Something's Fishy by Joanne Adams Roth |
Here's a picture of the fabric before I cut it apart and after it was cut into separate pictures:
I had a general idea that I would place the pictures in vertical rows, with a background that was earthy and watery. I pulled out matching fabrics and did some free form curved piecing, inserting a piece of fabric here and there. Then, I realized I didn't want to cut these all apart to piece in the pictures. So fusing was the option I decided upon.
Here is a progress picture. You can see that I pieced the center panel, fused down two rows, then kept adding rows to the right and left. I tried to match up the rows, but didn't care that they didn't match perfectly, since the overall quilt was going to have a choppy feeling anyway.
Progress |
Then I put the pieces right sides together and match up the pins. I don't try to match up the entire seam; this would take too much time.
I take it to the sewing machine and while holding the pin and the top flat, but not tight, I start to sew the 1/8" seam. When I need to push the top piece over to meet the bottom piece and use my finger to gently push it over. When I need to pull the top piece back, I gently pull it back. All the time, I keep holding it flat and even to the next pin. This way, I only have to contend with about 4" at a time. Here are a couple of pictures showing the gently push and pull on the top piece.
I finished the quilt and presented it to my husband in the picture below. Looks happy, don't you think?
Wonderful Joanne! Al's smile certainly proves he loves your gift!
ReplyDeleteIt fits Al perfectly!!!! The darker strips at the bottom are great! We all need the kind of warmth you to bring to Al. Hugs!!
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