half inch hexagons. I had the centre done in August and am gradually adding borders. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">It's a bit tricky turning corners with hexagons - they have a geometry all of their own! It will have irregularities but I quite like that - just trying to mirror the corners and sides. I'm finding the free downloads of hexagon graph paper and some colour pencils very helpful.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><u style="font-weight: bold;">Forget Me Not</u> - a cathedral window quilt.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I have quite a few old doilies (not embroidered by me unfortunately) that are treasured but unused, many are damaged or stained with age. I was also kindly given some doilies with Forget-me-not flowers on them - hence the name came to mind as a way to honour the embroiders too. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I cut linen squares of 9.5 inches. Then I followed the method in this excellent <a href="http://sunshinescreations.vintagethreads.com/2008/11/part-1background-cathedral-windows.html" target="_blank">tutorial</a> and they end up as approx 4.25 inch squares. These are joined together as in pics below.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">2 inch doily squares are placed on the linen blocks (see picture below) ready for pinning with applique pins. The loose edges of the linen blocks are rolled over the doily squares and then hand stitched/hemmed (as in top picture).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">This is part of my sewing room - quite a few other UFO's in there - but not 17 I'm sure...hehe </span></div>
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I started this one in July last year - all appliqued apart from joining the sections by machine. The aim was to design and stitch a quilt with <i>lots</i> of hand applique but with enough variety in technique to keep it interesting, and then to hand quilt it. </div>
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There were some challenging moments but I loved the process and the fabrics. I wanted to get some structure in there without actually doing any piecing. The repeated lattice of leaf and squares looks simple enough but required quite a bit of care. I was worried it might look more 'organic' than precise in placement but worked out fine in the end (see posts from August and September last year for more detail). In contrast, the random placement of the broderie perse (or tile applique) in the outer border was great fun to do and much more relaxing. I'd like to do more of that in a future quilt.</div>
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The binding is a fabric I've had in the stash - the ombre stripe seemed just right. </div>
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It's been a long while since I updated my progress with my <b>Sarah Fielke BOM </b>(started January). The 12 inch blocks are getting more difficult - as you'd expect with a quilt that is a series of classes in different techniques. That's exactly why I signed up - to get more proficient in areas where I am deficient! While it is not strictly my style of quilt, it is a great source of practice and I am in awe of Sarah's sewing skills. She has stitched <i>three</i> of each block (using different colour ways) and that is quite something, what with the difficulty of some recent blocks. </div>
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The foundation paper piecing has required maximum focus. Sarah was kind enough to provide an applique circle to cover the meeting of 16 points in this block - phew!</div>
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Another foundation pieced block</div>
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And an applique block - this was more my sort of thing! I used back basting prep and needle turn here. </div>
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There are 24 of the 6" star blocks in the quilt and I've made a point of hand piecing those. That has improved my hand piecing no end. I'm still not able to perfectly 'eye ball' (as Jinny Beyer says) a scant 1/4 inch seam - but am getting there!</div>
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Here's my design wall so far - might not be the final layout. Should look better with the wide dog tooth border that goes around the outside - in red on cream?</div>
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It was warm enough yesterday to sit for a while and enjoy this little crabapple tree flowering in the garden. Glad I did because today it's blowing a gale and there may be no blossoms left on by tonight!<br />
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One of the best things about blogging is the record it keeps of what we quilt, how we do it and ..ahem...how long it takes us. There are a lot of us out there who like to make/start a <i>lot</i> of quilts - award carrying members of QUADDA (Quilter's ADD anonymous). I made that up but you know what I mean! My blog helps me remember the <i>process</i> - useful in looking back. The details can be so easily forgotten when you just look at the finished product. It's a great record for me ...so excuse the waffle. You can always skim the waffle though and just look at the pics?!</div>
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<b>Wheat and Woods</b> - the hand quilting update:</div>
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Last post I was outline quilting around all the applique - and removing pins as I went.</div>
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Then what to quilt over the broderie perse centre? I decided on a half inch grid - easy to mark on my largest coffee table with the Hera marker. Note that I have a cutting mat under the quilt as the Hera will mark a table top - not a good look! And no - I did not cut out the background under the broderie perse - decided it looked too fragile and needed the stability of the background fabric. As it turned out the quilting was easy over the top - maybe due to having only a thin batting (Quilters Dream Request cotton)?</div>
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Once the grid was quilted, then the trees in the corners around the centre looked quite loose and flappy so some intense quilting was needed. I love echo quilting so that was the go here - and no marking needed. I'm still using a TJ quilting spoon under the quilt (left hand) and a half thimble and needle puller (right hand) - and have found that the perfect combination for my arthritic fingers - comfortable and quick. The thread I favour is YLI hand quilting thread (here in 'Natural'). I'm quite keen on these needles too - size 10 Piecemaker quilting betweens - short and strong.</div>
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The border quilted very quickly. Maybe it helped to be watching track racing on recorded Olympics TV coverage!</div>
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Next step is to add some more quilting on the main part of the quilt - not too intense but just to get more balance across the whole. I dithered a lot here - trying to decide on possible motifs (and how much marking I was willing to do). In the end I liked a simple grid that also absorbs/masks some seam lines. </div>
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Some progress on <b>Hexagon Star: </b>started in March and has been a useful portable project to take to Quilt Group Sit and Sew meetings, and even in the suitcase travelling. </div>
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They're half inch hexagons - English paper pieced. The little top measures 31" by 35" and I could finish the quilt at this point (that was the plan). </div>
