Since I had the house to myself this weekend (though blazing hot outside - 105!), I jumped right into the quilting. Here's one of the corner areas.
Isn't that oh-so-pretty?! Certainly brings on the ohh's and ahh's!
Would you like to see the creation of this design live and in action in another area of the quilt?? Then take a look at the following video to see how simple these designs are to stitch!
Just a taste of what's possible with these designs, easily stitched with a longarm or domestic machine. Ready to give them a try?
Making Connections Free Motion Quilting Workbook And did you see what it says at the bottom? 'For Longarm or Domestic Machines' - yeah! Quilting designs for every quilter! I am always on the lookout for books with fun, easy patterns, or books with quilting designs, as they are great resources to draw upon. And this one is another that deserves a spot on my shelf, and yours too! Dorie walks us through the basic backbone of the quilt designs,
then with each page (there are over 100 of them!), adds a new twist. This creates a completely different design than the one before, opening up lots of quilting options. Each of the quilting designs are fully drawn out, with numbered directions making the design easy to follow. And of course, Dorie recommends drawing the designs before stitching, to burn the stitch path into muscle memory. Through the month, I'll be showing my progress with her designs using my longarm, though they can be stitched with a domestic machine. And on September 4, the Making Connections Blog Hop gets into full swing!
Get ready to visit 18 quilt bloggers to see their quilted projects using designs from the Making Connections Free Motion Workbook (affiliate link). Be sure to visit on the 4th to see the entire list and enter to win a copy of the book! Woo-hoo!
Back again with August block to add to my collection for the Growing Up QAL, hosted by Alida over at Alida Tweloq Designs.
This month is the Bargello technique, which was actually quite fun! Because my fabric choices for this QAL are red/white/blue, I played with color arrangements EQ7 before deciding on this layout for those colors. What started as this strip set,
ended as this block.
At first, it seemed silly to cut two strips the same color, then sew them back together. But using rectangles in a Bargello won't work. Had to tell myself to let it go, and follow the instructions. And I'm pretty happy with the results! Are you sewing along? If so, I'd love to hear from you! Have a great weekend!
