When I began my quilting journey 4 years ago
I was amazed by Kellie Wulfsohn's (from Don't look now!) applique skill and her
densely quilted background to make the applique stand out. So I wanted to gave
it a try, but I didn't even realise that I do not have the correct sewing foot
nor skill set to complete it. So the quilt top sat in my cupboard for the past
years until now.
The pattern of the sheep came from the book Quilts, Bibs, Blankies...Oh My! by Kim Schaefer. It was patterned for growth chart but it works equally well on a quilt. I use Lite Steam-A-Seam 2 fusible web for the sheep, flower and butterflies to hold the shape in place. It's light and very easy to use. It also stops the fabrics from fraying while I was playing around positioning the objects onto the quilt.
To be able to finish this quilt is a little triumph for me to become a more confident quilter. Taking Angela Walter's Craftsy lesson on free motion quilting negative spaces really help me achieve the skill to complete this quilt. It's not so scary anymore! Rather it's quite fun actually.
Thank you for stopping by.
Cheers, Erica
Congratulations on your finish! Funny isn't it, the increase in skills when you think you already had them!
ReplyDeleteThank you Pam. It's my goal to finish as many unfinished projects (last time I counted it was 5!) this year rather than starting a new one, although it's really hard as there are so many lovely patterns and I want to try them all!
DeleteWhat a fantastic finish I know when machine quilting finally clicked for me I gave a big sigh of relief and like you I haven't looked back since.
ReplyDeleteSometimes it seems difficult but once you found a good teacher to break down the process then you wonder why you didn't try it earlier! Sewing those swirls turn out to be really enjoyable!
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