Shoes, Stage 6.

I've finished the shoes… They took almost the entire day to create, in hours…. about 10. Now to quilt the piece and I do have some challenges… In fact. I only had a small piece of black fabric so I chose to add the newspaper border… The entire quilt was assembled prior to doing the…

Shoes. Stage 4.

I was up early this morning and I've already put in about 2 hours work on the quilt. I change the thread regularly. The  thread in the bobbin  is the same as the thread  on the top of the quilt. It means a lot of changes… but it's the way I like to work. I…

Shoes. Stage 4.

I was up early this morning and I've already put in about 2 hours work on the quilt. I change the thread regularly. The  thread in the bobbin  is the same as the thread  on the top of the quilt. It means a lot of changes… but it's the way I like to work. I…

Stage 3. the shoes quilt.

It's important to have a good print of the image to refer to as you quilt. You know in reality I will be drawing with the thread. The angles of the stitch lines are as important as a pencil line. I use a high gloss photographic paper to get the best resolution on the photo….

Stage 3. the shoes quilt.

It's important to have a good print of the image to refer to as you quilt. You know in reality I will be drawing with the thread. The angles of the stitch lines are as important as a pencil line. I use a high gloss photographic paper to get the best resolution on the photo….

How will it turn out.?

Having just returned from overseas I am on a time line to finish an Auction quilt for IQA. I can't make quilts  as I travel but I can work on the design so today is the day to begin the challenge……!!! It's day 2 home and the jet lag is diminishing so I'm going to…