For the past several weeks, we have been working on The Honeycomb machine quilting motif and several variations.
(Be sure to check out these motifs in my book, More Free Motion Machine Quilting 1-2-3 –and get a little surprise with every book ordered!)
Motifs:
Honeycomb Leaf Doodles
Today, I’d like to share two small projects using the motifs in various sizes and combinations.
A Quilted Table runner with the Honeycomb Motif
I practiced large scale doodling on my design wall (read HERE) and then went straight to stitching! I was able to quilt this fairly quickly because of the large scale. I only wish I had added one more row of the Honeycomb pattern. This looks a little off-balanced to me!
Odd numbers create better design balance–a good trick to remember!
Small Scale-Dense Quilting
I played around with a variety of thread weights and colors to create a small “vase quilt”. Though it is much smaller, the dense quilting took a lot more time–but I loved every minute of it!
This little quilt accomplished several things:
Thread sampler
Motif sampler
Batting sample
Quiet meditation!
What about YOU?
Do YOU create samples?
Do YOU quilt to calm your mind and your body?
Have YOU tried any of the Honeycomb motifs?
We’d LOVE to hear!
Your Calmer Quilter,
Lori
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