Good Morning, Quilters, Doodlers and Collectors!
I really enjoyed reading about all of YOUR collections on Open Line Friday last week.
I did have a favorite though–Eliz, the quilter whose HUSBAND collects sewing machines and has more than 55 machines stashed everywhere! I wonder if my husband has a Featherweight or two stashed somewhere???
POPPIES-The Free Motion Quilt Tutorial
I have decided to challenge myself to work a little larger with my free motion quilting. The Poppy tutorial is part of that challenge.
This motif looks very nice on a small scale, but it also looks great when stitched much larger. I think I could make a very large whole cloth quilt in no time at all just filled with a field of poppies. Wouldn’t it be a great quick project? I’m going to wait for a rainy, day where I have nothing else to do….??? Okay, maybe just a rainy day…
I just LOVE the color RED…Hmmm….Maybe I’ll just cancel life tomorrow and stitch this right up…
Begin by stitch a short stem with a curl.
Stitch several pointed rays around the spiral-it doesn’t matter how many.
Stitch clockwise around the star back to the stem. This row is just a shaggy line around the star.
Stitch counter clockwise, another shaggy circle.
For the next row, add rectangular shaped petals. Between each petal create a small “v” shape.
Continue stitching rows of petals and then spiral off to begin another Poppy. 
Stitch a few small Poppies in between the large Poppies and add a leaf or a swirls to fill in the space.
Once you get going, you won’t want to stop…
This could be an excuse to pull out the crockpot!
Happy Stitching,
Lori
PS…This tutorial was stitched on my BERNINA 770 QE with it’s fabulous tension adjustment and gorgeous looking stitch using Aurifil 50 wt cotton in the bobbin and Superior’s Magnifico Trilobal Polyester on top using a size 90 Topstitch needle.
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