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But after seeing all the unbelievably inspiring antique quilts at the <i>Making of the Australian Quilt</i> exhibition in Melbourne (see last post) I'm motivated <strike>shamed into</strike> to add more to this. So I'm starting a border. </div>
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<b>Indigo Stars</b> is a quilt I have been making since November last year - in Audrey's <a href="http://quiltyfolk.blogspot.com.au/p/quilty-365.html" target="_blank">Quilty365</a> - hand appliqued onto squares of 2 and 4 inches. </div>
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I've not been the best follower since there was supposed to be one circle appliqued each day for a year. I constantly played catch up and then have let it linger for a while on the design wall. Not wanting to be beaten I decided to finish at 288 circles and make it into a quilt. I cut some border and corner triangles and had a machine stitching marathon to make them into a top (about 55"). </div>
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I'm not entirely thrilled with it - am not sure why exactly. It's calling out for some quilting to add definition but will wait in the queue for now. </div>
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Here's something I <i>am </i>thrilled with - my iron tote/caddy. </div>
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It was quick and super easy to make (I downsized a large pattern to suit my mini quilting iron). Google search for "iron caddy" to find a pattern from various sources - very clever and cute. </div>
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And I'm also thrilled that I didn't need to buy anything to make it! The fabrics and battings were left overs in the stash, the vintage buttons and elastic were in my sewing cabinet and the ironing fabric was a recycled ironing board cover. </div>
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Aren't these lovely fabrics? I was so surprised to win this generous collection from <a href="http://www.quiltstation.com.au/" target="_blank">Margaret</a> through her Instagram feed. We have the same taste in fabrics - lucky for me :)</div>
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It's been fairly quiet (and cold) in the garden so more time to quilt....no watering and no mowing - but that is about to change. We've had a relatively wet winter and the plants are showing they love it. </div>
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It's a gorgeous day - a balmy 18 deg C - I'm off for a walk. Enjoy the start to Spring ( or Autumn)!</div>
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Last week my daughter and I met up at Sydney airport and zoomed interstate for a few days to Melbourne. A highlight for me was to be a visit to the National Gallery of Victoria, to their exhibition <i>The Making of the Australian Quilt</i>. It did not disappoint - exquisite antique quilts, beautifully displayed!</div>
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Have a look at <a href="http://yellowrosequilts.blogspot.com.au/2016/07/the-making-australian-quilt-exhibition.html" target="_blank">Miriam's post</a> for her favourite quilt. I couldn't pick one I liked best - loved so many of them! There are also some great pics at <a href="http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/43391" target="_blank">The History Blog</a>. If you click on their photos the detail is amazing. It was a great opportunity to get up close and examine the detail of the quilters' work. </div>
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We had fun reading all the 'words of wisdom' on The Westbury quilt: </div>
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Wonderful fussy cut paper piecing (above) in an unfinished hexagon quilt made by the wife of the Governor of NSW around 1846. Sadly she never completed it as she was killed in a carriage accident in 1847.</div>
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Inspirational borders that caught my eye:</div>
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It was very exciting for DD and I to see the original Auntie Green coverlet </div>
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Such a variety of beautiful colours. Quite a masterpiece - especially considering the limitations of lighting at the time.</div>
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This was the version I made as a wedding gift for DD in her choice of neutral shades. It was made from the pattern by Irene Blanck (with some little variations).</div>
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I do love it and the colours she chose ...but now I am seriously tempted to make a more colourful version for myself. Add that to the 'To Do' list ...</div>
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Some momentos from the NGV - including a beautifully illustrated, heavy publication, a cloth tote bag, magnet, book mark and card. </div>
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Sadly the Auntie Green does not feature in the book. Good thing I took a lot of photos!</div>
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And what else did we do in Melbourne? We also enjoyed the exhibition of Australian Fashion through the Ages (also at the NGV) </div>
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I was fascinated by the hand stitched detail in some of the older pieces - so many buttonholes stitched by hand! No sewing machines till 1850's. </div>
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I popped in to the Melbourne Quilt Show to see the <a href="http://www.victorianquilters.org/?page_id=48" target="_blank">Victorian Quilt Showcase</a>. There were some lovely quilts - especially some expert broderie perse and hand quilting. Unfortunately no photo sharing allowed - sorry. If you click on the link there are pictures of a few of the quilts that won ribbons. One of them is a lovely machine quilted Caswell quilt (Threadbear pattern by Corliss Searcey) but there was also another Caswell that was beautifully hand appliqued and hand quilted - just gorgeous. </div>
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We caught up with Melbourne friends, caught a musical (Mathilda), a movie (the new Ghostbusters), a few delicious meals at little eateries, and explored the shops - perfect!</div>
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Now back to quilting with renewed energy...</div>
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I started <b>Harrison Rose</b> in June 2015 using a lovely reproduction pattern by Dawn <a href="http://collectorwithaneedle.blogspot.com.au/2015/02/harrison-rose.html" target="_blank">Collector with a Needle</a>. With relatively little piecing on the top, and a thin batting (Quilters Dream Request cotton) the hand quilting has been a breeze.</div>
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It measures 69 inches square as I only made nine blocks (instead of sixteen) - a great size for hanging or lap.<br />
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Then I machine washed it (with colour catchers just in case), and blocked it on the floor to dry. No colour runs - the catchers were clean - phew! </div>
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It dried very quickly after a good spin, and has a nice soft and crinkly feel - just how I like it - am so pleased.</div>
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So where will we live? </div>
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Could be here...</div>
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With that finished it was time to get another quilt prepped for hand quilting. I decided on <b>Wheat and Woods </b>and I'm using the same cotton batting again. </div>
