Using templates to Design and Define unusual quilting shapes and spaces!

Welcome to Sew Steady Sunday FB Live with Kate Quinn. (The completed sample can be viewed in the community tab posted Oct 3, 2021)

Today let’s explore how do we quilt “that”when that is an unusually shape with no clear definition.

Kate starts by defining the space and creating an outline using the 16” arc template. A Spin E Fex 11 at the ends of the space creates some visual interest and splits the channel to make it easier to connect the two sides of the design. Then creating the outer sides of the channel allows us to fill it with Feathers. This is a work in progress and not a precisely configured plan so we can talk through the process and you can adapt ideas for your own works.

Silk thread 100 wt in the top with double batting and an 80/12 Topstitch needle.

Here are some links to some of the templates we will use in today’s class.

Arcs:
https://www.sewsteady.com/product/arcs/?ref=10113

Feathers:

https://www.sewsteady.com/product/feather-templates/?ref=10113

Between the lines circles:

https://www.sewsteady.com/product/between-the-lines/?ref=10113