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Ruler of the Month Club 5 from The Quilt Yarn

The Wiggly Wave Ruler

Initially I thought...oh, not another wave! ...but, there are some cool things you can do with this one

First try

...and then there is this

How cool are those semmingly overlapping lines! Can't lay claim to that idea, saw it on the Handiquilter Ruler of the Month Club 5 video. Also really liked the first design on the right, one line stitched out with the ruler and then the first and third line freemotionquilted with a circle in it around it. that would look really nice in a narrower sashing.

Karin

added by Karin 4 years, 10 months ago. under handiquilter ruler of the month club 5 , handiquilter sweet 16 , the wiggly wave

Short and Sweet from The Quilt Yarn

I have been following along Helen Godden's Short and Sweet videos over on the Handiquilter site. They basically cover all things 'freemotionquilting'. Love watching them as they are short and to the point (before Christmas Helen Godden also ran a little Quilt-A-Long which I saw on FB, however as I was working I did not participate in that).

When I had a bit of time after Christmas I remembered the Short and Sweet series and particularly the one about Microquilting where Helen whipped up a kangaroo in no time at all. So, I went over to her website and ...

added by Karin 4 years, 11 months ago. under handiquilter sweet 16 , helen godden designs

Follow-Up on Half Carat Diamond Ruler from The Quilt Yarn

Just a quick follow up on the Handiquilter Half Carat Diamond Ruler, the second ruler of the Ruler of the Month Club 5. You can view all the ruler in the series HERE.

Last week I tried the ruler out on creating simple sashings or border designs, just using the shape or parts thereof to create interesting designs. You can read about in this post.

For this follow up I used the ruler to create various star designs...

Again, I did not pre-prepare this or go particularly careful around the ruler. This was just to see what I could create ...

added by Karin 4 years, 11 months ago. under handiquilter ruler of the month club 5 , handiquilter sweet 16 , the half carat diamond ruler

Handiquilter Ruler of the Month Club 5 from The Quilt Yarn

Picked up the next ruler (we are running a bit behind over here, so this is only the second ruler)

The Half Carat Diamond Ruler

I gave it a whirl, fresh out of the package...I am putting up my not-so-perfect attempts here to show that ruler quilting is like freemotionquilting...it takes a moment to get the hang of it and I am no exception to this. Every ruler is different and it takes me a few goes to get used to the different rulers, i.e. work out the alignment, figure out what one can do with a ...

added by Karin 4 years, 11 months ago. under handiquilter ruler of the month club 5 , handiquilter rulers , handiquilter sweet 16 , the half carat diamond ruler

Third Finish for the 2019 Finish-A-Long - 4th Quarter from The Quilt Yarn

Just in the nick of time...

Managed to finish a third quilt with 1 more day to go for the link-up. Very happy with myself! Actually I am a bit chuffed. This year I was managed to 'play' along for the entire year...maybe not as productive as some, but still finishing off a number of projects and linking up! I really like the finish-A-Long for the focus that it gives me in planning and organizing my projects. Some projects just continue to be on the list, but that does not matter...I'll get around to making/completing them ...

added by Karin 4 years, 11 months ago. under 2019 finish-a-long , challenge quilt , handiquilter sweet 16

The Challenge Quilt from The Quilt Yarn

I am continuing on my goal list for the 2019 Finish-A-Long.

Currently working on my Challenge Quilt. This is a quilt that our local Handiquilter group has been stitching along for the entire year. I loved doing this. Although I am an experienced freemotion quilter, there is always something new to learn. This time it was the size of the designs in the block. I am used to smaller blocks and was surprised how difficult it was for me to quilt in bigger spaces. For example doing a simple loopy design would not work for me because the space was ...

added by Karin 5 years ago. under 2019 finish-a-long , fal 2019 goal list for q4 , handiquilter sweet 16 , ruler work

Progress on Baby Quilt from The Quilt Yarn

Still doing my baby quilt...this is taking forever! Did not expect this at all as it seemed so simple...a few arcs and a few lines!
Quilting with an unfamiliar thread...Fantastico from Superior thread (40/3wt). For the bobbin thread I am using white Bottomline thread (60wt). Had to do a bit of fiddling as the top tension kept being too low...something was just not going right. In the end, I cranked up the bobbin tension to a point where one would think it was too tight. This seemed to be working for me, so I decided ...

added by Karin 5 years, 1 month ago. under handiquilter sweet 16

New Baby Quilt from The Quilt Yarn

Having some trouble with the baby quilt I am currently doing.

I am using an unfamiliar thread (to me): Superior Fantastico 40/3wt (with Bottomline 60 wt in the bobbin) and ever so slightly variegated. Cannot seem to get the tension quite right (always almost there but never quite right). When I set the bobbin correctly the top tension is too loose. When I tighten it then I have flat lining on top...and so it goes.

This is what I am doing and I reckon I will have to un-stitch a few rows because of the flat lining on ...

added by Karin 5 years, 1 month ago. under handiquilter sweet 16

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