Good Morning, Quilters!
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RIBBON CANDY
Today we are stitching an easy motif that has rhythm. Once you get started, you won’t want to stop…It’s like quilting in a rocking chair.
Begin by drawing two parallel lines to serve as guidelines. In the sample below, the lines are a generous 1 inch apart. (If you’re quilting a border, the seam lines will serve as guidelines.)
Begin quilting between the two lines. Stitch down-curving in, sweep the bottom line and curve back up.
Curve up to the top line, sweep the top line, and curve back down.
Curve down and to the left, sweep the bottom line and curl back up.
Continue stitching curvy lines between the two guidelines.
Once you develop a rhythm, bring the lines together, closing the gap between the curvy lines.
Perfect! Just like Ribbon Candy.
Ribbon Candy tastes looks great in any size–try doubling it!
For a large border, stitch rows of Ribbon Candy with another motif in between–fun!
Doodle this for a few minutes, then head right to your sewing machine. It’s easy!
We’ll be doing another motif that builds on Ribbon Candy later this month.
Happy Stitching,
Lori
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13 comments
Laura
I am so glad you posted how you do this. I have tried and tried and it never works for me so I am going to attempt your method now. Here’s hoping I can get it to work.
tehachap
I like this one… easy-peasy and right up my alley!
Ness
My head always tries to make the ribbon and double ribbon complicated..and the heart motif like this too.. I keep telling it to just stay out of it and let me fingers play. 🙂
Галина
Лори, спасибо за идеи! Завтра на этом рисунке буду тренировать руки, а то навык очень быстро ушел и приходится опять строчить основы.
Спасибо.
Lori Kennedy
It is a good “training” motif–and it’s fun! What city/country are you writing from?
Sue Keida
I love that design! I’m not very good at drawing and that may be why I’m not very good at FMQ haha! But I keep practicing. I have a Bernina 150QE.
Love love love your website! Thanks for everything
Linda Carlson
You have horizontal process photos first and vertical “completed”? photos next. When you’re actually sewing the ribbons, which way is the fabric oriented u dear the pressed foot? Horizontally or vertically? Thanks for the clarification.
Lori Kennedy
Great question! I stitch it horizontally if I can, but sometimes you don’t have the luxury of rotating a quilt–at least not easily, so I stitch vertically. I think I do a better job when it’s horizontal though. Try both and see what feels right to you.
Linda Carlson
Make that ‘under the pressed foot’.
Marie
I will be using this on a border very soon. Thank you
Gertrude
I was doodling this on Saturday evening – I just may try it on the machine today! If I do I’ll report back. This makes me want to take the plunge again.
sillyandrea
I’ve been experimenting with Double Ribbon Candy too. Looks way more complicated than it really is.
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