Do you remember these pieces, cut out from this top? 522 applique pieces, backed with fusible web. I did nothing to achieve them! I was just making another quilt! This is the quilt. Isn't this reverse applique technique cool? It is inspired by the work of wonderful papercut artist; they make such intricate cutting on small pieces of paper, something I could never make with fabric. But … [Read more...]
A technique that gifted me 522 applique pieces
So it all started with a beautiful rainbow panel, Supernova Starburst (Hoffman Fabrics) and an Excel knife + a design and some fusible web. And a cutout job that is so relaxing! The design measures 33'', the space in between pieces is big enough, so cutting this design was pure joy. The next step in the big reveal: removing the paper backing of the fusible web. With … [Read more...]
How to sew faux trapunto
Do you quilt with two layers of batting? For this quilt-as-you-go quilt I used for some blocks cotton+a fluffy polyester batting and this gives such a wonderful definition to my quilting. But this time I wanted to use cotton+wool and I wanted to mimic the trapunto look without stitching trapunto. So here is a small faux-trapunto sample. I traced the design on fabric and outlined it several … [Read more...]
Eat that frog! And how it applies to quilting
Eat That Frog is a book by the famous Brian Tracy. Here is an excerpt from Brian's website(click here to learn more): Mark Twain once said that if the first thing you do each morning is to eat a live frog, you can go through the day with the satisfaction of knowing that that is probably the worse things that is going to happen to you all day long. Your “frog” is your biggest, most important … [Read more...]
New Patchwork Quilt Pattern
Hello, friends! I am so glad to show you my latest quilt. Let's start with the top! Here are a few of the 54 blocks I made. The beautiful fabric is from the Fossil Fern collection by Benartex. In spite of the intricate look, the pattern is really simple. I wanted to make the piecing as quick, easy and accurate as possible, so I made a few versions until I was happy! Oops, only … [Read more...]
Small wholecloth quilt – free motion quilting practice
Hello friends! Here is a new wholecloth quilt, it's small, the rosette measures 20''. This design can be quilted with the walking foot; it can also be free motion quilted- this is what I chose to do. I used a puffy, polyester batting and the texture achieved is just amazing! I quilted the rosettes and then I washed the quilt, in order to get rid of the marking lines. I … [Read more...]
Skip the binding – how to finish octagon blocks/quilts
You know my recent dilemma: how to bind this rainbow block, what color to use? Nothing from my stash seems appropriate, so I chose to not bind it at all. I love the shape of the octagon, sometimes you want to keep it (instead of turning it into a square) so here is how I finished this coaster. The usual technique used for this is simple and easy and I think all the quilters already know it. … [Read more...]
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