Bamboo FMQ almost done!

[Swedish leo]

Hi

To day I have been fmquing all day long with lots of breaks.

This bamboo batting is great. I have been using my small white singer sewingmachin that only have a 6" throat space. My beloved black singer is at the sewingmachine doc. And are not coming home for at least 2 Weeks!

It is so much easier with this batting to fit in all of the quilt in my machine.
I do not have to fight the bulk hardly at all. Compared to the poly batting where I had to strongarm the quilt to get in position.

Of course I had to make it as hard as possible for me. as I always do!

I choosed a new pattern to me by Amy Johnsson.
It is a flower she showed on youtube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qpni...xj4YpsRh-gyBeg


It worked great until I got to quilt on the light fabrics. I could not see were I sticht before!!! Grrr...

So there are lots of misstakes in this quilt. But I figure, If I cant see the stitches neither will anyone else! ;-)

Some thing to be alert about is seam intersections. They can make you shift directions due to bulk.
Learn that the hard way. After that lesson I learned to quilt around them.

With poly batting this is not so much of a problem beacuse they sink in to the batting.
But since the bamboo is so much flatter they are something to take in consideration.

All in all I am super happy about this bamboo batting.

Here are some pictures. Front and back and close up
( sorry about the bad pictures, it is late in the evening so the ligth is not so god.)

Tell me what you think


Annika

[lourixe]

I love it! What is the spacing between the quilting lines? From the pictures, I would guess something around 1.5-2 cm, am I right?

I have almost always quilted whith a light colored thread and I had the same problem while FMQing over light fabrics: I could not see were I had sewn before!

I am now curious to know wich color the binding fabric will be... I like very much the color combo so far, green and scrappy 9P for the front and pink to purple for the backing.

[Claire Hallman]

Really nice job. I am going to use the same FMQ design [at least my version] on a top I sandwiched yesterday.
I have not gotten a thing done today but mess around.

[Granny Fran]

OH, I love it. Wish I could FMQ as well as you do; especially since you do this beautiful work on a regular sewing machine. I do not see any imperfections...must be your imagination.

[Swedish leo]

I love it! What is the spacing between the quilting lines? From the pictures, I would guess something around 1.5-2 cm, am I right?

I have almost always quilted whith a light colored thread and I had the same problem while FMQing over light fabrics: I could not see were I had sewn before!

I am now curious to know wich color the binding fabric will be... I like very much the color combo so far, green and scrappy 9P for the front and pink to purple for the backing.

I did not aim at a perticular spaceing. Just what looked right. But it goes from 0.5 " to 2" apart aprox.

And for the binding. .. Hm.. have not decided yet! Maybe a golden brown ish ....

[vchale]

You did a great job with your Fmq! Now just binding and it will be done. Congrats.

[Mazzer]

It looks fabulous Annika. Love the design and colours.

Marion

[rebeccas-sewing]

Nice work! It looks really good. Thanks for sharing all the pics and the link.

[Cyndie]

Annika, Your quilt is fantastic- the piecing and the quilting!!!! You are such an inspiration to me! Thank you for sharing your photos and your commentary on the bamboo batting. I like the flat look so I will want to try it!

[CarolynK]

What mistakes?! I don't see any. Thanks Annika for sharing your experience on the bamboo batting. I only quilt on my regular machine and this seems like it might be a little easier. Your quilt is very pretty.