Circle meander quilting pattern3/29/2024 ![]() ![]() And that is my kind of quilting! I’m not sure I’ll ever be a custom quilter–the type that quilts each area of a quilt block differently. It’s beautiful, but it’s just not my thing right now. Just give me a doable design and let me quilt the whole quilt. We definitely start with the basics here. I’ve done hours of meandering, but it has actually been a while since I stitched out this motif. I had fun practicing it in different scales: large, medium and small enough to be considered stippling. If you are a brand-new quilter, Angela sketches this motif out for you and trouble-shoots common mistakes. I thought this troubleshooting aspect was very helpful. It was a perfect place to start, but I was quickly ready to move on. In a natural progression, Angela has you move onto a loopy meander. I actually love this motif and find it useful in so many places. ![]() With this design in your arsenal you can tackle a wide range of quilts. I practiced it with small circles, which is my usual way, and then changed it up to larger circles, which I found more challenging. She shows you lots of ways to vary it, as well as how to use it in different areas of a quilt, like as a background filler or in borders. Angela also tackles the most common mistakes that people make with each design and gives you tips on how to fix them. Here is my first longarm quilting project–I wanted it to be a success, so I did the whole thing with big loopy meanders. I was able to quilt the whole thing in about an hour and a half and it was pure bliss. ![]() I love how this books starts out so easy and doable. I got more practiced and relaxed behind the sewing machine this week–so now I am ready to tackle next week’s designs–swirls. Even though I have tackled them a couple of times before, I never seem to quite get comfortable with them. Let’s see if a week of practice will help me get over my fear of swirls and even more daunting–hooked swirls.Īre you quilting along? Let me know! Let’s build these skills together! And make sure to pop over to Vicki and Jen’s blogs to see their takes on the first couple motifs as well.Today, I’m going to show you how to use stencils for quilting. And if you keep reading, you’ll find a special coupon to do some online shopping…. It’s time to quilt…Ĭoming up with a plan for the quilting design can be a challenge. Sometimes it’s a complete mental roadblock when I try to decide on a design. I often fall back on a crosshatch or grid pattern or I just stitch in the ditch. Sometimes it depends on how much time I’m willing to spend on this stage of the process and what (and who) the quilt is for. Here is where stencils can come to the rescue. Quilting stencils are typically made from lightweight plastic that is slightly opaque. I purchase stencils when I can find them in quilt shops (which is not too often). The good news is I have found a great online resource for stencils at The Stencil Company. ![]()
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