What happens when you combine wishbones and curves?
GREAT texture!!
For this border, I filled the wavy space with wishbones, letting them stretch and shrink to fit. Echoing the curves adds even more movement!
I LOVE the texture….
Would you try this combination?
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Some quilting designs take a little more time, but when I see the texture they create, I remember why they are worth it!!
This wave design is one of those.
The flowing lines add movement to the quilt, but the TEXTURE is what really makes me smile. Something about those repeated curves makes me want to run my hand across the surface!
It does take a bit longer to quilt. This isn’t a design that I can rush through, so I settle in and enjoy watching the waves develop.
And as the quilted area grows, the payoff becomes clearer. Those individual lines work together to create a surface with wonderful depth and movement.
Would I use it on every quilt? Probably not. But when I want the quilting to add outstanding texture, this wave design is definitely one to remember!
Sometimes a little extra quilting time makes a BIG difference!!
Do you have a quilting design that takes longer but is always worth the effort?
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If you’ve ever wanted to feel more confident with free-motion quilting, this is an event you won’t want to miss!
The ONLINE Free-Motion Quilting Summit brings together 21 quilting teachers, each sharing their own techniques, ideas, designs, and approaches to free-motion quilting.
And just look at this amazing group of teachers!
One of the things I love about an event like this is that there is never just one way to quilt a quilt. Each teacher brings something different to the table, which means you can pick up new ideas, discover techniques you haven’t tried before, and find inspiration for your own quilting.
And I’m thrilled to be one of the 21 teachers!
This is my class….
I’ll show you how to quilt a square spiral using a ruler AND how to mark and quilt a circular spiral.
I have been working on a new YouTube series, thinking about easy designs for quilting borders…..
….starting out with Wavy Lines…..
Now you may look at my stitching and say “THAT isn’t very good at all”, and honestly, those were my thoughts as I was quilting…..
BUT, when you look at the reverse side (where the thread and fabric are the same color), ALL you see is the TEXTURE!!
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Last week I showed you the finished Highland Cow Quilt…..
Today, let’s look at the rest of the quilting process…..
I had so much fun quilting it and thinking about what type of quilting to do in each area.
This is one quilt that I hated to give away!!
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