Raffle Quilt......Women's Cancer Coalition

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In May 2009 the Harlan Valley Quilters of Harlan Oregon pieced this floral quilt top.

It is a Disappearing 9 Patch Technique.

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This week I put a scallop binding on it.

After I marked the placement of the scalloped line all around the edges of the quilt, I sewed the BIAS binding on it....following my marked line.

NEVER cut the edge off until the binding is completely sewn down by machine.

This is a bias edge, and it will stretch if you cut it BEFORE you sew on the binding.

Now you are ready to trim off the excess quilt edges.

I snip directly into where the 2 scallops meet. Cut right up to your sewing line.

Be very careful not to cut into the stitching.

TIP: I like to leave an extra 1/8 inch beyond the edge of the binding.

This gives me a full binding when I fold it over to the back.

You do not want your binding to feel hollow.

You want it nice and full and round.

This is what the quilt edge will look like after you have trimmed off all of the excess quilt edge.

TIP: I like to trim a bit at first, then fold the binding over to the back to see if I have enough edge to fill the binding up nice and plump.

The next thing you need is a 10 hour road trip over to Eastern Oregon 500 miles one way....then back home again......to get the binding sewn down to the back side!

We pulled in the driveway last night at midnight.....and the binding was done!

I just love travel stitching...

This photo with the flash turned off really enhances the quilting stitches.

"Vintage Beauty"

Donated by JanniLou Creations Quilt Shop of Philomath, Oregon

To the Women's Cancer Coalition.

Raffle tickets will be sold through October 2010 for this quilt.

Proceeds will benefit Women's Cancer Programs.

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May All Your Quilts be Scalloped,

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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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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Foiling on Fabric

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Foiling glue was applied to the metal swirl and stamped on the surface of the fabric.

Then foil glue was applied to the plastic grid on the left, and stamped on the surface of the fabric.

Then BoNash adhesive crystals were sprinkled like salt across the surface.

I waited a few minutes for the glue to become tacky.

Then I placed gold and silver foil sheets on top of glued areas and heat set it with an iron, using the side of the iron to burnish the foil onto the fabric.

The fabric remains soft, not stiff at all.

Foil glue was applied to different sizes of circles and stamped across the surface of the fabric. Not too much glue, or it will take too long to dry.

The gold foil sheet on the right was placed on the fabric and burnished with the side of a hot iron.

IMPORTANT: There are several glues suitable for foiling, so be sure to read the directions for the particular glue you are using.

I like the Jones Tones Foil glue because it is formulated to dry quickly, and it is thick and does not run as easily as others I tried.

IMPORTANT: Rinse the glue off everything immediately.

Wash-As-You-Go

This old iron with a Teflon sole plate is perfect for foiling.

Nothing sticks to it.

The background for this piece was leftover from a jello printing class.

I used a plastic needlepoint sheet to make the grid design in jello.

I painted foil glue onto the lid of the alcohol bottle and stamped dots all over.

Then I spooled out adhesive threads onto the fabric surface.

Next I placed various colors of foil sheets on the surface and burnished them with the side of a hot iron.

I dipped a sea sponge in foil paint and dabbed it across the surface of the fabric.

Next I sprinkled BoNash crystals over the top.

Once the glue was tacky dry, I placed lavender foil sheets on top and burnished them with the side of a hot iron.

The fabric remains soft.

It is good to work on more than one project at a time.

Foiling is a hurry up and wait game.....you can work on several things while waiting for the glue to become tacky enough to put the foil on top.

I dug around and found this yellow satin fabric for the borders.

The machine quilting simply follows the shapes in the yellow fabric.

Tomorrow.......Couching Fibers across this quilt.

Good Night,

LuAnn

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