Stitch a Simple Medallion Style Quilt

Today’s Topic: Stitch a Simple Medallion Style Quilt

Welcome to Week 6  of our 2021 Quilt-a-Long,  Even Better Machine Quilting

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Good Morning, Quilters!

Today we are making a Posy Medallion Quilt.  This quilt is easy to make and is a great way to practice hand position.

The posy medallion is a basic design recipe.  Use  it to fill square blocks or as a way to subdivide long borders. This simple composition-a central element  with a border is  a winning combination.  No need to limit the central  element to flowers–use any thematic motif  to create your  own design.

Mark the Quilt Sandwich

In the center of a quick quilt sandwich, mark a six inch square with a 2 inch border.

Use your favorite marking pen (I like the Chalk Cartridge -white only or the Clover Chalk Wheel-white)

The square is easiest to mark if you have a six inch square ruler.  If YOUR ruler is 6-1/2 inch square–use it and mark a 6-1/2 inch square instead.  The size is not important so make it easy!!

 

Doodle The Messy Spiral

Practice doodling the Messy Spiral in clusters.  Add simple leaves.

Stitch

Using contrasting color thread, stitch the posy in the center square.

Try to fill in as much of the square as possible.

Knot off after completing the posy.

Stitch the Marked Lines

The hardest thing to machine quilt is a long straight line.  Any time your design calls for a long line, consider stitching it as a wavy line so you can free motion quilt it.  If you really want a straight line, either switch to machine guided quilting or ruler work quilting.

For this practice, I recommend stitching a wavy line around each square.  Stitch the inner square and echo stitch the line and knot off.  Stitch the outer line and closely echo stitch the line.

PERFECT!

Sign and BIND your mini-quilt!

Change the Basic Recipe

To create your own version of this quilt, use the basic formula:  Posy in the center and a border around.

For example, change the flowers, use a straight line border, and add handwriting:

Change the flowers, and add messy spirals for the inner and outer borders:

Another idea–instead of creating a whole cloth quilt,  add a border to a square block.

Or…string a few blocks together to create …

Or look at a quilt in your  collection, and  see if you could add a central posy to one of the blocks.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Evaluate:

After you stitch a block, evaluate your technique as well as the design:

Did YOU practice good hand position?

Are YOUR shoulders down and relaxed or hunched?

R-E-L-A-X (easier said than done!)

How many variations did YOU doodle?

Can you add a posy medallion to a block in one of your current quilts?

We’d LOVE to hear!

NOTE—These doodled samples were created in the Procreate App–on an ipad pro with an apple pencil–my second favorite way to doodle.  (Pen and paper is always my favorite!)

Your quilted floral arranger,

Lily of the (St. Croix, MN) Valley-Lori

 

 

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