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Quilting: Block 4
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Block 4

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Category: Quilting

Type of item: Functional

For: Home

Style: Classic, Romantic, Traditional

Materials

Cotton fabric, polyester thread and wadding.

What was your inspiration?

Leah Day's class.

What are you most proud of?

Getting ithe FMQ to look fairly consistent. I didn't do any FMQ in the centre as I didn't want to quilt over the fairy.

What advice would you give someone starting this project?

Relax ... tense shoulders are exhausting!

 

19 comments

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Nstitches4u on craftsy.com
Nstitches4u
Nov 23, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Great job, Pat! Wish I could get my stitching lines that uniform.
patz in suffolk on craftsy.com
patz in suffolk
Nov 24, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
I don't know how they came out uniform - I just winged it!
Tanya W. on craftsy.com
Tanya W.
Nov 20, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
WOW! You did a great job Pat!
patz in suffolk on craftsy.com
patz in suffolk
Nov 20, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thank you.
soma1773 on craftsy.com
soma1773
Nov 19, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
I love the uniformity of this one! Well done, Pat! You are inspiring me to practice more!
patz in suffolk on craftsy.com
patz in suffolk
Nov 20, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thank you. I didn't practise much for this one, but I think it would have been a lot better if I had done so!
HeatherIsaacson on craftsy.com
HeatherIsaacson
Nov 19, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Your quilting gets better all the time, love it.
patz in suffolk on craftsy.com
patz in suffolk
Nov 19, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thank you (but I don't think I practise enough before I launch myself into the blocks!).
CJQUILTBUSY on craftsy.com
CJQUILTBUSY
Nov 19, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
wondered what you were going to do with this one, just perfect. love it
patz in suffolk on craftsy.com
patz in suffolk
Nov 19, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thank you. I can't help but think it looks as though it's frowning!
CJQUILTBUSY on craftsy.com
CJQUILTBUSY
Nov 19, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
no, cant see that, it looks quite even, compared to the mess i have. right off I go and get myself ready to get my machine.
marianna2011 on craftsy.com
marianna2011
Nov 19, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Pat - I love this one too - have you thought about just outlining the fairy like in thread painting - go around her two or three times and she's really pop!
patz in suffolk on craftsy.com
patz in suffolk
Nov 19, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
That's a good idea, but I think it might be a bit too intricate for me at this moment in time! I might well go back and do that when I've had a bit more experience!
2strings on craftsy.com
2strings
Nov 19, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
I hear you about the shoulders! The fairy could easily disappear under quilting. I think you were right in leaving her unquilted.
patz in suffolk on craftsy.com
patz in suffolk
Nov 19, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
I just did some "pebbling" on one of the blocks - groan! I'm a masseuse, but no one ever gives me a massage, and I could really do with one now!
shobi on craftsy.com
shobi
Nov 19, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Are you quilting the blocks as you go?
patz in suffolk on craftsy.com
patz in suffolk
Nov 19, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Yes - they're much easier for a novice like me to handle. It'll take longer to finish, but never mind.
desna on craftsy.com
desna
Nov 18, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Pat your quilting is so impressive.... I really will have to try get some time to so this.
patz in suffolk on craftsy.com
patz in suffolk
Nov 19, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
It doesn't stand up to much close examination - I don't even seem to be able to quilt in the ditch properly! However, it's good practice.

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