Saturday, September 11, 2010

FMQA - First Week Wiggles

The assignment for the 1st week is wiggles.






Here's what my practice pad looks like. The gentle waves on the far right were easy to quilt as well as the "DNAs". The rest of the practice was on ribbons. I experiemented with different types of thread and tension setting. The black thread is 100% rayon embroidery thread. The thread kept on breaking and I even broke a needle!! Should I have used an embroidery needle? Overall I like the red quilting threads the best. They're sturdy and don't break as easily.


For this quilt I used: 喜佳quilting thread, bobbin thread is regular sewing thread and size 14 needle.

This is the beginning of the 1st strip - gentle wiggles followed by ribbons.



This is the end of the 1st strip: "DNA" design. I need more practice on this!



This is the beginning of the 2nd strip: gentle wiggles with leaves. I'm pleased with this especially since this was my first attempt! :)



This is the end of the 2nd strip: don't know what to call this, but it looks like waves to me!



This the backing of my quilt! As I mentioned in my previous post I used a one-sided fusible batting for this project. The quilt top is quite secured and smooth after quilting the two strips, but there's a problem with the backing. There are now ripples in the back of the quilt even though I spray basted the backing fabric to the batting.


2 comments:

  1. I enjoyed your wiggle post. :) Good work. I'm excited to do my homework today. Will the spray basting let you pull the backing away and re-stick it down without ripples? I usually use spray basting and like it, but I pin too after I spray.

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  2. Your wiggles look wonderful:) I love the leaves.

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