The Wooly Mittens-A Free Motion Quilt Tutorial

January 6, 2015

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“When the weather outside is frightful, but the fire is so delightful…

As long as you love to sew

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow…!”

Good Morning Quilters and Quilt-Lovers!

Welcome to the 2015 Edition of Tuesday Tutorials!  Another 50 Tutorials already in the works….

Just to get you warmed up, we’ll start with a pair of mittens-The Wooly Mittens.

This motif could be stitched in a border OR use the connecting stitches to travel to create an allover motif to cover an entire quilt.

Pair The Wooly Mittens with Snowflakes  and  Spirals–(Reminiscent of Snowballs)– and you have a gorgeous, complex quilting pattern.

So let’s get started:

Wooly Mittens, Free Motion QuiltingTHE WOOLY MITTEN FREE MOTION QUILT TUTORIAL

Begin by drawing three lines or “rails” (NOTE–Rails are guidelines to help keep stitching straight or to help maintain proportions.)

Draw the top and bottom lines, two inches apart.

Draw the middle line 3/4″ above the bottom line.

Begin stitching on the middle line.  Stitch a rounded petal shape and stop before reaching the middle line.

Mittens.FMQ.LKennedy003Stitch the thumb by stitching a small petal shape.  End ON the middle line.

Mittens.FMQ.LKennedy004Stitch ON the middle line – connecting up to the beginning of The Mitten.  

Stitch down one stitch and echo stitch this line.

Mittens.FMQ.LKennedy006Stitch the cuff of the mitten by stitching several long petal shapes.

Mittens.FMQ.LKennedy007Then outline the cuff and end near the thumb.

Mittens.FMQ.LKennedy008Stitch a loop-de-loop..and begin the right Wooly Mitten.

Mittens.FMQ.LKennedy009Add a Snowflake…and begin again.

Mittens.FMQ.LKennedy011Now YOU’RE ready for a snowball fight, to build a snowman, make a snow angel, go skiing, snowshoeing…

Mittens.FMQ.LKennedy012One thing I’ve learned in my ten years here…Minnesotans don’t stop for a little snow…

They go ice fishing, sledding…

But then again, some of us stay INSIDE…

and QUILT!

Warm Wishes,

Lori

PS…Don’t forget to tune in tomorrow for the First Installment of our Free Motion MYSTERY Quilt-a-Long….It’s going to be fun, fun, fun!  (and educational!)

PPS…All tutorials, images, and information are the property of Lori Kennedy at The Inbox Jaunt and are intended for personal use only.  Feel free to re-blog, pin and tweet with attribution to The Inbox Jaunt.  For all other purposes, please contact me at lckennedy@hotmail.com.  Thanks!

 

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