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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,
LuAnn
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Moose Lodge........Quilting the Border
One thing left to do.....Quilt the Border
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Auditioning Border Threads
I want something blendy, not high contrast.
YLI Variations FAWN
It has a very subtle color change.....just what I want.
Border Quilting
I decided to stick with meandering lines in a North to South direction.
There is a lot of curvy quilting in the center of the quilt.
I thought gentle, sweeping lines of quilting in the border would quiet this down and give your eyes a place to rest when viewing the quilt.
Another relaxing day of simple stitched lines.
Very therapeutic and fun.
Ready for the binding...
Back Side of Moose Lodge......Flannel Fabric
The 60 wt Bottom Line thread was perfect in the bobbin.
It blends in nicely with the background fabric, and there is no thread build up.
This was a pleasure to quilt. I thought of my Uncle Charlie as I relaxed and stitched away on his quilt. I am anxious to visit him next month and surprise him with Moose Lodge.
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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,
LuAnn
Moose Lodge.......Quilting the MOOSE
Time to Quilt the Moose...
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I was tempted to do lots of threadplay on these guys....nah!
I chose a simple line of stitching following the silhouette of the moose.
After all, I think there are 12 of these guys in the borders.
Threadwork would have taken days!
I started at the top of the front leg, on the edge.
I followed the shape of the leg down to the hoof.
Then I went back up the other side of the leg.
I inlined all four legs, then echo quilted back over to where I started.
Then I just echo quilted the lines moving in a North to South direction.
The moose are heavily quilted, it added texture, and didn't take very long.
The moose come in all shapes and sizes on this quilt.
Even this tall skinny moose quilted up nicely in the same manner as above.
She who is lazy.....pays for it later!
My rule of thumb is to clean out the bobbin area between every new bobbin.
It has become a habit.....but for some reason...today.....I didn't do it.
It came back to haunt me!
I started breaking bobbin thread. I re-threaded the bobbin and re-threaded the top several times, but it kept breaking.
I took off the throat plate and what a mess!
That heavy YLI Green Variegated thread really built up a lot of lint in just a few hours.
Look at that linty mess in the bobbin area!
It was creating a tangled mess out of the bobbin thread and causing it to break!
I work more with trilobal polyester threads anymore, which don't have lint build up.
I forgot just how fuzzy those heavy cotton threads can be!
Learned my lesson.......clean out after every bobbin!
This little flashlight lives in the drawer next to the sewing machine.
It comes in handy when I need to see underneath into the bobbin area.
Quilting the Border Background Next...
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May Your Bobbin Always Be CLEAN and Full,
LuAnn
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Moose Lodge.......Quilting the TREES
Time to Quilt the Borders of Moose Lodge...
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The TREES are fusible web, raw edge, applique.
I zig zag stitched around all the raw edges of the trees.
I placed my finger on the tree and traced over the flowing branches until a quilting idea came to me.....
First TREE machine quilted.
I like the flowing lines across the surface of the tree.
I also like the way the variegated thread shows up and add texture.
Here is how I did it...
It was easiest for me to turn the tree on its side, no bulk under the arm of the sewing machine at this angle. Always try to work to your advantage.
I started with the bottom branch and quilted downward across the tree to the opposite bottom branch...slowly stitching from branch to branch in a vertical line.
It is easier to quilt from North to South.....than it is East to West in direction.
At this point, I am up to the third branch...and ready to come back down to the fourth branch on the bottom. This was fun and very relaxing to quilt.
These simple lines of quilting added so much texture to this solid looking tree.
Keep bouncing back and forth North to South from branch to branch...
I made it to the top of the tree!
I will definitely use this quilting motif on trees in future quilts.
It is relaxing and very therapeutic stitching.
The TREEs are all done...
Now I need to decide how to quilt the Moose......hmmm.
Just thought I would show you what I did this morning before I made it out to the Thread Shed to begin quilting the Moose Lodge Trees....
The Hen House was in need of immediate attention:
New Bedding
After the new bedding was spread out....
I tore up a stale loaf of bread and tossed it in the hen house.
That really stirred things up!
The hens pecked away at the bread joyfully!
Grabbing a big hunk of bread and running to a corner to eat it in private.
They don't like to share very well...
After their bellies were full...
They turned their attention on the camera...
They love the camera....always coming closer and closer!
These are the friendliest and sweetest hens we have ever raised.
Dottie loves to swing on the gate...
We also spread 2,600 lbs. of river rock in the chicken yard outside the hen house.
The chicken yard was getting rather muddy and yucky.
The smooth river rock is easy for the hens to walk on and keeps their feet and legs dry.
May Your Hens Never Have Muddy Feet,
LuAnn
Moose Lodge......Innies & Outies
Machine Quilting the Moose Lodge Quilt
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This is a large lap size or a single bed sized quilt.
It is meant as a personal quilt for my uncle, not a wall ornament.
My objective is to heavily quilt this so it will stay together through use and repeated washings.
Innies & Outies motif is perfect for the central part of the quilt.
Innies & Outies
Good background fill, quick and also lots of fun to do!
I like the curvy lines of the quilting stitches against the straight lines of the pieced blocks.
3 hours later, the center of the quilt is done.
Next comes the fun part......the border quilting.....the TREES!
Daffodil Buds
These were just popping out of the ground in December when we were decorating the Christmas Tree.
The winters are quite mild here in the Coastal Mountain Range of Western Oregon.
Tulips Sprouting
I know it is January and most of you are covered in snow....
but our Tulips think it is spring time!
We are forced to plant tulips in containers...the moles eat the tulip bulbs like they are dessert!
May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,
LuAnn
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