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Meanwhile I have decided to finish my <b>SVBAQ</b> <a href="http://svbotanicalquilt.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank">BOM </a>- at just nine blocks. Somehow it's not thrilling me any more - possibly because of my colour choices. Click on the link to see lots of beautiful versions in progress - like<a href="http://theconstantquilter.blogspot.com.au/2016/07/shenandoah-valley-botanical-album-block.html" target="_blank"> Wendy</a>'s with a gorgeous cheddar background.</div>
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I'm thinking they might look better together with some pieced sashing ...but am not sure? I'll let them sit for a while hoping inspiration strikes. </div>
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The <a href="http://tv.qagoma.qld.gov.au/2013/06/18/quilts-1700-1945-chapman-coverlet/" target="_blank">Chapman Coverlet</a> is an 1829 coverlet in the collection of the V&A museum in London. It has been on my "to do" list for a very long time. Finding plastic templates available from Susan Smith decided me - time to take it on! I've still not put away all the fabrics pulled for my <a href="http://everystitchblog.blogspot.com.au/search/label/Benjamin%20Biggs" target="_blank">Benjamin Biggs</a> quilt top (waiting in the quilting queue) so am using the same reds and greens, and adding black, cheddar and yellows. The centre will be constructed around a red floral piece that has been in the stash a few years waiting for "the right moment".</div>
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I found that needleturn applique on the little 2 inch squares somehow aggravated the arthritis pain in my hands - the tight gripping of such small pieces perhaps. So I cut some card templates for the applique pieces and adapted the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2INxkVfGyqE" target="_blank">foil</a> and iron method. </div>
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It works beautifully! more time spent on prep but the applique is quick and requires less precision than needleturn, so is easier on the hands. </div>
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I found the perfect box to store my squares - can you believe it?! A couple of years ago I got the gift of a china mug from the V&A museum - in a presentation box. The box was too lovely to throw away...</div>
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If anyone's read this far - well done! I've been a bad blogger and that's a two month round up. Must try to blog better...</div>
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I've been <i>slightly</i> obsessed by this quilt at the moment. But the motto has to be "While inspired, grab the moment!". So all other projects have been collecting dust (along with the house). As quilters we've all been there haven't we?!</div>
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Just a reminder here's the inspiration for my design. </div>
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Thinking it would be efficient to divide this sort of quilt into sections for ease of construction, I sketched a small plan on graph paper, worked out the sizes of each section and cut pieces of background fabric to match. It will go together like a jigsaw of 19 block pieces. Hmm now where to start? The the fabrics in the centre and in the baskets may dictate the colour/fabric choices for my whole quilt, so I'm working on those first.</div>
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I'd selected this urn as my quilt centre and was going to just cut a rectangle like this and plonk it in the middle. But I think the green is too dark for the look I want here and would dominate the quilt. </div>
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So I 've given the urn a lighter background by appliquing ( broderie perse) onto a lighter plaid fabric. </div>
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A little cut out and reverse applique on the urn to remove the initials that were on the print. I'll ink something on there later - maybe a date, maybe my initials? </div>
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Still not sure I love the irregular outline but will leave it for now till more quilt grows around it. </div>
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So that's a start to the centre and gives me a 'look' to work around for the rest of the quilt plan. </div>
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I sketched some preliminary applique designs. Then, using my lightpad, traced the design onto the back of the background fabric - ready for back basting and needleturn applique:</div>
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I made oodles of 1/4 inch bias (with a Clover bias maker ) and pinned a basket. This was fun weaving all the unders and overs! </div>
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I've been mixing some modern fabrics in amongst my repros and love the look of them - including oldish Kaffe Fassett's and a Liberty print. You might be able to pick them out in the close up flower pictures?</div>
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That's one basket done. There will be three more to go on my quilt but I'm moving on to work on another section now...</div>
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The antique quilt has a plaid border (with a strong, dark stripe through it) around the central design - and I particularly like that feature. Well, I searched high and low in the stash, and found quite a few little green pieces to use elsewhere on the quilt, but none seem quite <i>right</i> for my border! How often does that happen?! </div>
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But I did find a stripe repro that will suit me very well - phew - crisis averted! There was<i> just</i> enough in the piece to cut the four borders - double phew!</div>
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These borders will forever be associated with the Giro D'Italia (bike race) - I have been watching hours of recorded replays while stitching. Wonderful scenery makes it hard to beat the 'armchair touring' through the Netherlands and Italy!</div>
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It is almost farewell to Autumn in the garden. With a series of very windy days the colourful leaves are disappearing fast! Hopefully the red and green King Parrots will still visit to brighten things up through winter :)</div>
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made using a <i>new</i> pattern (designed by <a href="http://www.luccello.com.au/epages/luccello.sf/en_AU/?ObjectPath=/Shops/luccello/Categories/LUCCELLO_PATTERNS" target="_blank">L'Uccello</a> and bought on my April visit to Melbourne)</div>
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...and <i>old</i> fabric from the stash. The large floral is '<i>Bon Voyage'</i> from French General - not that old really as it is still available online.</div>
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It was not a quick project but the trouble taken was well worth it in the detail and the finish. </div>
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First there was the sandwiching and individual quilting of the panels - just using the machine walking foot. It's been a while since I've done any machine quilting but not difficult with these relatively small pieces.</div>
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Something <i>old </i>- recycled belt loops for handle hardware. I didn't have four the same but two different pairs did the job fine:</div>
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Binding the seams for a neat finish - just like the edges of a quilt:</div>
