I have been focused on the machine
embroidery this week and my intention,
almost from day one of this assignment,
was to incorporate some embroidery into
the design.
Quilter’s awl
So – I figured out what I was embroidering.
I so want to tell you, but it won’t make
sense until you see the entire design. Let
me just say that I put words on the quilt.
Yes – I hooped the quilt top (held my
breath) and hit start!
As you could tell earlier in this post
– the embroidery is done. And the results…………….
Protruding pins are easy to remove (I am right handed)
I can’t tell you. Not yet. But let’s just say that
I have a huge smile on my face. No – I’m
grinning like a Cheshire cat. The embroidery turned out exactly how I imagined it.
I’m thrilled. I’m doing the happy dance! I
think you get the picture.
A not so nice seam intersection
And thank goodness for the Royal hoop
(360 mm by 200 mm) because I was able
to do all the embroidery with one hooping.
I was worried, because I’m not the best at
hooping fabric especially if I have to line it
up, but one hoop was all I needed! I feel
like I cheated a bit because my design
is quite basic, but there are a number of
subtleties within it that I think are very special. I hope the recipient feels the same way.
Sometimes I even use my quilter’s awl to wick those
pins out of the fabric so I don’t sew over them.
I even have my Dad hunting down something for the quilt and he lives in Saskatchewan. Patience – all will be revealed in due
time.
Much bet ѕȁ͕