A blog about quilting and using the LEFT-EZE Rule - my HST/QST Ruler designed for LEFT-HANDED Quilters -
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Sunday, June 4, 2017
One border down -
I took Gene's suggestion since I pretty much had decided the same thing - free-motion wavy lines in the border of the July Americana Sudoku Quilt - to give the feeling of a "breeze" causing the flags to wave. I chose a dark blue thread - and you can see that it blends nicely - it's almost invisible -
And it gave the border a great texture - which is what I wanted - ;))
Next I grabbed the February Valentine's Day Sudoku Quilt and a "heart" stencil - a foam paint brush and some pounce powder -
I had to flip the stencil several times and it's not a perfect fit so I'll have to "fudge" some in the middle - but it will give me a general "path" for some funky free-form Free-Motion Quilting - and then I can fill in a bit with some "echo" lines - since it looks kinda skinny all by itself. I'm going to use a red thread - it should hide any "design" elements - should I have to add some - LOL - ;))
And that's the plan for this afternoon and early evening -
Until "life" changes it and something else requires my attention -
Or until it's dinner time -
Whichever comes first - ;))
Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -
I thought Gene's suggestion was a good one too.You pulled it off quite nicely too.
ReplyDeleteThe blue thread worked perfectly.
ReplyDeleteI have never stenciled in a design but I like the foam brush idea with the pounce powder.
Thanks, Gene - I learned the foam brush/pounce powder from a Craftsy class by Ann Petersen - ;))
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