Quilting your modern placemats
You now have a total of 4 little quilt tops
to practice modern quilting on! Layer
the placemat top, batting and backing
and you're ready to quilt.
There are many quilting designs being
used in modern quilts: straight line
quilting, echo quilting and graphic
designs to name just a few.
I decided to quilt each of my place mats
in a different design. Here’s what I came
up with for the first placemat.
I used a variegated thread and quilted
with lines ½" apart. There are many
beautiful variegated threads available
now in different weights. Look in your
thread collection and see what you have!
3 Tips for straight-line quilting
1. Always use a walking or even-feed
foot.
2. Draw lines with a ruler using a fabric
marking tool - chalk marker, washout
marker etc. It's a good idea to test
your marker on scrap fabric to make
sure it can be removed.
3. Use the quilting guide bar that
comes with most machines. It’s
probably tucked away with all those
extra gadgets that you have never
used! T H] H