Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Adventures In Machine Quilting

Hot Pad front.......circles / bubbles / pebbles quilting

Hot Pad back.........


Placemat back........


Placemat front......Swirls / skwiggles / loopie loops


Placemat Front......meandering stipple/zig zags/ swirls


Placemat back.........


Love the black and white binding/edges......THANKS GAIL (no blog).....this project IS FROM some wonderful LOG CABIN batik SQUARES GAIL sent me ( see here)......I cut the length GAIL SENT into three pieces....I sewed up the BATIK STRIPS GAIL SENT to make up the back of these wonderful placemats!! These will certainly brighten up our dining!...LOL..I hope you don't think I messed them up too bad Gail! The ONLY THING I CONTRIBUTED to this project was the 'practice' machine quilting!! Oh.....what an adventure that was to figure out!! I started trying to learn the bubbles/pebbles about a month ago.....that was a hair puller but my FAVORITE!!! I finally took the BSR off and just free motioned the rest. I learned that using the BSR on Batik fabrics can be a little more difficult to machine quilt than maybe other fabrics! I can thank MAGNOLIA BAY for helping me figure that out!
My other help and inspiration for learning this machine quilting came from the wonderful ladies at these blogs...FREE MOTION QUILTING BLOG......CRAZY MOM QUILTS......and HANDMADE BY ALISSA BLOG. I am truly amazed at these girls talents and I thank them for being so generous with their videos and tutorials!!!!!
While learning to use my sewing machine to quilt was fast and a wonderful challenge and learning experience......I must say......I still love HAND QUILTING the best!!!!
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42 comments:

  1. These are just so gorgeous - perfect to brighten up those dark winter days that are coming!

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  2. They are fabulous, I do believe you have the machine quilting licked, great ideas and the textures are yummy. Time for a big quilt?

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  3. Wow, Belinda, those are great! I love the B&W binding, too -- and your "practice" looks really good. What a great idea to practice on those.

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  4. Oh man please do not use that hot pad as a hot pad...it's too gorgeous to get scorched and dirty from the oven!

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  5. Your machine quilting is WOW...beautiful. I would never use these...EVER. I think you should hang them as mini wall art!
    ~Karen~

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  6. What a great bunch of MQ examples! I have recently found the link with 365 examples of quilting - oh mym MORE eye candy. Don't ya just love to run your fingers over the designs?

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  7. Bummer to know the BSR discriminates towards batiks! Love your colorful projects. I know first hand that your quilting is beautiful.

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  8. Just lovely! The machine quilting is just brilliant!
    Micki

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  9. Yea, Belinda! Your quilting is looking wonderful! And no, you may not use that first one (or any of the others!) as hot pads! That stone quilting is stellar! Keep up the good work! I'm with Elaine, don't you just love to touch it?! It is interesting how the BSR reacts to changes in fabrics as one quilts along. It seems to have some issues with any of the tightly woven cottons. I can usually adjust by adjusting my stitch length...but on quilts with a variety of fabrics, there are a few glitches here and there. Lovely!

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  10. Your machine quilting is really coming along! My favorite is the Swirls / skwiggles / loopie loops
    I am hoping to spend time this winter working on the many new machine quilting ideas I have been reading about on the internet.

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  11. Looks like your practicing has really paid off! The hot pads and placemats are very nice.

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  12. Very impressive. I love all of your designs and your blocks. Would you say the trick is just to practice practice? The black and white binding just makes those blocks.

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  13. look at all those beautiful quilting designs! what a wonderful way to explore quilting! enjoy using your practical little quilts!

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  14. Wonderful projects - and good machine quilting. I'm thinking about making some placemats - though not sure I'd quilt them, but I love yours.

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  15. Hi B!

    I am so jealous of your machine quilting skills! I especially love the pebble quilting. I have been wanting to try this method out for sometime now. Maybe...maybe...maybe...I'll give it a try.

    Have a good day!

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  16. OHHHHH la, la!!! Haven't you been having a great time!!!?? Such beautiful quilting!! I told you you would GET IT!! ;) :) The thing I find with machine quilting is that it is fast and for table mats and runners it holds up well when washed. I really love what you have learned to do so well!!! GAIL

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  17. Wow.. who´s the wiz here then!!!!!??? NICE!! :o)
    Love your machine quilting.. you have practiced hard..!
    Keep quilting!!! :o)

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  18. So bright and cheery. Love the quilting designs.

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  19. Are we on the same page or what! The pebbles are so fun aren't they. You've done a great job. You're so creative and not afraid to try things. Love that.

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  20. These are just so gorgeous Belinda...
    The pebbles look fun to do...must try them!
    Colourful and Beautiful!
    Julia ♥

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  21. great job belinda! it was good to read that you had to do some adjusting with your bsr as well...i finally figured out to change the presser foot pressure and that helped alleviate all the skipped stitches i was getting. it's definitely a learning experience!! thanks for sharing.

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  22. Wow! You have mastered lots of designs there - you must be so pleased! Lots of gorgeous, bright colours, too!
    Hugs - Lurline♥

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  23. Oh it all looks so good! So glad that you enjoyed the pebble quilting tutorial!

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  24. Aren't they fun! I've been practicing on little things too. love the placemats, I need to make myself some of those for my own xmas gift!

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  25. Oh, you are machine quilting like a pro already! What fun projects--yes, almost too pretty to use!

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  26. Those are fun and I see you did get lots of practice! I love your alternate spelling of squiggles :)

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  27. Love love love the last one. I don't think I'm ever going to be able to machine quilt properly. Will stick to hand quilting and tying I think.

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  28. the quilting is fabulous - you did such an awesome job. woohoo!

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  29. You quilting looks great!
    Great photos -
    barb

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  30. These are definitely drool-worthy! I would say that your MQ is getting pretty dang good! I love all the happy colors, and the quilting just makes them sing. I'm quite impressed!

    Thanks for the links to the MQ blogs - I will check them out, even tho' it will be awhile before I can MQ again. Very interesting that you were happier w/o the BSR, just doing free-hand.

    And what a wonderful, generous friend you have in Gail!

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  31. Love these festive placemats!!! Your machine quilting is coming along nicely.

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  32. BREATHTAKING!! I absolutely love, love, love your quilting!!

    I wish I had a hopper foot for my machine!! I can only do straight stitching on my home machine.

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  33. Thanks for the link to the free motion quilting blog...it's amazing!
    your quilting is looking great :)

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  34. I love your adventures!! They turned out wonderful. I don't have a favorite, I like 'em all.
    What is BSR, I'll assume it has nothing to do with geocaching.

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  35. I love the playfullness of your quilting, great inspiration!! And thank you for all the great links...

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  36. Great job! I was wondering if you use anything special in the middle of the hot pad so the heat doesn't go through to whatever it is sitting on?

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  37. Love your placemats and hotpads. Lovely quilting samples, and nice fresh colors.

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  38. I love these placemats. They look amazing!!

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  39. Wow! Those are hot pads fit for a QUEEN! You are livin' large!

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  40. Belinda you did a GREAT job machine quilting...I on the other hand am not so good at it, so I marvel at your accomplishment! I have tried and tried and well, lets just say, I am better at hand sewing(quilting) Hugs, Mary

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  41. Beautifully done. You have a fabulous style for these kitchen creations and it was an excellent way to play around with your machine quilting. I love the look of all the bright colors and the black and white contrasts.

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