Pieceful Monday
It’s Pieceful Monday once again, where I show you pieces of what’s happening in my quilt room.
Selma Cecilia, my first tomte of this holiday season, is ready to get this tomte party started. She even pulled out her party hat. This sew along is hosted by Moss & Lotus (@mossandlotus), and all the patterns used are designed by Moss & Lotus. I enjoy making these, so you’ll see a few more in the weeks to come. If you want to see more of the ones I’ve already made, hop over to my Instagram feed.
Walkin’ Away
I participated in a walking foot quilt along hosted by Melissa Marginet. Using a design in her book, we made a small quilt and quilted it with a walking foot rather than free motion. Here’s my mini with the binding ready to be finished. I used Kona solids, Chinese Red, Gray, and Silver. For the quilting I used Aurifil burgundy (#1103).
Most of you know I struggle with free motion, so I decided I may as well embrace my walking foot, because I really do enjoy quilting with it. While I was quilting and thinking about this, the line from the Crosby, Stills & Nash song “Love the One You’re With” kept coming to mind. If you can’t be with the one you love (free motion), love the one you’re with (walking foot). – Haha — my Monday funny for you.
Here’s a photo of the finish.
And the back. I used a left over piece of the backing from my Postcards of Sweden quilt.
I love the way the design shows up. Normally, I would’ve used a light gray thread for the quilting; however, we were asked to use a contrast thread for the quilt along. The deep red definitely shows all the quirks in my quilting!
Coming Up
I’ll be participating in the upcoming Virtual Cookie Exchange Blog Hop, and my day to post is November 29th. This is my first time participating in this Hop, and I’ll be sharing a recipe or two, along with a fun quilt project. I hope you stop by!
Hope you all had a lovely weekend! Did you do anything fun? I’d love to hear about it.
Wendy
31 Comments
karenfae
I think when more and more quilters turned to machine quilting instead of hand quilting they thought they had to free motion as that is what was mainly out there being taught and shown, then in recent years more of the “art” quilts seemed to have straight lines on them. I do not like free motion and never have – I don’t care for the look nor for doing it. But I like straight lines and when I machine quilt instead of hand quilt that is what I do. I think your quilt turned out lovely and we need to do what we like don’t we or it isn’t fun and relaxing
piecefulwendy
Thank you, Karen!
Nancy @ Grace and Peace Quilting
That tassel!!! Too cute!!! That song playing in your head–haha! You’re rocking the walkin’ foot!
piecefulwendy
Thanks, Nancy! I had fun with that tassel. 😊
Vicki in MN
OMG-love your Walking foot quilt. You did an awesome job!!!!!!!!!!
piecefulwendy
Thanks, Vicki! It was fun once I got going 😊
My Sewful Retirement
Wendy, your quilting is awesome! I need to purchase that book! I love the look of straight line quilting. FMQ stresses me out , walking foot quilting relaxes me. I’m happy that in quilting there is no right or wrong choice 🙂
piecefulwendy
The book has so many designs. I’m looking forward to trying a few more. Thanks!
Kate
The quilting is really awesome! It really adds to the look of the quilt. It makes me want to learn how to use my walking foot.
piecefulwendy
I do like quilting with my walking foot. It’s very relaxing.
Patricia Ludwiczak
Your quilting is fabulous – very impressive. How do you mark such an intricate pattern? I find free motion very stressful, but I want to quilt my own work. Love that walking foot!
piecefulwendy
Thank you, Patricia. The quilt is marked with registration marks. It worked well!
catpatches
It looks great Wendy. Straight line quilting is very effective. I love the simplicity of it, and I especially like it when a quilt calls for a straight line grid…at least to my eyes. Love the tassle.
piecefulwendy
Thanks, Barbara!
Louise Hornor
Wowee! That quilting design is awesome! Great job with your mini. Love that red thread, very bold. And Selma Cecilia is darling! I learned from you last year what a “tomte” is, and this year I’m learning there are girlie ones 🙂
piecefulwendy
Haha! Yes! There are girly ones! 😊
Lisa
Well I never did manage to catch up to this quilt along so I guess I will be doing on my own later. Yours looks wonderful and I think it’s fine to do whatever you like. I’m working on two skills at once which is maybe crazy, but i like both.
Jan Altomare
Wendy I am with you on that, Love the one you are with, our walking foot. I love the look of those straight lines. Your quilt is beautiful, perfect colors with perfect thread. I can’t wait to get moved and then unpacked to try a few of these design out.
piecefulwendy
Thanks, Jan!
Diann Bottrell
Your walking foot quilting turned out beautifully – such an intricate design! I love Selma Cecilia, too. I don’t think I got her this time – maybe she will be my next pattern purchase!
piecefulwendy
Thanks, Diane! Hope you find the girl tomte!
Isabella
Selma Cecilia is too cute! It would be fun to make these with all different color hair and clothes, but with the same backdrop. I too have an issue with free motion quilting Wendy. I can do it, I just don’t like the results. I, like you, am much better with a walking foot.
piecefulwendy
That’s a great idea, Isabella! You should make a few!
Kathleen McCormick
I love the tomtes and can’t wait to see more. I love what you did with the walking foot. I need to get back to my Angela Walters quilt, it fell off my list! Always fun to have a song to entertain us as we quilit.
piecefulwendy
Thanks, Kathleen!
Preeti Harris
Hey Wendy, I am with you in my admiration of the walking foot. I am both proud and ashamed. Well, I am proud of you for taking the next step with the walking foot and slightly ashamed that I have not. So together, you and me, we are just perfect 🙂 Have a great Turkey Day with lots of happiness left over.
piecefulwendy
Yeah, but all those beautiful quilts you finish!! Enjoy your Thanksgiving, Preeti!
Sandra Healy
Love your quilting, Wendy, it looks just as beautiful as any free motion quilting. The little tomte is adorable! I’m looking forward to seeing more of them over the next few weeks.
piecefulwendy
Thank you, Sandra!
Eileen
Love the pattern you used to quilt your project and the red thread too!
This weekend we had Thanksgiving early so my girls could go to their in-law’s for the day on Thursday. We also had enough snow and took the first sleigh ride of the year.
piecefulwendy
Oh, how fun!