I've been working on a couple of small projects and just finished up my first confetti quilt. Kim took the class and explained how it was to be done. Great concept and great fun, if you don't count all the small pieces of fabric you have to arrange with tweezers or the confetti I'll be picking off the floor for weeks to come.
I liked the first layout, but as soon as I put the netting down, I realized that as I was working with aspens, I needed trunks with a lot more white in them. I found a great piece of fabric in the dollar bin at my favorite quilt store.
First layer sewn down and the second layer of confetti placed on top. I was using the grey clear thread that Kim had suggested and soon realized I couldn't see it as I sewed around the surface. Had to hope I got everything sewn down evenly. Not as easy as one would think.
Finished quilt: 10 1/2 inches X 13 1/2 inches. The second sewing was a little more difficult for me and I had to work on my tension a bit. All in all I loved the experiment and the final result. Already thinking of possibilities for future projects.
I've been working on a couple of small projects and just finished up my first confetti quilt. Kim took the class and explained how it was to be done. Great concept and great fun, if you don't count all the small pieces of fabric you have to arrange with tweezers or the confetti I'll be picking off the floor for weeks to come.
First layer sewn down and the second layer of confetti placed on top. I was using the grey clear thread that Kim had suggested and soon realized I couldn't see it as I sewed around the surface. Had to hope I got everything sewn down evenly. Not as easy as one would think.
Finished quilt: 10 1/2 inches X 13 1/2 inches. The second sewing was a little more difficult for me and I had to work on my tension a bit. All in all I loved the experiment and the final result. Already thinking of possibilities for future projects.
Wow! My student came through!!!! Well done Janice, now wasn't that easy?
ReplyDeleteFirst off, it looks great. You were absolutely right about the tree trunks and I think the stripes were a good way to go.
Okay, technical point, the 'grey clear thread' is monofilament thread and the colour is smoke. Hey, you have to learn the terms also.
As for sewing with it, did you have it in the bobbin? That can be a real problem if you did. Use a very fine thread, preferably a bobbin thread. They are really worth the money.
When sewing down the netting, it is really done by feel. I kept my quilt pinned and then took out a few pins and quilted that bit, then took out a few more. Each time I ran my hand lightly over the quilt to get a feel of where the quilting was if I couldn't see it.
Another tip is to turn your quilt over and look at the back, are there any spaces not quilted?
Final tip - buy yourself an Ott-lite. They are really worth the money. My big one (which, sob sob, I just broke) can (or should I now say could) swing into any position. The light will shine off the nylon thread and will help you to see.
I can't wait to see what the next project will be. Come on, there has to be another, or what are you going to do with all that confetti?
Er, don't you think Chrissy should get in on this act too???