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Tuesday Tutorial-The Welsh Leaf

May 28, 2013

Free Motion Quilting Tutorial, The Welsh Leaf

Good Morning Quilters and Quilt-lovers!  Today is Tuesday and I have a tutorial for you of my All-Time Favorite Quilt Motif–The Welsh Leaf.  I saw this on a Welsh quilt years ago and have stitched it onto many of my quilts since then. It is on The College Doodle Quilts and The Quilt I Threw Away.    It looks great in all sizes and in many variations.

To begin, draw two lines.  In the sample below, the lines are 4 inches apart.  Next subdivide the lines by drawing perpendicular lines every three inches.  The size of the box is not that important–This motif will fit into your quilt in any size.  I like a 3:4 ratio, but I have stitched square leaves that looked great, too.

This is a “two-pass” motif…(three-pass–if you include the filler)…

The first “pass”  is stitched like a boxy version of The Open Leaf (see that tutorial HERE)

Begin by stitching along the bottom rail and curving up toward the top rail, then stitch across the top rail.  Stop here.

Free Motion Quilting Tutorial, The Welsh Leaf

Now stitch almost straight down and then back toward your starting point.  Leave a small gap for the “second pass” stitches…

Free Motion Quilting Tutorial, The Welsh Leaf

Reverse directions and follow along the bottom rail stitching into the second drawn box–

Free Motion Quilting Tutorial, The Welsh Leaf

The entire sequence looks like this:

Free Motion Quilting Tutorial, The Welsh Leaf

Stitch as many as needed to fill your border.

Once you are finished with the “first pass”, draw a diagonal line across the leaf from tip to opening…This line will serve as the center “vein” for your “second pass”.

Free Motion Quilting Tutorial, The Welsh Leaf

Begin the “second pass” inside the first leaf.  Stitch curvy lines up the leaf, then stitch back down the leaf…If you would rather have pointy “veins” in your leaf, that would look nice as well.

Free Motion Quilting Tutorial, The Welsh Leaf

When you finish the veins in the leaf,  echo quilt along the bottom and into the next leaf.

Free Motion Quilting Tutorial, The Welsh Leaf

If you would like, you can fill in the space between the leaves with a few echo-quilted lines…sometimes I add spirals between the leaves.

Free Motion Quilting Tutorial, The Welsh Leaf

I just love the character of The Welsh Leaf.  Even when they are not perfectly uniform, they add charm to any quilt.

Free Motion Quilting Tutorial, The Welsh Leaf

Later this week:  Stencil Winners!!!  A million thanks for all of your fabulous Time Management Techniques!  Please check out the comment section of the past several days–your tips are very helpful.  (I have been working on “Swallowing That Frog”!—more on that soon!)

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11 responses to “Tuesday Tutorial-The Welsh Leaf”

  1. Lucie the Happy Quilter says:
    May 28, 2013 at 9:14 am

    That looks greats. Thanks for breaking down the process. Very helpful indeed.

  2. adaisygarden says:
    May 28, 2013 at 9:15 am

    Wow, thank you for such great close-up photos and explanations! I don’t know how you do all those great shapes, turns, and twists! It looks beautiful.

    1. theinboxjaunt says:
      June 3, 2013 at 6:20 am

      I’m so glad the photos are useful—I could quilt all day—if the garden, the housework, the family didn’t call…Okay. I could never quilt all day. Too many fun things to do around here!

  3. Elizabeth Storck says:
    May 28, 2013 at 12:50 pm

    Thank you, Lori. A neat and simple tutorial to follow and a new inspiration for me!

    1. theinboxjaunt says:
      June 3, 2013 at 6:18 am

      I hope you can find space for it on your next quilt! It fits into so many quilts!

  4. Joy says:
    May 28, 2013 at 5:19 pm

    This is another great free motion stitch.

    1. theinboxjaunt says:
      June 3, 2013 at 6:17 am

      Thank you, Joy! I use this motif a lot!

  5. Lucie the Happy Quilter says:
    May 29, 2013 at 10:44 am

    I just wanted to tell you that I enjoy reading your posts so much that I have nominated you for a WordPress Family Award. Thanks for sharing all the great Freemotion quilting with us.

    1. theinboxjaunt says:
      May 29, 2013 at 10:55 am

      Thank you so much! It may take me a few weeks to forward this award—the kick-off to summer has been crazy around here! I greatly appreciate your kind words and the award nomination! Sent from my iPhone

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