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The pattern called for some ribbon to decorate internal pockets. I had nothing suitable, but I did have something that might do - something <i>very old</i> lurking in the sewing cabinet:</div>
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...so I finally put them to good use (it had to happen one day didn't it? ) - an <i>old</i> technique but a good one</div>
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I love the detail in this pattern - reminds me of the <i>old</i> days of dress making in my heady youth! </div>
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The base is stiffened with template plastic so the whole thing is washable. That's if it ever gets dirty - and I'd have to use it first to get it dirty wouldn't I? At the moment it's far too 'good' to use haha! Give it a week or two and no doubt I'll have forgotten the pain of labour and be dragging it around like my <i>old </i>sewing bags...</div>
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Something else that is <i>new</i> and my most favourite book of the moment - 'Meanderings of a Quilt Collector' by Jane Lury. She had some of her collection on display at <a href="http://www.pourlamourdufil.com/en/program2016.aspx" target="_blank">Pour L'Amour du Fil</a> in Nantes this year - how wonderful it must have been to view them. But the book does not disappoint - so many superb quilts. In fact I'm convinced she had my taste in mind when she collected. </div>
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I ordered the book from Quiltmania online and it arrived virtually overnight. How is that even possible to Australia? It is a large book and fairly pricey but is superb quality, includes three patterns, and is well worth it IMHO. </div>
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And this is my favourite quilt in the whole book - and has inspired a quilt of my own. As you can see by the graph paper and sketches the planning has started.</div>
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What do I love about the quilt? </div>
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<li>the massive amount of applique (as you might know, I do love applique!)</li>
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The quilt in the planning won't be a copy or reproduction of this lovely 1840's English coverlet, but it will be inspired by it and borrow major elements. It needs a name so I'm going for <b>Posies and Plaid </b>since it is all about flowers and has that plaid border. </div>
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And for something 'old' I am trying to use fabrics from my stash - some desperately need to be used before they reach antique status. Here's an idea I'm toying with - cream background and green plaids with an old English-looking blowsy floral in the middle. And there's clearly room for some purple in there - not a colour I commonly use but doesn't it look lush in this old floral line by Windham (<i>Remember Me</i> by Mary Koval) ? </div>
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On this quilt I'd like challenge myself to mix some modern fabric lines in with the reproductions but not sure how I'll go with that...hard to teach an <i>old</i> girl <i>new</i> tricks!</div>
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OK, back to the drawing board...</div>
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How's this for a <strike>lazy</strike> quick progress post...</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sarah Fielke BOM - hand pieced</td></tr>
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...and a Mother's Day gift that has drawn me back to this table far too often - so addictive! </div>
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Every Stitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12573090188337210419noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2391988816380415741.post-2467348619226333212016-04-21T11:55:00.000+10:002016-04-21T11:55:39.042+10:00Adventures in Melbourne<div style="text-align: justify;">
Just back from a little trip interstate to Melbourne </div>
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When I say "little" - it took 6 hours travel to get there and nearly 8 hours back - with all the waiting and connecting between trains, shuttles, planes and taxis! So I crammed in as much sight seeing as I could while there...including the Australasian Quilt Convention of course. <i>Unfortunately</i> we cannot share photos taken of the many inspiring quilts. Annette Gero's collection of War Quilts was the most outstanding for me and a google search found these links for pics <a href="http://aqc.com.au/annette-geros-wartime-quilts/#sthash.ttemj5Xj.dpbs" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://australianquiltstudygroups.blogspot.com.au/2015/03/war-quilts-exhibition-at-manly-3-july.html" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/art-and-design/australasian-quilt-convention-showcases-soldiers-threads-from-the-front-line-20160414-go58oh.html" target="_blank">here</a>. </div>
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I finally got to shop at L'Uccello - they had a lovely stall at the AQC - a new pattern and a tin from there, and pretty toile (Mas D'ousvan) and stitchy supplies from other stallholders.</div>
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I followed that up with a visit to the shop itself. It is well hidden (no shop front) in this building...</div>
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...enter through this arcade - a bit dark and mysterious but beautiful<div>
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up two flights of stairs... the suspense was building!</div>
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then this burst of colour at the doorway to welcome visitors! </div>
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Some chat and some more shopping. These threads are new to me - fine waxed French thread for applique (Fil a Gant) in gorgeous colours and not expensive - looking forward to trying them out. </div>
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Melbourne's streets in the CBD are great fun to walk around - lots of history and character and colourful trams. Wandering down one narrow street (Flinders Lane - historically the centre of Melbourne's rag trade) I spotted a sign - couldn't go past of course! </div>
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It is a dress fabric shop but does include some gorgeous linens and Liberty fabrics. I "rescued" this piece from a table of half price roll ends - labelled "silk cotton" (feels like a very fine lawn) and if nothing else might make a pretty scarf? </div>
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<b>Hexagon Star - </b>the centre star came together quite quickly as half inch hexagons don't take long to sew together once the prep in done - and I had been prepping obsessively! </div>
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Travel can provide a lot of opportunities for stitching (all that sitting around waiting) and I had some EPP supplies with me. I got loads of hexagons prepped in little bags - grouped by colour...</div>
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... and more stitching has been done and so it grows...</div>
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My Quilt group holds a Mother's Day stall fundraiser each year and members are asked to provide/donate some stitched items. I thought I'd make a few mug rugs. Now don't look if you are squeamish as this involved some sacrifice of doilies - all in a good cause mind you! And they were pre-damaged doilies...</div>
