Saturday, December 12, 2009

Machine quilting with thread waste


After having an obsession with skies, I think I may have conquered it now.  I've painted them with fabric paint, I've machine quilted them and now I've used a technique that has satisfied me.  I read about using thread waste - all those little bits of coloured thread you cut off from your sewing and embroidery - and I machine quilted them on to this sky, which I made by appliqueing "sky" shades onto a foundation, along with a few seagulls cut from the beach/lighthouse fabric.  I had to cover the thread waste with Sulky water-soluble stabiliser first as they kept catching in the darning foot I was using; that worked and when I'd finished machine quilting I just dipped it into water and the Sulky dissolved.  Here are some close-ups to show you how it looks.


I hope it gives you some ideas for yourself.

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