Woven Quilt........Class Sample

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Today I am making a Woven Quilt for a class sample.

I chose some solid looking batiks and some fibers in different weights.

Let's see what happens...

This was Fun!

I tore all of the strips, no rotary cutting.

I used the same weaving technique I developed for my Cow Pony Quilt.

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Canvas Stretcher Board

I decided to mount this woven quilt on a stretcher board.

This will help support the weight of the piece.

Canvas covered in black batik fabric

Installing a picture hook on the back of the canvas

This is my Thread Shed Toolbox........it holds very different tools than my regular tool box in the house!

I stitched the quilt through the canvas to hold it in place.

This also gives me the option of removing the quilt from the canvas if I need to.

Quilt Label fused to the back of the canvas

" Weaving My Dreams "

Beads sewn on by hand

Beads strung on to the fibers hanging at the bottom.

This project was free spirited for me........I am a recovering Perfectionist........and ripping fabric with stray threads dangling here and there is not my norm.........but I enjoyed every minute of it.........thus the name.........Weaving My Dreams.

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn

Couching Foiled Fabric

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I decided to add fibers on top of the quilting lines across the center of the foil fabric.

My favorite way to couch threads is using my free motion feet.

Above you can see the 3 different free motion or darning feet I use.

I started out with the darning foot that is a half circle shape.

This gives me perfect visibility when I am trying to follow a line on the quilt surface.

Stitch in place a few times to anchor the fiber down.

Then slowly top stitch along the fiber.

I do not zig zag as this compresses the fibers, and I want them to remain fuzzy.

When couching a very fuzzy fiber I use the big plastic darning foot.

It does not snag the fibers like the open toe foot sometimes does.

End your stitching line with several stitches in place to tack the fiber down good

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This image displays fibers couched down, you can barely see the stitching.

On the right side I have 2 more quilting lines to couch over yet.

This is what the original piece looked like after it was foiled...

This is the completed piece...ready to bind.

"Golden Moments"

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May Your Fabrics always be Foiled,

LuAnn

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