Aug 23 11
Everything’s Happening…
…except sewing! Dang, it has been hard to find any time to quilt for the last 2 weeks! I have made just the teeniest little bit of progress on my tulip quilt, finishing up most of the trapunto and free motion embroidery on these blocks:
I’ve been using wool batting on the tulips. Here’s a shot of the backside of a block before I’ve cut away the excess batting:
And here’s a shot after it’s been trimmed:
The thing to notice is there are 2 weights of batting (the thick wool behind tulips and an ultra-thin polyester behind the feathers) and also that I didn’t trim the feather batting very closely. I’m thinking that because this batting is so thin, it really won’t matter…we’ll see! Here’s what a typical tulip looks like once the edges are finished with the EKG-edge finishing design:
I always try to use a thread color that doesn’t match the fabric and I always use a shiny thread, either a rayon or a polyester. That little bit of sheen makes all the difference! Here’s a closeup of a tulip stem; these are free motion embroidered but not trapuntoed:
Starting this weekend, I should really have some good chunks of time to quilt, so hopefully, there will be some good posts coming up!
Sometimes life gets in the way of quilting…Looking forward to seeing your progress….
Question: Why do you seem to always use wool batting? Is it a loft thing? A density thing?
Or just a preference?
I haven’t done much quilting, but still having fun 🙂 Mom is doing great!