One of the black squares with fat feathers |
I used this stencil I picked up at a guild yard sale for 10 cents! I use pounce powder and a foam brush to mark it |
Here's what it looks like sewn |
The star points are marked with a ruler and my trusty chalk pencil |
Patterned points are quilted with subtle variegated thread |
Here are my registration markings |
Then, I use my longarm ruler to quilt the outlines |
The swirls are free-motion quilted |
The solid star points get brighter variegated thread quilted in an outlined swirl pattern |
Looking good! |
This one has a variety of beautiful florals on a soft beige batik background. Lovely! |
He's on to the next quilt; this big purple and green bed quilt. |
New lilies in the garden! |
And these pretty flowers, too. |
One of the hybrid lilies we got at the master gardener sale last year. |
The dahlias are coming on, as well. I wish you could see their deep red velvety color in person. The picture doesn't do them justice! |
I have a chalk pencil just like yours. How do you get the stuff out when you are finished, or does it just disappear as you are quilting? I do a combination of flicking, brushing, and beating, but I usually don't machine quilt. I like the continuous butterflies!
ReplyDeleteI use old tee shirts for wiping off the chalk. They work great. I have loads of them from all the tee shirt quilts I make.
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