Friday, February 17, 2023

Strata Star finished

I finished quilting this runner and added it's label.


 I used a combination of embroidery designs, walking foot quilting as well as free motion/meander using variegated thread.



The feathers was done using this set from Embroidery Library.

I then added the circles using the walking foot and meander in-between.

With the label added, the first quilt for 2023 is done and dusted. (For the backing I used Shweshwe fabric, a first for me.  It is a printed dyed cotton fabric locally produced by Three Cats, widely used for traditional South African clothing.)



Clover and stitch

During the first meeting of 2024 in February, friend Ansulet Swanepoel demonstrated a rather mind-blowing technique enabling quilters to tur...