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DK Quilt Guild: Basic Block Quilting [1]
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Date: 2025-06-29
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I just finished doing the quilting on my summer quilt above. The pattern for the pieced blocks are from a Pat Sloan block series called Summer Soirée. I used only scrap fabric that I already had, and did it mostly in flowers and jewel tones. I finished the 9 center blocks and then added the top and bottom blocks for more length. I finished this over a year ago, but got distracted and never got to the quilting part.
I decided to do individual block quilting with my sewing machine. Something I will never do again, but interesting to do once.
Each of the main blocks has a different pattern, so each needed a different quilting design. I quilted these on my sewing machine doing a stitch length of 3.0.
On dark fabrics I did chalk and light fabric heat erasable pen.
This is best shown here where I echoed the shape of the block multiple times. Hopefully you can see the lines.
For the edge blocks, which were smaller, I just did one line of stitching inside the triangle.
Sometimes I just freehanded designs, like this elongated figure 8.
I really wasn't too concerned about doing close quilting as I did not use batting, but a flannel sheet between the front and back.
What did I learn from this: first I won't do it again like this, but maybe at some point I'll try the quilting papers you just lay on top. Better though -- Send everything that is not applique to my long arm person.
Possibly, at some point, I will do quilting in the border, trying out the quilting papers. I know I already did the binding, but I don’t think it will matter much since there is flannel in between.
I have to show a picture of the back fabric as it is so summery. A local quilt shop was closing and I bought many yards of this.
What are you quilting?
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