Time to finish some UFOs Like many other quilters, I’ve a “few” unfinished objects (UFOs) kicking around my quilting studio. Some are big projects and some are small, and some will never be finished! But, the ones I really wanted to work on were the samples that I made in…
What to do with all of those magazines??? Variegated thread + herringbone stitch = an ‘out of the ordinary’ finish for binding a quilt. We are at the last steps for finishing up our quilted binder covers. If you are like me, then you have a HUGE collection of old…
Check out my finished thread painting! I had so much fun playing with my Konfetti and Tutti threads, embellishing my book cover with thread painting. It’s equally important now to know how to quilt this thread painted surface! I love how the threads make the fabric designs stand out more…
Ready…Set…Go! We are finally ready to get stitching. As I mentioned on Monday, when you are thread painting (or doing free motion embroidery – both terms are used) you can either stitch with a zig zag or a straight stitch. If you can NOT drop your feed dogs and have…
Getting prepared Yesterday we learned a bit about thread painting and previewed some fabrics to use with the Tutti and Konfetti threads from WonderFil. Today we’re going to assemble the rest of the supplies we need and get our sewing machines ready to do some thread painting. What do we…