Wednesday, 26 March 2014

The Quilting Has Begun

I had an idea in my mind of how I was going to quilt the hexies. It involved FMQing squiggly lines, just going back and forth and crossing over each other on occasion. Seemed simple to me. You can see what I was aiming for below, better seen on the back of the quilt.


Theoretically I don't think it looks too bad. But that didn't stop me from ripping it all out. For a couple of reasons. One, it was a bitch manoeuvring the quilt about in those squiggles in the limited space I trialled it in. I could not envision me managing much larger spaces with any competency. Two, it was going to take me forever to do and I don't have forever in the scheme of things.

So I tried another idea. And ripped it out. No photos available. Nor the soundtrack that accompanied the ripping. Ugh!

Third time lucky?


I'm planning on a swirly snail in every last LV hexagon. There are about 500 of them. The swirls are super quick to do though, compared to those wavy lines I showed above. Funny how two fundamentally simple designs are polar opposites to quilt. The blue hexagons have perle thread designated for them. Though of course I reserve the right to change my mind about that too.

Susan
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25 comments:

  1. suemac26 March 2014 at 16:41

    I like the swirls.

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  2. Anonymous26 March 2014 at 16:41

    HELLO, your fmqing looks great! Your swirls are so neat! I'm having a little trouble with those >getting the distances apart more even! Isn't it such a challenge! I'm just beginning to fmq and trying to improve with each project! Thanks for sharing!

    msstitcher1214@gmail.com

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  3. Charlotte26 March 2014 at 16:59

    No need to document the soundtrack, I can imagine it perfectly well ;-)

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  4. pennydog26 March 2014 at 17:23

    I like the swirls!

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  5. Sarah26 March 2014 at 17:49

    Won't you get dizzy with all that swirling?

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  6. Kati from Kati's Quilting26 March 2014 at 18:13

    I have to say I like the swirls a lot better, too. Not that I didn't like the squiggly lines, but swirls fit the hexies better IMHO.

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  7. Anna26 March 2014 at 18:21

    I love the swirls. And faster is better when you're sewing on a timeline!! :)

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  8. Poppyprint26 March 2014 at 18:23

    Way to persevere until you're satisfied!! The swirls look great.

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  9. Lynz26 March 2014 at 18:42

    Those swirls are divine!!! It will be a magic quilt, well worth the expletives. *g* Keep at it, we're all cheering you on!

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  10. Mrs Flying Blind...26 March 2014 at 19:03

    Bloody hell woman!

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  11. Lucy | Charm About You26 March 2014 at 19:29

    Good decision! The snails look great and I second Hadley!!

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  12. Strawberry Patch26 March 2014 at 19:43

    I rarely ever remove quilting, I decide I'd rather live with it than bear the torture of removing it so well done for persevering!

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  13. Shay26 March 2014 at 19:56

    I liked the squiggly lines but the swirls totally rock. Great (third) choice.

    Im pretty sure the accompanying sound track sounded identical to what gets played here sometimes...

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  14. Claire26 March 2014 at 19:58

    OMG I love it!

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  15. moira26 March 2014 at 20:56

    Swirly is good.x

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  16. QuiltCandy26 March 2014 at 21:33

    Oh how frustrating, although the wavy lines looked great! The swirls look fab though!

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  17. Brenda26 March 2014 at 22:31

    third time the charm! I've done that too many times -- 10 minutes of stitching and 60 minutes of ripping out.

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  18. Katy Cameron26 March 2014 at 23:56

    Fingers crossed for 3rd time lucky!

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  19. Leanne27 March 2014 at 03:07

    I love how this is going and am impressed that you ripped out the quilting twice.

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  20. Nat at Made in Home27 March 2014 at 07:02

    Love the swirls, cannot wait to see it all finished!

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  21. Judith, Belfast27 March 2014 at 08:17

    The loveliest snails I've ever seen! This is going to be brilliant! Worth all the unripping! Jxo

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  22. helenjean@midgetgemquilts27 March 2014 at 08:30

    I love the swirls but aren't your eyes falling out with all the ripping out?

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  23. Sonia27 March 2014 at 09:46

    The swirls look great but you're certainly setting yourself a mission!!!!

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  24. Kay27 March 2014 at 10:09

    Absolutely love the swirly snails. You are a brave girl to tackle lots of unpicking too.

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  25. Nicky29 March 2014 at 23:04

    Looks like moped man is attempting the wall of death! But it looks fabulous - keep doing what you are doing!

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