January 30, 2013

WIP Wednesday

It's been awhile since I've posted for WIP Wednesday at Freshly Pieced but it doesn't mean I haven't been doing any sewing.

I've been trying out a new machine-quilting style for one of the projects I decided to tackle as part of the Finish-A-Long with Leanne. I chose just 2 projects to finish for this quarter that have been sitting around FOREVER and thought it about time I made a dent in the UFO's. Of course I plan to work on far more than just these 2 quilts but this will at least get me finishing those projects that get set aside and sometimes forgotten.

The current quilt under progress right now is one of the smaller samples I made as part of my first pattern "Facets". I've really admired the circular quilting done so beautifully by people like Karen at Blooming Poppies and have always wanted to give it a try. (Check out her tutorial for circular quilting here.) This quilt seemed like a good choice to try the circular quilting on because it's always reminded me of ripples of color expanding outward just like the ripples of quilting expanding out from the center. I'm so glad it's small because I don't know if I could handle a larger quilt with the small arm space on my machine. Not a lot of progress yet but I plan to work on it more this week.



In an effort to get more involved this year, I'm taking part in my very first quilting bee. The Mid Century Modern Bee put together by Cindy at Live A Colorful Life. You can read more about the bee and see my first block here.

I'm also joining the newly formed Boulder Modern Quilt Guild which will have their first meeting in March. I've been a bit isolated here in my studio and look forward to getting out and making new quilty friends in person. If you live in the Boulder CO area and are interested check out the Facebook page.

My new year also started off with a project I was asked to do for a magazine. All I can show for now is this sneak peek.



One last note, I'm curious as to what you think about fusible batting. Has anyone used it for lap size quilts and does it stay fused while you work without shifting from all the manhandling? What brand do you use?
Connecting Threads has batting on sale through mid February and I thought I might give it a try.

Hope you are having fun stitching away into the new year.

5 comments:

  1. Your seek peak has just got me sooo curious. I love the quilting and the way the same pattern looks so different on the two fabrics. Thanks for sharing, even if it was just a small snippet.

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  2. I'm using Leanne's FAL to get some Stuff Done, too. Today I forced myself to get one of the quilts on the list out of the closet and get it quilted--so we were following the same quilting star, today, I think. Yours looks fabulous.

    And the sneak peak looks wonderful, too!

    Elizabeth
    opquilt.com

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  3. Hi!!! Very pretty!! Love your fabrics!!!

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  4. Anne, I'm anxious to see how your circular quilting goes. Are you doing it free motion or with a walking foot?

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  5. I would love to hear some opinions on fusible batting. I despise pinning so I have lots of UFOs because of that.

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