Cattle Quilt Done....Continued

Day 3 Continued: Cattle Quilt

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Using the 60 wt Bottom Line thread...I wound 4 Bobbins.

Each bobbin holds about 100 yards of this particular thread.

From experience, I know I go through one bobbin per hour free motion quilting.

I guess you could say....I am expecting this quilt to take me 4 hours to quilt.

Bobbin Genie

This little white disk keeps your thread from back lashing in the bobbin during high speed free motion stitching. (It prevents the knots on the back of your quilt)

You can find out more from Sharon Shamber's site.

The Bobbin Genie is inside the bobbin housing and I am ready to go!

Titanium Needles

Stronger and sharper and last 10 times longer

Titanium Size 75

This size works best with the YLI Variations Trilobal Polyester threads.

Remember to choose your thread, then match the appropriate needle size to the thread.

Bobbin Tension

I need to tighten my bobbin tension screw to accommodate the small 60 wt Bottom Line Thread. Remember....Righty Tighty......Lefty Loosey.

Practice Sandwich

I warm up on a practice sandwich to check my thread tensions....top and bottom.

Sewing Machine Top Tension Dial

The YLI Variations thread likes about 1.5 tension

Neutrogena Hand Cream

I need to get a GRIP on the quilt during free motion quilting.

I love this greaseless hand cream. A tip I learned from Diane Gaudynski

Ready to Machine Quilt

Fasten Your Seat belt.......Here we go!

Curved Thread Snips

One hour almost to the minute.....I ran out of the first filled bobbin.

I love these curved tip thread snips.

I have been known to cut holes into my quilts snipping threads with regular scissors.

Stopping Point

When I reach the end of a bobbin and have to stop, I mark my place with a visible pin.

Once I have a new bobbin loaded, it is easy to find my place and get quilting again.

Two Hours into Quilting

As I load my third bobbin, I check over the quilting.

I am very happy with the TEDDY brown thread.

It blends and doesn't stand out where it shouldn't.

Quilter Energy

Take 2 of these after each bobbin reload........you can quilt for hours!

Again, this post is becoming too long.......more tomorrow!

May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn

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Cattle Quilt.....Done

Day 3: The Cattle Quilt is Done

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I made it out to the Thread Shed by 10am.

I started out by choosing a masculine quilting motif that fit the quilt.

I decided the Stars and Lasso pattern was perfect for this Cattle Quilt.

I keep my free motion sample sandwiches in a pile by my sewing machine.

They come in handy when I need a visual of what a quilting motif looks like stitched out.

Free Motion Vine Motif Sample

Free Motion Feather Motif Sample

Free Motion Feather Vine Sample

Hyper-quilted Feather Sample

I created all of these samples a few years ago when i was learning from Patsy Thompson's Quilting DVDs.

Time to choose the quilting THREAD

I decided a subtle variegated thread would be a good choice.

I narrowed it down to these 3 browns

Variations Variegated threads are my very favorites!

I eliminated the darkest brown, it was just too dark for the lighter areas of the quilt.

The medium brown and the light brown worked on the lighter areas.

They both also worked on the darkest parts of the quilt.

I liked the medium brown because it didn't blend as much on the gold borders.

This would help the quilting stand out on the final border of the quilt.

YLI Variations TEDDY thread is the winner!

Now for the bobbin thread...

I almost always choose a Bottom Line for the bobbin thread.

It is 60 wt and just melts into the backing fabric.

Even when I do heavy quilting, there is no thread build-up on the back side.

The Bottom Line is the Winner for the Back Side.

My Two Threads

By choosing only 1 thread color for the top, will save me LOTS of time not having to change thread colors throughout the machine quilting process.

This is my last free day to get this quilt DONE...

The Bottom Line is a stacked thread and needs a side delivery coming off the spool.

The Variations is a crosswound thread and needs to come off the top of the cone.

Thread Stand

This thread stand is so perfect for the proper use and delivery of all the different kinds and brands of thread I use.

This post is getting very long.....The quilt was finished by 3:30 today.

I am hand stitching the binding down tonight while watching football with my favorite guy. I will continue this post tomorrow and show you the completed quilt. See You Then!

May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn

To see my New Work CLICK HERE

To see the Thread Shed CLICK HERE

To see my Exhibit Quilts CLICK HERE

To see Tutorials CLICK HERE

Cattle Quilt.....Ready for Quilting

This is a comfort quilt for a friend who is not feeling well.

My objective for this quilt:

* Complete it in the 3 days I have available to make it

* Use the fabrics I have in my stash, as I have no time to run to town to shop

* Give it a masculine look and use cow fabrics

Day 1: Pieced the Star Blocks and Designed the quilt top on paper

Day 2: Pieced the quilt top, Piece the quilt backing, Baste it together

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Sashing Strips between Star Blocks

Always place the pieced unit on top.

That way you can control the direction of the seam allowances.

The brown sashing fabric is on the bottom.

The star block is on top where I can see and control the direction of the seam allowances.

Star Points

Notice the X where the stitching lines cross over each other...

This is the Sweet Spot

You want to sew across that X, but NOT to the left side of the X.

Pointy Star Points

This gives you pointy star points

Star Points

Crisp and Pointy

Master Piece Thread

60 wt cotton thread made specifically for piecing.

It is thin, very strong, and nearly lint-free.

It does not add any bulk to the seam allowance when you are precision piecing.

Border Strips

When piecing strips for borders do not butt them up and sew them together.

Border Strips

Place them on a 45 degree angle and piece them on the diagonal.

I like to use a ruler and draw a pencil line to follow.

Border Strips

Sew along the drawn line.

Border Strips

Border Strips

Trim off the excess corner to the right of the seam.

Border Strip

A diagonal line isn't as easy for the eye to follow as a straight seam in the borders.

Chicken Wool Pincushion

This is a gift from my friend, Suzette

I call her Henny Penny

She is weighted down and quite heavy.

She sits nicely on my sewing machine.

The machine is computerized and I cannot keep a magnetic pincushion near it.

Henny Penny is just right for the job!

Cattle Quilt Top Done

60 x 70 inches

By 2pm the top is done.

I ran in the house to show my favorite guy.

Cattle Quilt Basted and Ready for Machine Quilting

By 6pm the back is pieced and the quilt is basted and ready to go!

I don't have to tell you what I will be doing tomorrow on Day 3

May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn

To see my New Work CLICK HERE

To see the Thread Shed CLICK HERE

To see my Exhibit Quilts CLICK HERE

To see Tutorials CLICK HERE

Cattle Quilt......Cattle Call

Day 2 of creating the Cattle Quilt....I have enjoyed looking at the cow fabric and thinking of the person this quilt is intended for.

I have decided to name the quilt.......Cattle Call

Enjoy the video below: