More 9 Patch Ruler Work
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Block 3 and 4 of Natalia Bonner's 9 Patchalong
My accuracy is definitely improving and I am finding the ruler work increasingly easier. The ...
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September 15, 2020
September 9, 2020
9 Patchalong with Natalia Bonner - Block 1 & 2
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The 9 Patchalong with Natalia Bonner has started with two blocks this week.
Block 1
Simple curves, love the look and often use this for my baby quilts. Quilted with the Pro Echo 7 ruler in one continuous pass.
Block 2
This block was hilarious. I was watching the video and following the stitch path, however 2 sec. later I forgotten which way to go. Had to watch and re-watch 2 squares at a time to follow that. Only got the logic of the stitch path for the last 3 squares using the Pro Echo 8 ruler (felt better as ...
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August 26, 2020
Finished The Quilting
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Yay!!!!!!
Was not as bad as I imagined and only took a couple of days of concentrated effort.
Now I only have to get rid of some of the blue marker lines and then it’s onto the binding...and the next quilt
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9 Patchalong With Natalia Bonner
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Where is the time going...
I finished my Lana Lemur quilt and now am working on a nine patch quilt for Natalia Bonner's 9 Patchalong. This is going to start on 1st September with Natalia showcasing new designs using her rulers every Tuesday and Thursday on YouTube. There is a FB group you can join to showcase your work and have a look what others are doing (already there are a few variations on this quilt top).
I am stitching along with a friend to further hone in on my ruler quilting skills. I think so far I have ...
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August 4, 2020
Lana Lemur Continued - Almost Half Way
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As explained in my last post, I am trying out Claudia Pfeil's method of filling up a background as demonstrated in her DVD 'Claudia's (P)Fillers'. Essentially this is a mix and match approach starting with some bigger circles strewn across the quilt and then freemotion quilting from one to the other using different designs. The idea is to create sufficient contrast between the designs to make the whole thing visually pleasing.
Easier said than done!
I started out with the following designs, combining straight lines with stacking shells and pebbles
Felt that it needed something more and ...
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July 11, 2020
Little Doilie Project Finished
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This was a lot of fun to do...it’s the first time I tried this and must say, I really enjoyed this. Got the doilie from the local Op shop for a dollar and placed it in place with spraybasting. Not quite round, but close enough.
I ran out of ideas for the delicate border of the doilie, so left that alone. If I had stitched that down I think it would have turned out too flat. Could not resist though and hyperquilted a little bit in the feathers, then decided that that was enough.
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June 6, 2020
Heartfelt Wholecloth Progress
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Nearing the end of my Heartfelt Wholecloth quilt. This quilt was designed by Kelly Ashton and can be found on the Handiquilter website under the Ruler of the Month Club information.
Only the four corners left
This has been an extraordinary intense workout of all 6 rulers of the Ruler of the Month Club 5 and was an excellent opportunity to get further acquainted with the Capri 18. There are a number of things that I tried on this wholecloth making use of some of the new features, i.e.
- stitch regulation: I used stitch regulation for the the frames ...
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May 24, 2020
Heartfelt Wholecloth Progress
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Working steadily away on the Heartfelt Wholecloth, a project that came out of the Handiquilter Ruler of the Month Club 5.
After finishing the frame and doing the grids I was ready to fill in the center
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| Center filled in with pebbles and some freehand straight line work |
Did some more straight lines around the hearts which was easy enough. Now came the hard part...lots of tiny lines with the HQ Matchstick Ruler (1/8in) all around the odd shaped Flying Geese. That looked like a real hassle and involved an extraordinary amount of travelling along previously stitched lines ...
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May 19, 2020
Let's Do Some Ruler Work #12
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Last week, Rosemary from The Knitting Quilter linked up with some straight line quilting in a border
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How good does this look. Always like straight lines...so effective!
I have been working away on my Heartfelt Wholecloth. Certainly is giving me a major workout with all the rulers of the Handiquilter Ruler of the Month Club 5. The only thing I do not like about this is that there are lots of starts and stops and unlike the longarmers, I bury my threads, so this is a bit of work. Completed the frame some time last week. Had to let ...
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May 12, 2020
Let's Do Some Ruler Work #11
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I have this piece of silk that I was saving for something, not sure what, so it has been sitting around in my stash for some years by now. The problem with silk for me is the marking, still not entirely sure what people use, however I finally put it to good use, stitching out the Heartfelt Wholecloth Quilt designed by Kelly Ashton using all the rulers of the Handiquilter Ruler of the Month Club 5 (as this meant minimal marking). No better way to get used to some of these rulers then to use them in an actual project ...
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Finishing A Quilt On The HQ Capri18
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I am so happy and relieved that the new machine arrived. I had not realized how much I was used to having the capability of these machines to make my life easier in terms of finishing off a quilt.
I thought I do a little post about how I go about finishing a quilt
I usually pin-baste my quilts which takes an enormous amount of time as I have to take it easy otherwise I do in my back! Once that is done, depending on what I have in mind for the quilt, I baste my quilt with the basting ...
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April 30, 2020
Thread Play On The Capri
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Have been quietly playing with my new machine the Handiquilter Capri 18. Very happy with how she is performing, so the other day I spent the entire day trialing different thread combinations. I did struggle with the colourful and shiny Polyester threads on my Sweet 16 and wanted to see how I go on this machine. I am glad that I have had those 2 years with the Sweet 16 before I got this machine...I am approaching this obviously much calmer and with a lot more knowledge than when I first started with the Sweet 16.
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April 20, 2020
The Handiquilter Capri
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Finally arrived and set up in her spot (actually had to clean up before we even could set up...it's been so long that the whole area was incredibly messy)
December 10, 2019
Exciting News
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Have you seen Handiquilter's new machine, the Capri?
It was introduced at the Houston Quilt Market and will come to Australia in the New Year.
I am super excited about this as it has got stitch regulation build into the table and a few other modifications to make life a bit easier (like more lights, light in the bobbin area, machine is slightly longer). You can see the stitch regulation in action in this You Tube video by Handiquilter.
This was actually really weird timing as I had just researched stitch regulation with the competition and had wondered whether ... read more
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