#Palm tree meander quilting pattern Patch#
#Palm tree meander quilting pattern free#

We used the method when you have to draw a line across the square and sew on the line to get the flying geese unit. I had to make 12 flying geese units for this block. I decided to use my freshly bought Connecting Thread blue thread for the blocks which is a little bit thicker than my Aurifil. the Double Star block gave me a little trouble. I re-made the units and now it looks alright. I believe it was a sign to teach me that it's NOT OK when the points are cut off because of a mistake. When I looked at the fabric it was obvious that I'll have to re-make them since they had grease all over them from the wheels. It was hours before I realized what happened. I moved my chair without noticing this and accidentally put the wheels on top of the fallen pieces. Yesterday morning when I got to it somehow the wind or the kitties knocked the blocks on the floor. It was 10 o'clock already and I decided not to finish the block that evening. I started to sew the rows together, but didn't quiet get to the end when I realized I still had to take a shower before going to bed. I'm not making a whole quilt out of this one block, so I'll just let it go. I realized this after trimming all 4 of them, but thought what the heck. Otherwise you'll end up like me cutting off the points of your block. I can't remember if in her demonstration she mentions that when you trim you don't only have to put the 45 degree mark on the bias angle, but you need to make sure that the 2 1/4 mark is in the middle of your block. I like this method because it could be very precise. EXCEPT! Amy is using a method where you have to trim the hourglass units to size since there's a little room to play with. I've made the Ohio star block before so I though it would be no challenge. I've been working on my Craftsy BOM blocks for August which feature stars. Hope you all are staying cool these days because I'm swimming in sweat right now :) and I haven't even been out running. Not that I don't like Sulky, but I would need to spend a lot of money to buy the colors I need. Now I have the small basting pin hanging and problem is solved! I was so desperate that my Fiance suggested to buy more Sulky thread, but I have so many newly bought thread and I didn't want to waste those. It worked like a charm! I knew the reason for skipped stitches was that the spool was moving while the thread was unwinding (I only have and upright position on my vintage machine and this type of thread is cross wound which means it would work best with a horizontal spool holder) and I had the thread loose at times and that's when the machine decided to screw up. I put the spool back on the holder with the straw still attached and left the basting pin hanging on the thread to add some weight. The last thing I tried was just out of frustration. I got a mug and placed the thread inside, putting a basting pin through the straw on top of the machine and pulled the thread through the circle part of the pin. Finally I decided to try a different way. I tried to put a straw on the thread holder and put the spool on it like that, but was still moving. I had a larger spool threaded and it was moving too much. I thought to myself, there's NO WAY I will baste a quilt that size like this! Regardless, I tried to quilt the test sandwich, but had the frustration of skipped stitches again. Needless to say that I could hardly put the basting pins through all the layers. I just wanted to make a test square about 6' to see how it quilts up on my machine.

When something is pressing on my conscience, I find it hard to enjoy guilt-free creative expression.Fiance tried to talk me into having 2 layers of extra high loft batting which I was OK with first.

#Palm tree meander quilting pattern free#

I like to get the commitments out of the way to free me for creative play. This is one of the quilts I had committed to do in 2012, which now can be checked off my list and counted as a goal completion.

IвЂ™ll deliver the quilt to my mother in early February and she will add the binding. The top measures 50 inches by 70 inches and is quilted with a light blue poly thread. The design is a trillium meander, from Darlene EppвЂ™s little book on meanderings.

She prefers a fluffy batting, so these are quilted with a medium density meander. Mom is a committed scrap quilter and she enjoys seeing the sparkle emerge in a quilt top. She will be able to select her quilt from the eleven finished quilts.

She would be the first of the eleven grandchildren to take that step. I heard a rumor at Christmas that my niece might get engaged in the spring. It is the tenth of eleven quilts that we are preparing as future wedding gifts for her eleven grandchildren.

#Palm tree meander quilting pattern Patch#

My mother brought this scrappy nine patch top to me at Christmas so I could quilt it for her.