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I machine pieced some fabric scraps in a random crazy-quilted style around the embroidered doilie pieces.</div>
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A little wadding, backing, machine quilting with walking foot, and binding. Attaching the binding strip took the longest of course lol! So I tried Self Binding (the rug on the right) - it was a quicker method but not such a nice plump finish to the edges. I later found a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILqNTrX7wqs" target="_blank">Youtube</a> video on binding a mug rug - looks like a good method and I might just try that <i>next</i> time.</div>
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<b>Sarah Fielke BOM </b>- two more blocks and they are applique this time - a large Bird block and a Hearts/tulip block. But I dithered getting started as I was getting that itchy feeling that I needed to mess with them - will I/won't I? And in the end I<i> did</i> make changes because I felt the bird was not in keeping with the style of fabrics and look I had in mind. Sarah's bird is lovely for a modern quilt and certainly a great choice for an applique beginner: </div>
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I came up with this sketch - same branch but with a more classic bird to suit my fabric choices - especially in view of the bird toiles I have used in the star centres: </div>
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Oh dear - it has been another <i>long</i> post. If I posted more often this wouldn't happen of course! Catch22 because then I'd not get the sewing done...</div>
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Anzac Day long weekend coming up - hope you all get extra sewing time too :)</div>
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Hope you all had a relaxing Easter - with lots of stitching opportunities!</div>
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I've been a bit remiss posting about my <b>Wheat and Woods </b>quilt - not since the beginning of December - but the borders have been steadily growing. </div>
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Once I had attached the side borders, then I needed to draw a pattern for the corner - nothing complex, just a continuation of the curves around the outer edge:</div>
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Then I appliqued the long edges, joined them to the top and added some extra broderie perse to fill the corners and blend over the seams: </div>
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I hope you like it - I'm very happy how it turned out. The aim was to design a quilt with <i>lots</i> of needleturn applique (because I love it) and to incorporate many different repro feature fabrics - all in brown, tan and gold tonings. Seems right to finish a top in Autumn with these autumnal colours? </div>
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Mostly I use the back basting prep technique for needle turn applique - where accuracy is important. Recently I spotted a good tutorial for this <a href="http://scrap-therapy-quilts.blogspot.com.au/2016/02/hearts-aflutter-splendid-tutorial.html" target="_blank">at Scraptherapy blogspot</a>. Just mentioning it as I get asked about this method sometimes and I'm way too lazy to do a tutorial, <i>sorry</i>. </div>
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The applique method for the outer border was a cross between broderie perse and tile quilting ("broderie perse tiling"?) - just pinned and needle turned around the cut edges of the fabric scraps, no accuracy or precise placement needed. </div>
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There were a few fiddly measuring moments (and revisions) along the way, but the outer border was a breeze and very relaxing to stitch. The top finishes at 2 metres square (about 79 inches). </div>
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Remember my 2016 resolution to become a better piecer (the piecing without papers)? I was seated next to an expert hand piecer at a recent Quilt Group meeting and she recommended this book:</div>
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It is going to be a favourite for sure - wonderful detailed hand piecing instructions for all sorts of angles and shapes. I used the Easter break to start studying...</div>
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...and then, <i>uh-oh</i>, a picture in the book had the pulse racing! A gorgeous antique hexagon quilt made in 1875, maker unknown. You know the feeling...'<i>got</i> to make this one' and 'timing is right for more <i>hexagons</i>'!</div>
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I've long been a great fan of <a href="http://thimblestitch.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank">Susan at Thimblestitch</a> and her amazing mini EPP hexagon projects - the latest being a mini quilt made entirely with 1/4 inch hexagons. I have a small packet of 1/4 inch papers languishing unused and they are unbelievably small - too small for me! But what size to use for this new quilt? I want to make a mini quilt - <i>relatively</i> mini - and am going to use papers.</div>
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I've decided on 1/2 inch hexagons for the new quilt (called <b>Hexagon Star</b>) - that will make it about 32 inch square finished. There's no pattern but it should be easy enough to work off the photo.</div>
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I already have papers, recycled from use in my Ann Randoll quilt. I'm using clips to hold the fabrics around the papers (no glue) ready for thread basting. The basting will not go through the papers. That way I can easily recycle the papers by popping them out once the hexagons are stitched together. Nothing new here but just the method I prefer. </div>
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Over the Easter break I managed a little finish - a <b>Sewing pouch</b>. Ready made zip pouches have been a popular decorating project for many quilters and I finally acquired one through Quilt Group. The time was right to set about covering it in clamshells - with 5 inch squares of Regent Street lawns and shot cottons scraps.</div>
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I glue basted the clamshells the method I have found works well- Sue Daley's Clamshell method on Youtube.</div>
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With a few stitches I tacked the sheet of clams to some backing fabric cut to a rough size to fit the pouch. Then I used some perle cotton to add a little quick quilting. </div>
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The tricky bit was the last bit (always seems to be the way!) - stitching it to the case. It needed to sit snugly in around the braid edges of the case frame (so as not to show the bright red fabric of the case facing). I resorted to a curved needle at this point - much easier to ladder stitch it to the pouch. </div>
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PS. Funny thing about this new EPP hexagon quilt ...the antique inspiration was pictured in a great book, but one that is all about piecing <i>without </i>papers. Jinny Beyer actually talks about EPP as "cumbersome" and "extremely time consuming" and "rather a waste of time when sewing with cotton fabrics" (<i>not</i> a fan of paper piecing!). So I can only suppose the quilt was hand pieced without papers - pretty amazing. And I wonder if half inch hexies would have been done that way ?? Too tricky for me - I will stick with papers for this one!</div>
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Looking at the heart motifs and this way of feathering around the corner - bit quirky and very charming but maybe not 'me'. I had a peruse of a very favourite, oh-so-inspiring, book of antique quilt patterns...</div>
