I actually already had a panel of squares that I had sewn together about 4 years ago and had never used, so it was easy to start straight away.
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| Panel of squares ready to go |
Angela Walters mentioned that she was using Aurifil thread and I had a lovely pale gold that was perfect. I usually quilt with silk thread so sewing with a different thread was good practice also.
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| Aurifil Thread |
Although Angela didn't mention it, I ditch stitch around the inside of each block before I started the quilting. I wanted to do some ruler practice as well, so I used the Line Tamer ruler by Four Paws Quilting, it's such a great ruler.
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| Line Tamer Ruler |
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| Ditch stitching with Line tamer ruler |
The first lesson was a meander or stipple stitch, which I have done a million times before but she also mentioned echoing around the inside of the block first, so I did that for the first time.
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| Meander or stipple quilting. |
Well, that was a good start and so much fun, because it only took about 5 minutes to do. I have some quilts that I am making at the moment that will need quilting next year, so doing some regular quilting practice might make it easier.
I have since found out that Angela Walters is doing another quilt-a-long practice at the moment, so it's not too late to join in the fun.
Bye for now,
Linda
I did one of Angela's quilt along one year in Florida. She has some good tips and it's fun to do. I finished a table runner one year. I too would always stitch in the ditch before filling in squares.
ReplyDeleteI have never had quilting lessons apart from when I did my first beginner classes, so it is good to try out some different stitches.I agree that she does have some good tips, Robbie.
ReplyDeleteI never imagined you would need to do this Linda but I guess we can always learn something new! x
ReplyDeleteI didn't think I would do something like this either, Michele. But it's just away to keep in practice and improve as well.
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