Unraveled is finally done β and it unraveled me a little in the process. Since my goal was to represent fabric unraveling, I guess thatβs appropriate.
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I tried new things and they didnβt work or didnβt work as anticipated.
1) I used a new-to-me thread in my longarm. I spent so much time adjusting tension to make it work right! Once I started quilting with that thread I was locked into using it for the whole quilt so I just persevered β an hour at a time.
2) I tried using two layers of batting for the first time. Cotton towards the backing and poly on top. I wanted a little more definition, but I think it added to the thread challenges. I made the mistake of cool water rinsing it and low temp drying it to remove a multitude of blue marker and now it really needs blocking - argh!
Of course now all I see is all those things. This has happened before - I just need a little time and Iβll get over it π
But in the meantime my hubs loves it. Hoping to catch him in unsubstantiated blind flattery meant to cheer me up, I asked him what he saw when he looked at it. He sees a representation of the historical conflict between the Irish Catholics and Protestants in England.
What do you see? Do you have any quilts that took a bit to love again?
While I was still finishing up Unraveled, I created a table runner pattern for my Skool community for U.S. Independence Day. Itβs available in the community and in my shop β complete with a stitch and flip video and assembly videos as always.
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You can check out the table runners made by community members in the community.
I also posted the stitch and flip video on YouTube with what Iβve learned about getting those edges to come out straight.
Iβve started a block series in the community. This Sawtooth Star variation used in the table runner is first.
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Paid Studio members get the block video that explains how to draft and make the block, plus a block pattern sheet with all the measurements to make three different sizes of the block and step by step instructions to sew it.
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