This week I finished a small quilt -
I recently had the privilege of teaching a free motion quilting class and was reminded how much I love machine quilting - it is like doodling with thread and fabric, so I had to make something.
I started with a small " quilt" (well a 2.25" nine patch made from squares cut 1.25"), and added a large border.
I used a hera marker to mark out the spines of the feathers,
and stitched them first.
Once the feathers were stitched I filled in the background (used two different designs), marked on a 45º angle, 3/4's of an inch grid (like the nine patch) for half of the background.
The quilting was stitched with a 100 weight Invisifil by Wonderfil thread for the top, and regular thread for the bobbin (I finished off a few bobbins) - all on a domestic sewing machine. The batting was one layer of cotton and a half layer of wool for the puff.
Of course I have to have a pet photo - that hen had lots to say!
All the best!♥︎
