It looks hard, but its really quite simple, in fact you can’t make a mistake.
You will begin with a print of a photo of shoes which is fused and ironed to a background.
Assemble the quilt and free motion stitch as if you are drawing.
But there are a few tricks to learn…. you will astound your friends and marvel at the results.
The back of the quilt
Requirements.
A 10” X 8” picture of a pair of shoes printed on fabric.
A colored photo of the same image.
A 10” X 8” piece of fusible web. (steam a seam lite single)
1 piece of thin cotton batting 25” X 25”
1 piece of good quality fabric 25” X 25” (this if for the backing of your quilt)
1 piece of colored fabric 25” X 25” for the background of the quilt… (small print)
1 pkt 70/10 Schmetz microtex needles
50 weight threads to match the colors in your quilt.
20 small safety pins to pin the quilt
These are a few samples of other designs.
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| This quilt is still in process... it's thread painted with free motion zig zag stitch. |
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| This quilt shows both techniques, free motion zig zag and plain stitching. |
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| This is a tiny quilt, 2" X 3" |
