Earlier this month I completed the
design work on paper
for my next whole cloth quilt...
Layer 1.....Basic Design Lines
Layer 2.....Larger Motifs
Layer 3....Fill Work
36 inch square quilt size
You are looking through all 3 layers
of the design on paper.
The border feathers on this design are
very large.
I decided to baste up a practice sandwich
so I could practice stitching out
very large feathers...
After the feather work,
I decided to finish off the sandwich with some
background fills...
I used this grid stencil to chalk out
the lines for the right side of the sandwich...
Then I stitched a double wedding ring design
within the straight line grid work.
I chalked out a clam shell stencil
for the left side of the sandwich...
I stitched 2 little eyelashes on the inside
of each clam shell shape.
It was good feather stitching practice
as well as background fill work FUN!
I may turn this into a tote bag or
tablerunner?
Yesterday I transferred the design lines
from the paper onto the satin fabric
using a light box and blue water erase pen:
I only need the main design lines
traced onto fabric.
The remainder of the design is
free motion stitching.
This is now basted into a
36 inch square quilting sandwich
and is ready to go under the needle.
I will take photos and share my progress
as I machine quilt this whole cloth quilt.
More To Come!
Enjoy a goat video below:
