Good Morning, Quilters!
I’m so happy to hear how enthusiastic you all have been about our Sunflower Samplers! Seems many of you are experiencing great success! So let’s continue right along by finishing the background.
(Find all of the previous Sunflower Sampler lessons HERE)
Today we are going to complete the background fills.
DESIGN CONTRAST
Fill the background with alternating Curvy and Straight motifs.
Alternating curvy and straight motifs gives the design contrast–Read more about Design Contrast HERE.
Contrast makes each section more visible.
And The Oyster Shell
Then fill in the remaining sections with zig zag quilting.
Doesn’t that look FABULOUS???
Next week we will add the finishing touches on our Sunflower Sampler including the borders and corner squares.
And then we’ll look at a few variations.
PLUS--A Sunflower Sampler Quilt Show (with prizes) for “Reader’s Choice”!
Can’t wait to see what YOU create!!!
Sunny Quilting!
Lori
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8 comments
Christine B.
This is a beautiful QAL…. can’t wait to add my next stitches but I have to doodle them first!
Barb Czarniecki
so much fun to do! Thanks for the pattern and your tutorials- I learn something new each time!
Grandma Jane
Google “quilt suspension system”! All kinds of clever DIY and ready-to-use things to help alleviate that weight….
Pat
Re the questions above- One thing that has helped me is to do the preliminary outlining of the block (when appropriate) or some subunit in a large quilt. I used my walking foot for that stabilizing stitching and then switched to FMQ for the designs within that smaller space. Lori wrote about outlining in one of her blogs and I really appreciated the difference that made for me as it helps to minimize the amount of pulling or tugging and distortion as you maneuver the larger quilt.
sunnysewsit
I love your samplers and your vase quilts. I am trying to quilt a 53″ x 53″ wall hanging, and I am having a terrible time with all the bulk of the quilt as I try to turn it and quilt. At present I’m using my walking foot, but at first I tried with my free-motion foot. Can you give us any hints on how to manage a large quilt?
Linda
Ditto that question. Dealing with the bulk, including the pull from its weight, is a perpetual problem for me, too. I’ve tried every recommended way from the roll to the nest to a hoop. But, the fact remains that at some point, I still have a heavy bulk in my lap that pulls against movement.
dragee
I was travelling in Ireland with my daughter and then I had to prepare my quilting group exhibition now ready to take place on Saturday 19 and Sunday 20. For these reasons I had no time to follow you until now but I am looking forward to quilt that wonderful sunflower, perhaps next week.
Alternating different kinds of background quiltings what a good and poetic idea making us imagine the whole life of your sunflower from dawn to starry night, among flowers and sun rays.
Thanks a lot for gathering in a same sampler a lot of the quiltings I studied with you during that last months
Best wishes from Marie
Doreen Sherk
Beautiful!
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