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Inspired by a corner treatment in the book and a three pointed motif, I redrew a simple corner of feathers and made my own paper pattern from a roll of bake paper...</div>
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Then the quilt marking began - echoing that motif in the blocks...</div>
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Marking wreaths (traced from the pattern) and triple parallel lines across the blocks...</div>
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In the past I have found the large triangle ruler is invaluable so scored lines don't wander off perpendicular - and used the same method here when drawing lines. Well worth the quick check of lining it up with the edges of borders and blocks as I draw along the edge long ruler.</div>
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The marker I am using? General's Sketch and Wash pencils. New to me but recommended by a blogger - I think it was Dawn herself but my memory is so shocking that could be wrong. I've had bad experiences with markers in the past (not washing out, marking poorly etc) so I bought these pencils last year and have had them 'handy' for this quilt. Before starting I did a wash test on an off-cut of my fabric - all good - washed off perfectly with a mild detergent in cold water. I have to say they are an absolute <i>dream</i> to draw with on fabric - so soft, no pressure needed to get a clear line, and no drag on the fabric at all! </div>
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I've been a bit of a 'stick-in-the-mud' as far as batting goes - almost always use wool with a pretty high loft as it gives great definition to applique and has been easy to quilt - Quilters Dream being a favourite. But this time there is less applique and the quilt will be well washed. I thought I'd try cotton and was tempted by the promise of Quilters Dream cotton Request (for hand quilters) "stitch as close as needed and your quilt will remain soft and flexible" and achieve "the antique puckered look". Sounds good? Well - compared with the wool this is a <i>very</i> thin batting and I had my doubts about it when it arrived. But, being a trusting soul, I went ahead - pin basted the quilt and started hand quilting. </div>
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So far - I love it! It certainly quilts easily (just as did the wool), the quilting shows up well, and it is so light and soft to manoeuvre . I'm looking forward to washing it later to get that antique look. </div>
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<b>Indigo Circles </b>is progressing - after a large prep catchup (<i>again</i> ) of the 2 inch blocks with foil wrapping method</div>
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Then we had a full day power cut - no ironing possible. So I went back to plain old needle turn of some 4 inch blocks and really enjoyed that method again.</div>
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The blocks are all pinned on my design wall and looking like a quilt in the making. </div>
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<b>Sarah Fielke BOM </b> - also growing gradually. To get an idea of how it might all look together I placed a lot of the blocks on the floor in a random way - not how they will end up but gives an idea of balance of colours. Not balanced yet but there is a long way to go...</div>
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Another little project completed - my new favourite pincushion - a free tutorial <a href="http://www.sunnydayfabric.com/?page_id=1793" target="_blank">Sunny Day Dresden pincushion</a>. That could just be my first Dresden plate block ever - fun to make too. </div>
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I used the same fabrics to match this purse made in 2013</div>
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Something I really enjoy (that isn't quilt related) is walking. There are so many benefits but enjoying the scenery is top of the list and makes exercise a pleasure. Walking and vehicle traffic do not mix well so I feel very lucky to have a few traffic-free options near home. This river walk (10km return track) is a favourite and perfect this time of year.</div>
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Feels and looks very rural but only just on the outskirts of town.</div>
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After exercise like that, a couple of hours sitting quilting ( or heaven forbid, looking at blogs) is guilt-free don't you think? </div>
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It measures approx 170cm (67 in) by 173cm and is hand appliqued and hand quilted. Most blocks are from the Threadbear pattern but I made some changes and substitutions, a squirrel here, a rabbit there and this fruit bowl block. </div>
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I just had to have that fruit bowl from the antique quilt so had a go at drafting my own . Here is a pic of the antique quilt that inspired us all (in the book "Treasury of American Quilts") and the 2009 Threadbear pattern next to it. </div>
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I also drafted my own border but included some elements from within the pattern blocks - like pears, birds and this nest. </div>
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I really enjoyed the process of adding my own elements, but also loved selecting the fabrics from my <strike>substantial</strike> moderate stash of reds. See ...Stash Building has its own rewards! But I expect I am preaching to the already converted?</div>
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The scary part where the edges got measured, squared and trimmed. Imagine one slip and off cutting through the hand quilting - eek!</div>
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And where is the quilt now? I have to admit to being a complete coward and not washing this one as yet (visions of all the reds running riot). I think I'll just enjoy it on the wall for a while! I had a reshuffle of quilts around the house and it is now hanging in a hall opposite Lucy Boston...</div>
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...and around the corner from my Folk Art Basket quilt...</div>
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...and others are now taking a turn resting here...</div>
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Talking of Threadbear patterns...I've just received Corliss Searcey's <a href="http://www.threadbear.com.au/online-store/product/view/297/5266" target="_blank">Celebrating Mary Brown</a><i> </i>pattern and keep looking at it<i>. </i>It is huge and so inspiring! Anyone starting it? Just asking ...</div>
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The Southern Highlands Quilters put on a great biennial show last weekend - a feast for the eyes and lots of good shopping. It seems to get better every time and so nice to have a Show that is <i>local </i>for once. </div>
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My <b>Benjamin Biggs </b>journey started in January 2014. Thanks to the monthly free blocks from Sentimental Stitches (25 blocks plus border) it has kept many of us plugging along ever since. Thinking of the border kept <i>me</i> going - my favourite part of this quilt. Mind you...I think I've had enough of applique buds for a wee while! </div>
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Mr and Mrs <a href="http://www.birdsinbackyards.net/species/Alisterus-scapularis" target="_blank">King Parrot</a> were twittering at me from higher branches. I was in the way of their breakfast feeder. Excuse me, and a few minutes later ..</div>
