Feb 21 14
Building a Machine Quilting Design
The last 2 MEA blocks that I’ve designed, I also designed some free motion quilting (that can be done on the embroidery machine) to go inside the “empty spaces” of the block. In each of these cases, the FMQ design can also be stitched on a block just by itself. Here’s one of them that I photographed in stages so you could see it as it was being “built.” I sometimes used a flash and other times did not so some of these pictures look like the background fabric is blue but it’s really a dark purple. This first sequence is stitching in a star shape and it begins with a narrow channel that is stitched as the shape’s outline:






I love it! I’ll be back!
Patsy, I love it, too! {and the photos are great} but the threadplay is really beautiful. I loved the first star shape… so smooth, and inviting. Have {more} fun! xo