Can you believe September has flown by? So I better get this bonus tutorial by Susan Brubaker Knapp posted for the Free Motion Challenge. This is good info, but sure to check it out. Last week I took photos outside for the first part of the challenge. This morning I got down to work and put the needle to one.
I used a regular lead pencil to trace the design onto fabric. I had a question about the Sewline pencil last week that I some times use. It is designed for marking fabric and can be erased or washed out. I do love it for marking diagonals for HSTs and applique. Today I could not find it---too much cleaning and it got misplaced---so I just used a regular pencil.
I don't mark a lot of quilting lines usually, but I will try to remove obvious marks. I am not a perfectionist, nor do I quilt for show entries....so what is a stray mark or two on a quilt that is to be used?
I stitched the design....missing a few marks along the way. Then I decided to fill in a bit of the extra space with overlapping leaves from another photo inspiration.
So what did I learn from this? First take photos....lots of them. Second: Look for the designs or repeated patterns for inspiration. Third: enjoy the freedom..... Mix it up when stitching.
One final note---the light I ordered for the machine is the Ecolux 6 light LED . It is a very tiny strip of 6 LEDs that mounts under the neck extension of the machine. I tried it today for the first time and noticed a huge difference. I am still dealing with some shadows, but it is so much better.
I used a regular lead pencil to trace the design onto fabric. I had a question about the Sewline pencil last week that I some times use. It is designed for marking fabric and can be erased or washed out. I do love it for marking diagonals for HSTs and applique. Today I could not find it---too much cleaning and it got misplaced---so I just used a regular pencil. I don't mark a lot of quilting lines usually, but I will try to remove obvious marks. I am not a perfectionist, nor do I quilt for show entries....so what is a stray mark or two on a quilt that is to be used?
I stitched the design....missing a few marks along the way. Then I decided to fill in a bit of the extra space with overlapping leaves from another photo inspiration. So what did I learn from this? First take photos....lots of them. Second: Look for the designs or repeated patterns for inspiration. Third: enjoy the freedom..... Mix it up when stitching.
One final note---the light I ordered for the machine is the Ecolux 6 light LED . It is a very tiny strip of 6 LEDs that mounts under the neck extension of the machine. I tried it today for the first time and noticed a huge difference. I am still dealing with some shadows, but it is so much better.
I just love your free motion....
ReplyDeleteThat's beautiful. I haven't looked at that bonus tutorial, but I'm doing it now.
ReplyDeleteOoooo, you are doing so well with FMQ.
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