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And a little finish to report: I spied a lovely kit on Instagram and very soon this arrived in the mail from Cutting Cloth. Intriguing?<br />
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Well, it took me <i>two solid days</i> of work - super addictive but challenging! Luckily the instructions were very clear and thorough. Imagine a bit of fun giant's EPP combined with a great deal of invisible stitching at tricky angles (with the facial expressions to match).</div>
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I've only started one new quilt this year ( Sarah Fielke BOM) - and the self restraint has nearly killed me! There has been so much temptation out there as you all know. But you see, I'd done a little count and frightened myself by finding that I am working on <b>8</b> different large quilts - quite enough to be getting on with for now. Ben Biggs can now rest in the quilting queue while I give more time to the others. </div>
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(PS the other quilts in my progress list are Shenandoah Valley /SVBAQ, Indigo Circles/Quilty 365, Civil War Bride, Wheat and Woods, Harrison Rose, Grandmother's Garden and Sarah Fielke's BOM)</div>
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It set me thinking about the many skills involved in making quilts and the very many different ways we make them. Many learning curves that look a bit like this graph. The plateau is where we'd like to be - that comfortable spot at the top. Doesn't mean we are 'the best in the business' - just at our own 'happy' point.</div>
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I'm on a comfortable plateau with<b> hand applique</b> - not perfect, but good enough to make it a happy process. Totally addicted to the process actually ! </div>
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<b>English Paper piecing (EPP)</b> is another technique I love - never really had a 'slow beginning' phase - just charged straight on up that slope as the whole process suited me so well. My first project was the queen sized <b>Cream Tea</b> in 2011 (pictured in my Header). </div>
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And <b>hand quilting</b>? Well I had a very, very 'slow beginning' phase that lasted about 20 years LOL! and then last year I rediscovered it with new tools, different technique and hit the 'steep acceleration' stage in a big way. I'm now thinking I may have reached my 'plateau' and am totally addicted to that process too. It's not a judgeworthy plateau but it is my happy point.</div>
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We all have our own skills and different 'happy points' don't we?</div>
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As I mentioned in January , this year I'm hoping to hit that learning slope with American piecing ( as distinct from EPP or Foundation Paper piecing). There are huge gaps in my knowledge in this area and that is why I signed up to <b>Sarah Fielke's BOM. </b></div>
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So - how's it going? Definitely on the 'slow beginning' phase but enjoying it. </div>
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Sarah gave us a bonus video on making a block book - great idea and great tutorial. First to make a design to decorate the front of my book. I went with a combination of EPP, applique and quilting - staying in the comfort zone here :) </div>
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While I was motivated I also made a portable block pad too - to make sure my block pieces stay in the correct places while stitching. It is just a piece of strong cardboard and scraps of batting stuck on the front but very useful now:</div>
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Here it is in action with the 12 inch Churn dash block - first month's pattern pieces cut out (with great care) and laid out ready to stitch.</div>
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I decided to try hand piecing but how to mark the seams for accuracy? Rummaging in a drawer I found a handy block tool that seemed made for the job - don't know how many years this has been lurking in there LOL! It allows clear dots to be marked at corners with 1/4 inch allowance. Then I penciled in seam lines too - taking no chances here. The prep was slow but I think it paid off as the blocks came together quite well.</div>
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First month's work - a 12 inch Churn dash and two 6 inch stars - not bad for the Beginners slope?</div>
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I'm using a combination of solids, prints, toiles and some linen for texture. They're mostly from the stash but the beautiful Le Marais toile is a new addition. My colour theme is what you might call 'Antique English' - based on a Pinterest session where I pinned pictures of antique English quilts (with the look I liked) on a board. Here is a sample screenshot of my pinning.</div>
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Quilting on my <b>Civil War Bride</b> quilt is going surprisingly quickly - now I'm doing the background. Thanks so much for all your thoughts on what might work for the background fill. I decided a half inch cross hatch would be good. But when I started it (just a few diagonal lines) I loved the look of that and left it there! So the background to all the blocks is now finished - 1/2 inch diagonal lines. And I am working on a double parallel line in the border. </div>
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There are some larger applique pieces that need a little extra quilting too. I tried some stippling on a table cloth - just single stitches placed at random and carried through the layers:<br />
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...and this vase is about to get some curving lines. See the lines marked with the hera marker?</div>
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Phew - sorry for the long waffling blog post. Might be overcompensating for tiny snapshots on Instagram! </div>
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I'm almost done with the hand quilting around every. single. piece. of. applique. on this <b>Civil War Bride. </b>It really should be a winter project but we've had some opportune cooler days, and there is the pressure of quilts getting very impatient in the quilting queue. </div>
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Assessing the quilt top for the next step in the quilting - there are a lot of irregular, odd shaped background spaces between the applique. They are a bit bumpy and flappy and, in my humble opinion, need some quilting discipline. But the trick with irregular spaces - what pattern to use? </div>
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Have a look at a few blocks - they fill the background very differently. This one fills the background almost fully...</div>
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...and odd spaces between the blocks too<br />
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I'm afraid it might make a 'dog's breakfast' of it with various sized quilting motifs. Ideas?</div>
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<li>maybe echo quilting - I loved it on my Auntie Green but my feeling is it doesn't suit this one</li>
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<b>Indigo Circles </b>(my Quilty 365 sewalong project) - after feeling deplorably behind on this project, I am now quite well on target, having prepped up a storm. It's been fun experimenting on ways to be more efficient with the blocks. I tried out a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2INxkVfGyqE" target="_blank">Youtube</a> method using foil to iron fabric around templates. </div>
