This is a jelly roll race quilt (without the race) and I added the brown squares in between each strip. I was surprised how nicely they got spread out across the quilt. I only have 8 different fabrics in my quilt, but it really needs more.
As I was loading the quilt on the longarm frame, I decided to try some straight line quilting. I forgot that I can't use my horizontal locks to get lines that match up with the quilt because my leaders are not straight. But that didn't stop me from trying! I figured it out about 1/3 the way down. Oh no! What can I do to fix this?
How about some words? Since this is a ministry quilt, I decided to quilt the Galatians 5:22-23 on it.
This one says "the fruit of the spirit is..."
"love"
"kindness"
It's much easier to read it in person. I quilted the rest of the lines freehand, 3 lines per strip. The difference isn't noticeable. The quilting adds a lot of texture to the quilt and it was fun to try something new!
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Another cute quilt! My leaders aren't straight either.
ReplyDeleteI read that if you pin the leaders together and roll them back and forth a few times that it may help to straighten them.
My leaders aren't straight either. maybe I'll try Norece's trick. :) I like your idea of quilting a Bible verse into your quilt.
ReplyDeleteThe quilt turned out lovely.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful, sweet comfort quilt. I love it!
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