Thursday, January 10, 2013

Another Pinky Scrappy Mat



A Scrappy Mat
It even comes with directions- 
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I had fun with this one, placing the lines next to the quarter square triangles.
Then I had this green spotty strip that I thought might look interesting with the other colors.


I'm backing it with a variegated orange,

I'm not sure what to do with the quilting,
at least I can play around with it on my machine since it's small.
I'd like to do something that would keep the direction going in the pattern
but I don't have a machine that will allow me to completely 
free motion quilt.  And I'm not experienced at all in the quilting part.

Suggestions are welcomed!!

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20 comments:

  1. MichelleJanuary 11, 2013 at 9:45 PM

    Practice on scrap fabric. You can also use a transfer pencil and transfer the pattern to the quilt. Then just slowly follow the pattern .

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    1. Kathy Felsted UsherJanuary 12, 2013 at 4:11 PM

      I have a practice quilt piece upstairs and will see what I can do! I have been looking at the stencils, some are chalk and some use pencils. I'd like to try them. Thank you for visiting.

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  2. Katie Z.January 12, 2013 at 8:17 AM

    Echo quilt, maybe?

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    1. Kathy Felsted UsherJanuary 12, 2013 at 4:11 PM

      I looked this up- I'm learning so much terminology- and it looks like it would work!

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  3. Deb AJanuary 12, 2013 at 8:31 AM

    The best advise I got when doing free motion quilting is to picture the design on the fabric and then quilt. Good luck.

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  4. SheilaJanuary 12, 2013 at 9:08 AM

    Love it! Straight line quilting would be good for this one. In my humble opinion.

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  5. scraphappyJanuary 12, 2013 at 9:48 AM

    Little quilts are just perfect for practicing. Does your machine do decorative switches? Your mug rug would look great. All dressed up.

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    1. Kathy Felsted UsherJanuary 12, 2013 at 4:13 PM

      I have an old Pfaff 1475 CD so it's not computerized really, it follows set patterns but there are a lot of them. I could give it some practice. Thank you.

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  6. Connie Kresin CampbellJanuary 12, 2013 at 10:10 AM

    This is really neat, I think echo quilting would look good too!

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  7. CandaceJanuary 12, 2013 at 10:40 AM

    Very cute. I like the directions idea.

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  8. EllenJanuary 12, 2013 at 2:18 PM

    Really cute - I love the bright colours.

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    1. Kathy Felsted UsherJanuary 12, 2013 at 4:14 PM

      Thank you very much. I'm having fun with the scraps.

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  9. LynneJanuary 12, 2013 at 4:22 PM

    That is so bright and cheery!

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  10. EdithJanuary 12, 2013 at 9:48 PM

    Cute Pinky mat Kathy, I like the bright colours.

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  11. Cathy TommJanuary 13, 2013 at 12:42 AM

    Great mat. Good idea for a scrap challenge.

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  12. CathyJanuary 13, 2013 at 6:42 AM

    Cute idea. I've been into hand quilting lately with perle #8.

    Cathy

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