145 – Stitched, Ironed and Ready To Return
A lot of free-motion stitching has been done using my mid-arm Handi-Quilter Sweet 16 machine. I’ve put in the details, like smoke…
Currently Browsing: free-motion stitching
Creative Chrysalis
144 – Now Showing
In previous posts, (136 and 137) I became aware of a design flaw so I cut out and replaced what bothered me….
Creative Chrysalis
143 – Off The Wall
I’ve made decisions about how the ground on the left side of the quilt will connect with the middle and the right…
Creative Chrysalis
142 – Toxic Spill
Progress is being made on big Fear Quilt, despite interruptions mentioned previously. Anyone who has tried to keep a blog going consistently…
Creative Chrysalis
141 – Chaos
Chaos! Best description for the past several months. More on that later. Chaos is the word I chose as the graffiti that…
Creative Chrysalis
140 – Laying The Groundwork
The sky has been composed above the “Not Yet Dead” attraction. Now to lay the groundwork. Again, I must keep in mind…
Creative Chrysalis
134 – Spool Party: stitched fabric collage
How about diving into a little bit about thread? Do I have loyalty to any brand of thread? No, but I do…
Creative Chrysalis
133- Sewing Begins!
Thanks for your patience in awaiting an update on how the big Fear quilt is going. I switched gears from collaging fabric…
Creative Chrysalis
102 – Going in Circles
A swirling vortex will be inside the rolling barrel entrance to a funhouse in my quilt. At first, I thought to use…
Creative Chrysalis
57 – It will be a quilt!
You’ve seen a lot of drawing, but have I mentioned that I intend to make the final piece of this project out…
Skirmish on Insecurity Hill
23 – Green Has Got To Go
I decided to cut away the green background and then I prepared my long-arm for the next step. I still had a…
Skirmish on Insecurity Hill
19 – The “What If” Stage
The stitching is about complete. Since I’ve done this on my mid-arm (a Handi-Quilter Sweet 16) I can easily take it away…
India quilt
37 – One more thing – the kite string
Sorry to string you along, but I couldn’t resist, especially when I want to show how I sewed the kite strings. I…
India quilt
35 – Sew, Sue, Sew!
My A-1 longarm machine, ready to sew! #indiaquilt #lovemylongarm #saqawip #neqmexplorations #deadlineistomorrow #susanpolansky
India quilt
32 – A mess of loose ends
What a mess, right? After stitching on a section of my quilt-before quilting-and before washing away the stabilizer (clear, shiny on the…
India quilt
30 – Sewing in details before quilting
Sewing a section of #indiaquilt. This isn’t the quilting stage yet. Here I am securing bits of fabric(they have already been fused)…
India quilt
26 – WashAway Stabilizer and Stitching
My version of life on the wild side: I haven’t used this kind of wash away stabilizer before, so here it goes…and…
India quilt
22 – Stitching a miniature billboard
This will be a billboard on #indiaquilt – don’t know if it’s legible, but it doesn’t need to be. (a number of…