The Windowsill Garden Mini-Quilt

April 9, 2014
Windowsill Flowers, Free Motion Quilting

Windowsill Flowers, Free Motion QuiltingIF YOU CAN DOODLE IT, YOU CAN QUILT IT

I hope you had time to try yesterday’s Free Motion Quilting (FMQ) tutorial, The Windowsill Garden.  Remember, if you don’t have time to stitch the patterns, try to find a few minutes each day to doodle the motifs.  It’s a great way to learn the pattern before you get to the sewing machine.

THE WINDOWSILL GARDEN MINI-QUILT

Windowsill Flowers, Free Motion Quilting

I used the design from yesterday’s tutorial to create this “vase quilt” –just a little something to add color under my vases, candy jars, Easter basket…

MAKING THE QUILT

I started with a 20″ x 24″ piece of fabric and drew a rectangle in the center of the fabric – leaving a  wide margin to test my tension and for trimming later.  I drew diagonal  lines  across the rectangle and lines bisecting the rectangle in each direction.    By placing the major design elements on these lines, I know my quilt will be visually balanced.

Windowsill Flowers, Free Motion QuiltingI began by stitching a large flower-pot on each of the drawn lines and a few smaller pots in between.

Windowsill Flowers, Free Motion QuiltingThen I layered in more quilting to fill the entire quilt.

Windowsill Flowers, Free Motion QuiltingI used this (new-to-me) two-ply 35wt Rayon thread from Robison-Anton (It’s now called Twister Tweed-not Swirl Sensation.) I found it at my LQS (Local Quilt Shop) or try  Sewforless.com HERE  and Red Rock  Threads HERE

Windowsill Flowers, Free Motion QuiltingThe two plys are different colors and together they create a fabulous textured effect! Fabulous!  I want ALL the colors!   The thread stitches beautifully with a Schmetz Topstitch 90 needle –(I used Aurifil cotton 50 wt in the bobbin.)

Windowsill Flowers, Free Motion QuiltingI’m hoping the little birdies will be singing on my windowsill now that the flowers are returning…

Windowsill Flowers, Free Motion Quilting

What’s new out your window today?  Flowers? Birds? Threads?

I’d love to hear…

Lori

PS…You can follow Robison-Anton on Pinterest HERE.  (And YT–YOURS TRULY–HERE.)

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