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Monday, July 13, 2009
My First Quilt Ever...And I Did Free Form Stitching to Boot!
UPDATE (10-1-09): Here's Ethan laying out on his new Amy Butler Quilt.
Amy Butler Fabric from Star Lit Nest
I'm in the progress of creating my 1st ever Quilt...it's a Baby Quilt for my little nephew Ethan. I picked up some terrific Amy Butler Fat Eighths fabric from
Star Lit Nest on Etsy
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My friend Laurie helped me create the pattern and gave me step by step instructions on how to make this quilt. Today, I pinned the 3 layers of fabric and batting together using a LOT of safety pins...about 4 inches apart, starting from the center and working my way outwards. I first pinned the "back" side with the green ducks and then flipped it over and pinned the Front side with the Butler fabric. I did this to make sure that the backside fabric was flat and not rumpled. I wouldn't want to start my stitching on the Front only to have the Backside fabric be loose and weird looking.
The Quilt Pattern Layout...on the floor
After watching several You Tube videos on How to do Free Form Stitching, I felt confident in doing it myself on my 1st quilt. So, I just jumped head in and started sewing. It was pretty easy after the first minute or so. You can pick up the rhythm and motion pretty quickly. Start from the Center of your quilt and then stitch outward. You just have to think "doodling" and let your mind go while you're doing it so that the curves are round and flowing.
Check out my video of me Free Form Stitching. I'll post an update later when this baby quilt is done. Almost there...Yayyyyy!
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UPDATE (10-1-09): Here's Ethan laying out on his new Amy Butler Quilt.
The Quilt Pattern Layout...on the floor
