Panel of 16 attic windows blocks & close up of single block
This was my first attempt at doing an inset seam, and I was very pleased with the outcome.
During May I decided that the panel was speaking to me and needed borders (which were going to have to be mitred - another first) and also wanted to go to my mother for her birthday on June 11th. I needed to work fast so a quick shopping trip tok place and I sorted out the border fabrics remarkably easily.
During May I decided that the panel was speaking to me and needed borders (which were going to have to be mitred - another first) and also wanted to go to my mother for her birthday on June 11th. I needed to work fast so a quick shopping trip tok place and I sorted out the border fabrics remarkably easily.
Laying out the border fabrics
I used the technique from quiltfrenz to
do the mitres. It works for me and the explanation and the
pictures are very clear and straighforward to follow.
Having done stitch in the ditch quilting around the blocks, the borders clearly needed something too. I started by channel quilting the outer border, which worked well with the mitred corners. The inner border posed more of a problem. As I didn't want more channel quilting, something decorative was needed, so I decided to have a go at a spot of free motion machine quilting. The motif I decided to use was a cloud, which was fairly forgiving of my beginner skills. Unfortunately the poly batting bearded rather noticeably on the darker fabrics. Here are some of the results:-
Now for the binding, a label, a quick wash & dry and it was ready to entrust to the postman!
Labelled and bound
Having done stitch in the ditch quilting around the blocks, the borders clearly needed something too. I started by channel quilting the outer border, which worked well with the mitred corners. The inner border posed more of a problem. As I didn't want more channel quilting, something decorative was needed, so I decided to have a go at a spot of free motion machine quilting. The motif I decided to use was a cloud, which was fairly forgiving of my beginner skills. Unfortunately the poly batting bearded rather noticeably on the darker fabrics. Here are some of the results:-
Close up of cloud quilting
Now for the binding, a label, a quick wash & dry and it was ready to entrust to the postman!
Labelled and bound
It was in the post on 10th June and arrived on the morning of 11th June. Whew!
