Foiling on Fabric......Class Samples

Day 2

The borders are sewn on...

The class samples are ready for machine quilting...

I am all warmed up and ready

 to do some free motion...

Gold Rayon thread to outline the tree and spirals...

My very favorite gold thread.....looks metallic,

 but is Rayon Thread

I thumbed through one of the sketch books 

and decided to go with this design

 for the blue background area...

aaaah.....just the thread work it needed...yummy!

Blue Rayon Thread.....border quilting

Quilting is done......needs a binding

Fabric Foiling Class Sample 1

 Class Sample 2:

Before.....Quilting

After......Quilting

I kept this piece simple and elegant.

Fabric Foiling Class Sample 2

Foiling on Fabric Class

Thursday, May 23, 2013 @ 1 pm

JanniLou Creations Quilt Shop

Philomath, Oregon

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Foiling on Fabric......Class Prep

I spent the afternoon doing some class prep work:

I am teaching Foiling on Fabric

Thursday, May 23, 2013

JanniLou Creations Quilt Shop, Philomath Oregon

Wisteria leaves foiled on fabric......very FUN!

If you look real close you can see I foiled

Bo Nash 007 Crystals

Jones Tones Foil Glue works very well...

Jones Tones Foil Sheets

The tree was created with Fusible Web

I found some metallic fabric in the cupboard

that will work for a border on the tree piece...

I found some shiny gold fabric for the border

on the wisteria leaves...

 I am calling it a day...

This awaits me in the morning......more to come!

This is Pig Henry...

He lives just down the road...

He likes to be scratched and have his picture taken.

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LuAnn Kessi

Big Board...

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Big Board

30 x 65 inches

This is the best place to press.

Great for pressing quilt backings, blocking finished quilts, large fused applique work, a large design surface and work area.

Bottom side of Big Board

The big board sits directly on top of my regular ironing board.

I can take it on and off easily if I need to.

The wooden slats keep the big board from slipping off my regular ironing board.

The Big Board is not fastened in anyway, it just sits directly on top of the regular ironing board.

"After Midnight"

Quilting on Foiled Fabric is Complete

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Dancer & Freckles

I have been outdoors enjoying the last of our autumn weather.

As I walk through the fields capturing images with the camera, I am not alone.

Dancer just can't help wandering closer and closer to check out the camera.

Before I know it...he has the camera strap in his lips.

I think this was a hint to stop taking pictures and give him a good scratching.

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn

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Quilting Foiled Fabric

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This is the red fabric piece I foiled a few days ago.

It looked best set against black border fabric.

Very dramatic...

I decided to let the motifs and angles of the foiled images determine my quilting lines.

I marked straight quilting lines with Easy Mark Chalk.

Most of my quilting is no-mark free motion.

However, sometimes I mark guidelines, especially if I desire a straight line.

Easy Mark Chalk comes in a thin sliver and you can draw a very thin line.

Using a ruler, I followed the straight lines of the foiled grid image across the surface of the quilt with the Easy Mark Chalk.

The quilt top is marked and ready for machine quilting.

I have chosen this gold thread, it is NOT metallic, but appears to be when stitched.

Robison-Anton 24 KT Gold Thread

I machine quilted right on top of the chalked straight lines.

What I love about Easy Mark is it stays in place. It is NOT chalky, and does not bounce all over the fabric when you sew over the top of it.

You simply iron the Easy Mark Chalk with an iron and it disappears!

That is the very best part of this product.

Very easy removal.

IMPORTANT: Use Parchment Paper or a Teflon Pressing Sheet to iron over the top of the foiling.

No More Chalk lines

I quilted straight lines to follow the foiled grid lines.

I quilted swirls to match the foiled swirls and the curved pattern in the red fabric.

I found a video online that demonstrates how to do the swirl quilting like I did on this quilt. CLICK HERE to view the video.

Allowing the motifs and fabric design to determine your stitching....

Fun!

May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn

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