Finally finished the quilted cushion, after picking up some batting, and the stuff works a treat, just what I had been looking for to do padded gadget cases, as using wadding is far to bulky. This is a big big 22" x 22" fully quilted front and a brushed cotton, chocolate brown heavy weight fabric back, trimmed with my polka dot chocolate brown bias binding and logo.
I now feel I can tackle a couple more in different colours before embarking on baby quilts or floor mats. I am going to put this up for sale in babyblondedesign. Now off to drink a ice cold glass of white white! Kxx
The cushion is lovely Karen, the quilting makes it look really special, Do you use an embroidary foot for that ? Do you draw the lines on freehand or have you followed a pattern ? Maria x
The foot looks pretty much like the modern embroidary feet, but as my machine is 20 years old (think I need a new one!) its metal. All freehand, and start in the middle and work out and around, took just under an hour, dread to think how long a whole quilt will take....Kx
Great cushion karen! You did a fantastic job of the quilting. I reckon you will be a natural for quilting. If you go to my blog you can download my meanders book with a load of easy quilting designs in it. Its under the freehand designs tab. I have some booklets on applying borders and bindings too. Looking forward to seeing the quilt!
The cushion is lovely Karen, the quilting makes it look really special, Do you use an embroidary foot for that ? Do you draw the lines on freehand or have you followed a pattern ? Maria x
ReplyDeleteThe foot looks pretty much like the modern embroidary feet, but as my machine is 20 years old (think I need a new one!) its metal. All freehand, and start in the middle and work out and around, took just under an hour, dread to think how long a whole quilt will take....Kx
ReplyDeleteGreat cushion karen! You did a fantastic job of the quilting. I reckon you will be a natural for quilting. If you go to my blog you can download my meanders book with a load of easy quilting designs in it. Its under the freehand designs tab. I have some booklets on applying borders and bindings too. Looking forward to seeing the quilt!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! It looks like a lot of hard work (from someone who doesn't sew!)
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Your work is so great, I love it, please pop over to my blog where an award is waiting for you x
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