Crazy quilting and decorative stitches make a clever holiday table runner by Jean Boyd October 22, 2019 written by Jean Boyd October 22, 2019 932 Welcome back to learning about the Brother Innov-ís BQ3050 week! Yesterday I introduced you to my new Brother BQ3050 machine. Now it’s time to start sewing a Christmas runner with some wonky houses using decorative stitching (there are over 500 stitches from which to choose!). I’ll also be doing some quilting using the MuVit digital dual feed (walking foot). Let’s get started! Brother Innov-ís BQ3050 Sew 2 small pieces of fabric together using the ¼” foot with guide. Scraps or 3″ – 4″ strips will work fine for this project. Sew 2 small pieces together using the ¼” foot. Press seam to one side. Press seam to one side. Add on another piece of fabric sewn on an angle. Trim extra fabric from seam allowance and press. Sew on another piece of fabric on an angle. Trim excess fabric. Press seam to one side. Keep adding fabric in a clockwise direction until the piece is approximately 14″ x 14″. Keep sewing on fabric in a clockwise direction. Now for some fun stitching. On the large LCD screen there are lots of decorative stitches. I can choose stitches from the utility stitch tab or the character decorative stitch tab. Let’s start with this feather stitch from the utility stitch tab. Feather stitch 2-11 from the utility stitch group. Adjustments to this stitch can be made from this screen. When I press any of the stitches, I’ll see lots of information on the LCD screen. The correct foot is shown at the top (J foot for this stitch). A picture of the stitch is shown on the left. I can enlarge this stitch for a closer view by pressing the image key. The default settings are shown with a black box around them but I can adjust the width and length of each stitch just by pressing the + or – button. All of these functions are explained very well in the manual. Press the image key for more information about this stitch. Close-up view of the feather stitch Sew a line of decorative stitching on one of the seam lines. If the seam line doesn’t go to the edge of the fabric, make sure to use the reinforcement stitch button to lock the seams at the beginning and end of the stitching. Continue sewing decorative stitches over all the seam lines. This is a good chance to try out lots of different stitches! Press the reinforcement stitch button to lock the beginning and end of seams if necessary. When finished stitching with decorative stitches over all the seam lines, it’s time to cut out the house shapes. From the stitched crazy quilt fabric cut 6 – 4″ x 6″ rectangles. For the sky, cut 12 – 2½” white squares. Cut 4″ x 6″ rectangles for houses. Be sure to come back tomorrow to learn how to use the laser light on the Brother Innov-ís BQ3050 to help sew the little houses together. This is part 2 of 5 in this series. Go back to part 1: Introducing the Brother Innov-ís BQ3050 sewing and quilting machine Go to part 3: How the laser light on the Brother BQ3050 saves time on prep work [shareaholic app=”follow_buttons” id=”23735596″] Print this page or save as a PDF 0qs282BQ3050brotherfree patternssewing machine reviewswallhangings FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinRedditWhatsappTelegramEmail Jean Boyd Jean has been designing and publishing patterns since 1997. For the past several years she has been designing patterns for new fabric collections by Northcott Fabrics. Her work has been published in several magazines in both Canada and the United States. Jean holds a Fiber Arts Certificate in quilting and has taught extensively throughout Canada, including six national Quilt Canada conferences. She was named "Canadian Teacher of the Year" in 2003 by the Canadian Quilters Association and has won numerous awards for her quilts. previous post Introducing the Brother Innov-ís BQ3050 sewing and quilting machine next post How the laser light on the Brother BQ3050 saves time on prep work YOU MAY ALSO LIKE... Springtime applique flowers with the Brother Innov-ís BQ3050... Machine basting and topstitching a spring table runner Applique houses – basted by machine but stitched... Easy quilting using the MuVit Open-Toe Dual-Feed Foot Introducing raw edge applique with the Brother Innov-ís... Decorative stitching adds dimension to one-of-a-kind bookmarks Creating one-of-a-kind fabric with paint sticks and decorative... Color your fabric for this scrappy quilt, color... Putting it all together with the Brother Innov-ís... Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.
