Day 196 – Bubble Path Spiral

It’s Totally Filler Tuesday and I’m playing with circles again today. Remember Bubble Path? Let’s see what happens when you put Bubble Path into a spiral!

I’m posting super early today because at 9 am I’m running across town to get photos taken of the finished beginner filler quilt. It’s finally done after 3 days of frantic hand binding!

With the photos taken, the Beginner Free Motion Quilting Fillers DVD will just need a few tweaks and then it will be finished!

I can’t tell you how relieved I am because I’m SO ready to get back to Shadow Self. I’m glad I was able to take this break, but she now officially has a deadline and must be finished by the end of July!

Now let’s get back to Bubble Path Spiral and learn how to quilt this funky design:

Inspiration – With most designs, I always ask myself “Would this look good as a spiral? What if the straight lines became wiggly? What if the wiggly lines became straight?”

Coming up with these new designs really just comes from a willingness to ask questions AND actually answer the question by trying it out. So Bubble Path stitched into a circle became a Bubble Path Spiral!

Difficulty Level – Intermediate. This is a challenging design, but you can make it much easier for yourself by marking the spiral shape on your quilt before starting the circles.

Design Family – Foundational. This is a foundational design worked from the center of your quilting space to the outside.

I think this design will work best in the open, uncomplicated areas of your quilt where you have more than enough room to maneuver the design.

Directional Texture – Center focused. This design pulls you into the center spiral design. Definitely use it where you want to draw the viewer’s eye!

Suggestions for Use – Designs like this look amazing when stitched on a very plain, boring area of your quilt. Sashing cornerstones and border corners come to mind!

Back of Bubble Path Spiral
Feel free to use this free motion filler designs in your quilts,