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I know one or two other Quilty participant have also discovered this method. </div>
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I was originally using back basting prepared needleturn for my circles - no problem with that but I just thought this might <i>speed up</i> the needleturn. </div>
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Circles do need <i>careful</i> needleturn to avoid those pesky unwanted points. I'm not sure this method has made my circles any more accurate but it is quicker!</div>
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Here are the latest 21 blocks. That makes a total of 37 so far. </div>
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I've decided to stitch my 2" blocks into four-patch blocks as I go, and mix them among the 4 " blocks on point - something like this picture. </div>
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Another little efficiency measure has been the use of my 4 1/2 " square ruler - to square up and size my finished blocks. I was thrilled to find it is just the right size and invaluable in checking the piecing of those four-patches.</div>
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So there we are - every new project brings a little more learning ... or some useful revision! I am sure there<i> must </i>be others like me - I even forget what I have forgotten...sigh.</div>
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Every Stitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12573090188337210419noreply@blogger.com50tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2391988816380415741.post-24183024822105335582016-01-12T13:18:00.001+11:002016-01-12T13:18:35.799+11:00Star in the EastJust because I'm trying to be a better quilting-person (at least at the beginning of the year haha!) and avoid the last minute rush for my BOM deadlines ...here is this month's <b>Shenandoah Valley</b> <b>Botanical Album</b> block - Star in the East.<br /><br />
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I found the applique less fiddly than the last block but I'm not sure that my making the yellow centre in two strips was a great idea. It has given it a bit of a 'bumpy bottom' in the middle there - with all the layers over the background join. Ho hum - I wanted to fussy cut that yellow fabric and it fitted best as two strips to make the cross.<br />
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<b>Benjamin Biggs : </b>first border completed<br />
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The size adjustments I made to the border (last post) <i>seem </i>to have worked - so far so good.<br />
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By the way I am now on <b>Instagram</b> (<i>everystitchpics</i>) and you may see more process photos there (see top of Blog side bar). Instagram is so, so quick to update! My IG posts reveals a bad case of 'Quilters ADD' - working on a different project almost every day! Hmm, how many will I finish this year at this rate?</div>
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A new feature on my blog - nifty <b>page tabs</b>:<br />
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I quite often need to refer back to previous quilts and photos and find it quite cumbersome to find the saved folders or posts. So I have made some pages on the Blog with a summary of quilts completed each year. The tabs to click on are just below my blog header. It <i>only</i> took half a day to sort that lot - gasp.</div>
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My quilting Finish Rate has slowed down since I got back to hand quilting last year! I'm still so glad I did but there could be a traffic jam in the quilting queue in the not too distant future :)</div>
Every Stitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12573090188337210419noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2391988816380415741.post-50022127993341435832016-01-03T11:20:00.000+11:002016-02-09T11:50:31.795+11:00Indigo Circles - running late for the link up<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><i>“How did it get so late so soon? It's night before it's afternoon. December is here before it's June. My goodness how the time has flewn. How did it get so late so soon?” </i></span><br />
<i><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">― </span><a class="authorOrTitle" href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/61105.Dr_Seuss" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Lato, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; text-decoration: none;">Dr. Seuss</a></i><br />
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<span style="text-align: justify;">..and that applies perfectly to me and my <b>Indigo Circles</b> blocks! That's <a href="http://quiltyfolk.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank">Audrey's Quilty 365</a> project. </span><br />
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They were prepped but not stitched. So yesterday I needle turn appliqued 14 of them in one day - oops, that's not really how I aimed to pace myself, but better late than never. </div>
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Here are all 28 that I've made so far:</div>
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I can see this project getting away from me and I <i>really </i>don't want that. The thing that takes some time is my choice to fussy cut the circles. It keeps it interesting for me but takes that extra bit of time. </div>
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It will help to have a lot of squares cut way ahead - piles of 4.5 and 2.5 inch blocks. No excuses now!</div>
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I got to visit my gifted Auntie Green quilt this week. My daughter and son-in-law have hung it behind their bed. You can see why she selected low volume fabrics - suits their decor so nicely. The set of four quilt tiles on the wall was a birthday gift I made in 2012 (more details if you click on this earlier <a href="http://everystitchblog.blogspot.com.au/2012/12/applique-gift.html" target="_blank">blog post</a>) .</div>
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Happy New Year! Any quilting plans for 2016? As for me - I have <strike>far too many</strike> a fair few projects on the go and might scare myself ( and bore you to tears) if I listed them. </div>
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But one thing I would like to do, and really <i>need</i> to do - is to improve my piecing skills. I can get accuracy with EPP or foundation piecing, but I want to cut and hand piece blocks with confidence and accuracy too. Practice makes perfect they say, but I want to improve the easy way - <i>with lots of instruction</i>!</div>
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<a href="http://thelastpiece.typepad.com/" target="_blank">Sarah Fielke's BOM</a> caught my eye (sketch image from her website).</div>
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It has a mixture of techniques, loads of instruction, and she says there will be (quote from her blog) </div>
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"Exclusive access to a private YouTube channel, where video instruction will be provided for each block or technique each month"</div>
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I'm in! A private tutor - that sounds just what I need. I've never met Sarah but have seen her excellent YouTube video on Big Stitch quilting and it has been a very useful reference. </div>
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Something to look forward to :)</div>
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