I’m off to the desert for a few days, I realize that I should make my hostess a little something.
Ok, it’s not so little. I picked up some of Deb Tucker’s ruler at Road to California. I’ve seen her videos, seeing her demonstrate in person was even better. I bought some rulers and got a pattern thrown in as well. I chose this Carolina Lily pattern. This pattern uses the flying geese ruler, and it was fun and accurate. I was so involved I didn’t take any pictures until I started quilting.
There is some applique involved, this time I used matching thread rather than using the monofilament. Just because it was right at hand.
Here I was working with the special ruler foot, it wasn’t going very well. I know it looks fine, but the thread kept breaking and the machine was skipping stitches like crazy.
So I’m back to the standard quilting foot that comes with my Juki, and I use the ruler on the back and side. Where that doesn’t work, I just lay in near the foot, not up against it, so my line are somewhat straight. A quilter has to find what works for her!
I think it took me maybe two hours to quilt this, I forced myself not to cover every inch!
Ruler work the whole way through! Even on the borders. Working on a small project is so much easier. I didn’t have to wrangle a large quilt and there wasn’t any drag.
Putting on the binding. We have had a few glorious days of sunshine! So my outdoor photos are a little bright and washed out.
Put on my label.I
So what is this? Just a miniature quilt?
I was thinking more of a table topper. My friend gets to choose what she wants to do with it. And now, off to the desert!