![]() ![]() ![]() And I love a design that stitches out quickly. This turned out to be a lot easier, and frankly, it covers more territory quicker. This is fine, but can really cause a build-up of thread near the base.Īfter following along with Anglea’s drawings, I realized that she just echoed the design, keeping a consistent distance between the lines at all times. For both the paisley and the leafy designs, I was going back to the base of the design every time that I echoed it. It was then that I realized that I had been doing it, well, if not wrong, then…differently. So, I practiced a bit on paper first, and then checked back to Angela’s step-by-step drawings. I find this motif a bit harder, due to making sure that you get that little point at the top. Since I was pressed for time this week, I warmed up with it a bit, but I didn’t spend too much time, since I kind of worked it to death over the summer.Ī variation of the Paisley Meander is a pointier version called the Leafy Meander. ![]() This is a design that I love and I practiced it quite a lot over the summer. I really enjoyed this week’s designs: Paisley and Leafy Meanders Paisley Meander But even so, I am constantly surprised and delighted how much progress you can make with a little practice. I haven’t been able to practice as much as I would have liked to this week (who knew February was going to be so busy?). I’m continuing to practice my free motion quilting skills by working my way through Angela Walters new book, Free-Motion Meandering. There are a lot of other ways to sew with fabric panels as well! Here are some of my favorites.Welcome back to week 3 of the Free-Motion Meandering blog hop. So USE the panels for the purpose they were designed for! In my opinion, the end goal is to create something that wasn’t there before. Being smart and saving time when creating does not equal “cheating” (although these panels are usually called “cheaters). Obviously, you can just cut out the panel and quilt it, as I’ve done with the panel for my Ahoy! Mermaids line.Īlso, just editorializing a bit here, YES, I do consider that quilting and a quilt. Today I thought I’d round up some creative ways to use a fabric panel. I’m sure there are more, but those are just some of those that jumped out to me. That’s a VERY SIMPLE explanation of the types of quilt panels. This makes this panel easy to cut up and use for the center of quilt blocks or in the place of blocks in the quilt. Claus in the pillow is from the fabric panel). The dimensions of the squares in the panel are common sizes used in quilting. The panel from my Santa Claus Lane collection is an example of this type of panel. The 3rd type of panel is MEANT to be cut up and used with other quilt blocks or items. Designed to Be Combined with Other Quilt Blocks The Riptide Panel designed by Rachel Erickson is a good example of this type of fabric panel. Examples include toys, Christmas Stockings, Doll Clothing, Aprons Etc. Toys or other 3D itemsĪnother type of quilt panel that is widely available is one designed to be used to create 3-dimensional items. ![]() The panel from my Ahoy! Mermaids collection is a good example of this type of panel. This type of fabric panel is designed to create a quilt without any additional cutting or piecing. There are a few different types of fabric panels on the. When fabric panels are released with collections, I get a lot of “what do I DO with the panel” type questions on the blog. The panels have been designed for everything from trick or treat bags to a “cut it out and use it” quilt. I’ve done 5 Fabric Collections that feature some fabric panels. Table of Contentsįor this reason, I love to add Fabric Panels to my Collections. More than “make a quilt” or “make a dress,” but creative “out of the box” ways to sew with the fabric I design. When I design fabric, I try to think of ways that someone would use the fabric. I thought that I’d take the opportunity to chat a bit about fabric panels and give you a few ideas for how to sew with them. This week for Finish it Friday, I shared two baby quilts that I completed using panels. ![]()
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