Quilting is nearly completed - just the centre squares to finish off - and if you're reading this Heather, I haven't got quite the right colour for this - so will need to buy another reel..... ..... oh well, I got impatient with not being able to finish this project, and as I had already cut and pieced the fabric to make 6 placemats, I then quilted them the same as the runner, and added a stripey binding (adds a bit of "zing") and will quilt the centre squares once I've been shopping for the RIGHT COLOUR THREAD!! Oh and some buttons to sew to those prairie points - my HUGE button jar hasn't got enough of those either hehe!!
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My local quilt shop, Quilters Haven, now stocks Pellon wadding - it is great for runners and bags, and this one is fusible. My top tip is to iron the wadding onto the backing fabric (fusible side of your wadding to the wrong side of your backing fabric)..... .....then I layer the runner on top. If you don't use the fusible wadding, a quick spray of 505 will do the trick - I also use this to spray-baste the top of the runner to the wadding - this saves a lot of time and effort! This is a favourite pattern by AnnAKa, and is from Quiltemagasinet issue 4 2007, "Kle kjokkenet i 60-tansdrakt"..... ..... I always use a slightly larger stitch for machine quilting (about 3mm), and I always use a walking foot - firstly I quilt "in-the-ditch" to stabilise the runner, then I use a Hera marker to "mark" my quilting lines - these ones are approximately 1/2" from the seam lines..... this silk finish thread sews beautifully, and has a lovely sheen to it. I might just have to invest in some more reels in other colours - if Heather and Eva are reading this, they know that I hardly have ANY quilting threads hehe!! I bought a fat-quarter bundle of "Java" fabrics (by Deb Strain for Moda) from my local quilt shop Quilters Haven on Wednesday - before I could take a photograph I'd already cut it up ready to make another runner - anyway, I popped over there again this afternoon to get more of this range, for the backing, borders and prairie points. While I was there I spotted some gorgeous new thread - it's a varigated silk finish thread by Mettler, and I chose one to go with these fabrics - will show you the finished piccies later..... |
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