The book is filled with Angela’s fun personality and encouragement that you should never, ever pick out your quilting mistakes. As a matter of fact, you can get a preview of the motifs covered in the book and a FAQ from Angela herself here. She really builds up the designs in a thoughtful way. Another thing I liked about it is that while it contains all the information that an absolute beginner needs (sewing machine feet, needles, thread, batting, etc.), the motifs ramp up quickly and it ends with some designs that are quite impressive. I’m a visual learner and this approach really appeals to me. I am not exactly a beginner, but I was intrigued by the step-by-step, photo tutorial style of this book. So, I will be working my way through this book along with my quilting and blogging friends, Vicki and Jen. ![]() When I heard that everyone’s quilting hero, Angela Walters had a new book out, called Free-Motion Meandering: A Beginners Guide to Machine Quilting, I definitely wanted to check it out. And I get inspired when new quilting books hit the stands. There are a lot of other ways to sew with fabric panels as well! Here are some of my favorites.Are you ready to do some free motion quilting? I know that I feel more confident in my machine quilting when I am practicing regularly. So USE the panels for the purpose they were designed for! In my opinion, the end goal is to create something that wasn’t there before. Being smart and saving time when creating does not equal “cheating” (although these panels are usually called “cheaters). Obviously, you can just cut out the panel and quilt it, as I’ve done with the panel for my Ahoy! Mermaids line.Īlso, just editorializing a bit here, YES, I do consider that quilting and a quilt. Today I thought I’d round up some creative ways to use a fabric panel. I’m sure there are more, but those are just some of those that jumped out to me. That’s a VERY SIMPLE explanation of the types of quilt panels. This makes this panel easy to cut up and use for the center of quilt blocks or in the place of blocks in the quilt. ![]() Claus in the pillow is from the fabric panel). The dimensions of the squares in the panel are common sizes used in quilting. The panel from my Santa Claus Lane collection is an example of this type of panel. The 3rd type of panel is MEANT to be cut up and used with other quilt blocks or items. Designed to Be Combined with Other Quilt Blocks The Riptide Panel designed by Rachel Erickson is a good example of this type of fabric panel. Examples include toys, Christmas Stockings, Doll Clothing, Aprons Etc. Toys or other 3D itemsĪnother type of quilt panel that is widely available is one designed to be used to create 3-dimensional items. The panel from my Ahoy! Mermaids collection is a good example of this type of panel. This type of fabric panel is designed to create a quilt without any additional cutting or piecing. There are a few different types of fabric panels on the. When fabric panels are released with collections, I get a lot of “what do I DO with the panel” type questions on the blog. The panels have been designed for everything from trick or treat bags to a “cut it out and use it” quilt. ![]() ![]() I’ve done 5 Fabric Collections that feature some fabric panels. Table of Contentsįor this reason, I love to add Fabric Panels to my Collections. More than “make a quilt” or “make a dress,” but creative “out of the box” ways to sew with the fabric I design. When I design fabric, I try to think of ways that someone would use the fabric. I thought that I’d take the opportunity to chat a bit about fabric panels and give you a few ideas for how to sew with them. This week for Finish it Friday, I shared two baby quilts that I completed using panels.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
Details
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |