Triangles and FMQ and binding . . . I feel like a real quilter now.
05-20-2014, 12:48 PM
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Triangles and FMQ and binding . . . I feel like a real quilter now.
This weekend I made a kitchen set (2 9" potholder a and 2 6" countertop sized ones) for the wedding of one of my best friends. I wanted to do something crow themed and a little dark and I ended up with this moda seabird fabric from my LQS. I stressed over what to pair it with. All of the blacks and beiges I looked at really brought out the blue and were too ocean feeling until my boyfriend suggested I look at the red I had leftover from a Halloween costume (OMG I have a stash!) and it was a suddenly dark feeling Hitchcock-esc that could read crow.
From there I knew I was going to play with blocks and I wanted to try triangles . . . . So I kind of went crazy. On the second one I couldn't figure out a way I wanted to quilt it with straight lines so I dropped the feed dogs and went for it. On the smaller ones I ended up hand stitching because I accidentally bought the wrong thread and once I finished fighting with the machine about it I really wanted away from it. I was really disappointed about my hand stitching but then I remembered that insul-bright isn't exactly recommended for hand sewing.
Also binding sucks. Alot.
So here's my end result. They're kind of a mess . . . . But I'm really proud of them.
From there I knew I was going to play with blocks and I wanted to try triangles . . . . So I kind of went crazy. On the second one I couldn't figure out a way I wanted to quilt it with straight lines so I dropped the feed dogs and went for it. On the smaller ones I ended up hand stitching because I accidentally bought the wrong thread and once I finished fighting with the machine about it I really wanted away from it. I was really disappointed about my hand stitching but then I remembered that insul-bright isn't exactly recommended for hand sewing.
Also binding sucks. Alot.
So here's my end result. They're kind of a mess . . . . But I'm really proud of them.
05-20-2014, 03:19 PM
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Thanks! I know they're far from perfect, but they're basically my first quilted quilts.
If anyone has any suggestions for improvement Im willing to listen. When I was a design student the first thing they taught is how to take critiques so I'm not easily offended.
If anyone has any suggestions for improvement Im willing to listen. When I was a design student the first thing they taught is how to take critiques so I'm not easily offended.
05-20-2014, 06:42 PM
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I say that this is a great start. Your colors are grand. Your attempt into the unknown are laudable. Your handstitching - minus the insulbrite, of course, is progressing. Triangle points? - they are more difficult with the thickness of potholders but they will improve too. You can't get better and have more tricks up your sleeve until you try. You did! You are on your way! Lots of us have been doing this for a long time, many are new. We all have something to learn. Keep going!
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