Top ‘o the Morning, Quilters!
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
It’s a high-holiday at The Kennedy Residence…Corned beef, Irish soda bread…yum! We might even raise a pint! How do YOU celebrate the day?
I’ve already offered two Shamrock tutorials…The Spiral Shamrock and The Irish Chain…so I thought we’d continue on with our Sewing Room series.
We’ve stitched The Needle, The Pin Cushion, The Spool of Thread, and today…The Sewing Machine free motion quilt tutorial.
Begin by drawing a 4 x 4 inch square–This is the outer border only, The Sewing Machine will easily fit in this square.
Draw a line 1-1/4 inch above the bottom line. Add a “tick” mark to mark the center of the line.
Draw a small rectangle around the center mark–Approximately 1 inch by 1/2 inch.
Begin stitching several stitches to the left of the rectangle.
Stitch around the rectangle and stop at the line.
Stitch two legs of a triangle, then stitch up and then horizontally beyond the rectangle.
Stitch down the right side, then horizontally, then stitch up to close the shape.
Trace stitch down several stitches.
Stitch to the left a few stitches then parallel to the base of the sewing machine. Stitch up and then into the right side of the machine. Stitch up several stitches.
Stitching along the right side, add a slight box to create the hand wheel, then stitch a spool on top and a loop-de-loop to the top of the sewing machine.
Stitch down to the needle, back up to the top and then down again.
Add any embellishment you like or add the name of your sewing machine…(Do you name your sewing machines?)
Stitch up the right side, then stitch two messy spirals. Add a rectangle in the open space, or again, add a few words like “Love to sew.”
Have fun with the embellishments, and don’t worry about the exact proportions—Your sewing machine will look great–a little personality is better than perfection in a motif like this.
Hmm…Sewing a sewing machine with our sewing machine…Is that like taking a photo of someone taking a photo?
Is there a name for it?….Perhaps WE should coin one…Any suggestions?
Happy stitching your sewing!
Lori
PS…Tomorrow’s THE WEBINAR! So excited! So many of you have signed up! It’s going to be FUN! Perhaps you should have your doodle pads and a few quilt sandwiches ready…just in case you’re inspired to sew the rest of the afternoon!
Meander No More: Learn to Free Motion Quilt With Confidence
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