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I found the perfect size stencil for this area. Let’s take a look at the gold triangles near the center of my quilt. The design should fill the area completely or almost completely. SIZE: I think the most important part of picking out a stencil is choosing the right size stencil for the area you want to quilt.

Here are some tips and guidelines when using stencils. What a difference the quilting makes! I used stencils for everything – even the straight lines. Here it is after quilting (and still no binding).

I used solids ( Cloud 9 Cirrus solids) so that the quilting would really show up. It has an Amish feel to it and lots of open space for quilting. I actually made it specifically for this blog post. Let me show you a small quilt top that I just finished. I hope you check them out and take advantage of the coupon! They were very responsive to my inquiry and have been a great resource to me. I reached out to The Stencil Company in preparation for this tutorial. I’m not receiving any compensation from anyone for the things I say or the products I recommend. I want you to know this is NOT a sponsored blog post. To make things easy, you can find all of the products from the Stencil Company that I used in this blog post here. For all of you overseas, they ship internationally as well!

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The Stencil Company has very generously offered a coupon to my readers for 20% off of everything in their store! The coupon code is CRAFTYQUILT and it expires on October 19, 2016. They also carry preprinted wholecloth, paper pantographs and notions. They have a great variety of stencils ranging from border designs to quilt block designs to background designs and more. The good news is I have found a great online resource for stencils at The Stencil Company. I purchase stencils when I can find them in quilt shops (which is not too often). Quilting stencils are typically made from lightweight plastic that is slightly opaque. Here is where stencils can come to the rescue. Sometimes it depends on how much time I’m willing to spend on this stage of the process and what (and who) the quilt is for. I often fall back on a crosshatch or grid pattern or I just stitch in the ditch. Sometimes it’s a complete mental roadblock when I try to decide on a design. It’s time to quilt…Ĭoming up with a plan for the quilting design can be a challenge. And if you keep reading, you’ll find a special coupon to do some online shopping….

Flower meander quilting motif how to#

See my filler designs from the Arizona Flag quilt for more detail on meandering.Today, I’m going to show you how to use stencils for quilting. Meandering quilting designs also help move around the odd background spaces without having to stop and start again. I chose the curvy meander for the background to continue the theme of using curves to offset the angles in the piecing. Learn my method for stitching a flame flower quilting design. I matched the thread colors to the fabrics in the Blossoms. Flame Flowers and Pebbles in the Blossom Block So, I am using a light teal, dusty rose and eggshell white. I auditioned various shades of teal and pinks and purples, but with the batik fabrics, a single shade just didn’t work.

Should I match the fabric or draw attention to a contrasting color? Is there a single shade that could blend enough with all the fabrics or will I need to change colors? My customer’s quilt has three distinct colors: teal, magenta and white.

Flower meander quilting motif free#

One of the challenges with free motion quilting is thread choice. I selected Scallop Hills as something a little different to fill this space. For the main portion of the wreath, I knew I wanted another curved design to provide balance for all the straight lines and angles in the piecing. For the background fill I chose a curvy meander. I decided to use Flame Flowers in the sections with points, and clusters of pebbles in the flowers. A customer brought me a quilt with the Cactus Wreath pattern so I needed to think of quilting designs for log cabin blocks.