Parallel line stitching: A fun way to add interest to your quilt by Paul Leger March 20, 2023 written by Paul Leger March 20, 2023 322 Yesterday was a day of sewing and cutting with SoftKUT Dressmakers’ Scissors, OLFA 60mm rotary cutter with a tungsten rotary blade and the labels from the Gütermann Denim Love Nostalgia Box. Labels from the Gütermann Denim Love Nostalgia Box, OLFA 60mm rotary cutter and the SoftKut scissors Before I start today, I just want to remind everyone that there’s still time to add pockets or labels to your quilt top. Easier to do it now than once the quilting is completed. Sew cute labels to a quilt top. As I was putting this quilt together, I debated whether or not to put batting in this quilt as it will be fairly warm with the weight of the denim. Then I remembered the definition of a quilt: · A top, · a batting, and · a backing What batting to use was another debate I had. The determining factor was the weight of the quilt. Therefore, I chose the Fairfield Low-Loft Quilt Batting, a low-loft polyester which is lightweight. The lightweight was very important to me. Fairfield Low-Loft Quilt Batting With the backing and batting in place, I used large safety pins to baste all layers together. Using large safety pins to bast quilt I placed the Gütermann Denim Love Nostalgia Box next to my sewing machine ready to select and change thread colors as I progressed with the quilting. Gütermann Denim Love Nostalgia Box I decided to have fun with the quilting. In addition to changing thread color as I went from section to section, I used parallel line stitching going in different directions to add interest. Quilting using parallel line Another way I added interest to the quilt was to play with the spacing between the sets of parallel lines. On my machine, I was able to use a seam guide to help me stay parallel to each line. Add interest by changing the distance between lines. It was fun playing with quilting lines, changing the thread and colors found in the Gütermann Denim Love Nostalgia Box. Contrasting thread colors on denim quilt top With the quilting completed, there’s one step left to be accomplished, and that’s to add the binding, which we’ll do tomorrow. This is part 4 of 5 in this series Go back to part 3: Gütermann Denim Love Nostalgia Box INSPIRES a creative denim quilt Go to part 5: Binding a denim quilt with strips from old jeans: It takes pant legs! Print this page or save as a PDF 0qs459denim quiltsFairfield Quilter's 80/20 Quilt Batting - 229 x 274cm (90″ x 108″)free quilting projectsfree quilting tutorialsfree tutorialGütermann Denim Love Nostalgia Box Denim Thread 100m 12 ShadesGÜTERMANN threadsHeatnBond Non-Woven Light Weight Fusible Interfacing - 50.8cm x 22.8m (20″ x 25yds)notionsOLFAOLFA RB60-5 - Tungsten Tool Steel Rotary Blade 60mm - 5pcxOLFA RM-MG - 24″ x 36″ Double Sided Rotary MatOLFA RTY-3/DX - Deluxe Ergonomic Handle Rotary Cutter 60mmOliso Pro TG1600 Pro Plus Smart Iron – TurquoiseOmnigrip Ruler - 201⁄2″ x 201⁄2″ (52 x 52cm)Omnigrip Ruler - 81⁄2″ x 24″ (21.6 x 61cm)quiltsSoftKUT Dressmakers' Scissors - 81⁄4″ (21cm)stabilizersthreadsUNIQUE quilting Clever Clips Small - 12 pcs FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinRedditWhatsappTelegramEmail Paul Leger I took my first quilting course in September 1994 in Barrie, Ontario, near the armed forces base where I was stationed. After moving to Ottawa in 1996, I joined my first guild. I took more courses and began to buy quilting books and lots of fabrics. Quilting has become my passion. I have made over 150 more quilts since then, and have never looked back. I now share my knowledge of quilting by teaching and doing presentations, and blogging! previous post Gütermann Denim Love Nostalgia Box INSPIRES a creative denim quilt next post Binding a denim quilt with strips from old jeans: It takes pant legs! YOU MAY ALSO LIKE... 7 easy steps to make a scrappy border... The fool-proof way to add borders to your... The easiest way to do fusible applique |... 5 easy steps to make paper pieced heart... 6 Steps to make letter blocks the easy... DIY quilted Christmas ornaments with Bosal Foam Stabilizer Gütermann Metallic Threads add beauty to your quilting... Add Festive Sparkle to your quilts with Gütermann... Effortless holiday quilting with UNIQUE Pressing Mat and... 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.