![]() ![]() Feel free to re-blog, share, tweet, pin with attribution to The Inbox Jaunt. PPS…All images, tutorials, and information are the property of Lori Kennedy at The Inbox Jaunt and are intended for personal use only. PS…This tutorial was stitched on Kona cotton fabric with Sulky Rayon on top and Aurifil Cotton 50 wt in the bobbin on a Bernina 820 without a BSR using a #90 Topstitch needle and Warm and Natural cotton batting. Tomorrow: A quick peek at a small project featuring The Wave. If you are working on an Independence Day project…you might like the Swirling Stars free motion quilt pattern–one of my favorites! Now it’s YOUR turn… Practice doodling this free motion quilt pattern until you are comfortable with it on paper– Note how the “tucked” in tails look better–no overlapped stitches. THE KEY to this motif is to avoid overlapping stitches–Overlapping stitches look messy–See below: Messy–overlapped stitches Swirl down to the bottom “rail” and begin the next Wave.įor each additional Wave-tuck the “tail” of the Wave into the previous wave–without touching the curved line…see photo below. Stitch very close, but not right into the previous stitches. ![]() Stitch right to the top line and then around to the center of the swirl. Stop here, then begin echo-stitching back around the curve… Next, echo stitch the first line, ending just above the first stitches. Stitch a long tail sweeping up – above the middle line and curve around TO the middle line. (More on marking tools on Thursday…)īegin stitching near the bottom “rail”. Though the patterns are similar, learning to free motion quilt the two patterns requires separate practice–īegin by drawing three lines or “rails” equidistant apart– In the sample below, the drawn lines are 1/2 inch apart. The Wave is the mirror image twin of The Wind–a free motion quilt tutorial we worked on last year… Today’s free motion quilt tutorial has us swirling and twirling on the high seas… Later sold to the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum.Surf’s Up! It’s time to ride The Wave. HowAcquired: Purchased by the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum from Beverly Simmons. The quilt was documented by both the Colorado Quilting Council and the Florida Quilt Heritage project. Quilting is a fine 12 per inch by hand, very small machine. Construction is good wih few missed points. ![]() Machine pieced and hand quilted and machine quilted. Predominant colors are red, white and tan (probably originally green). Ocean Waves or Lady of the Lake quilt, circa 1880. Quilting Designs Used: tear drop, outlineĭescribe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field: Other Binding: hand/machine, quilter-made, straight, front to back, cotton gingham, tan (formerly green) Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:įeatures or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction: Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1: It is per square inch and includes quilting, batting, thread, and shipping to your door. What kind of filling is used in the quilt? Click Checkout at top right and complete your order. Machine sewn Hand sewn Front turned to back Straight grain Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top: Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum accession number: Where are the records for this quilt housed? ![]()
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