Day 301 – Root Pockets

What happens when you combine Paisley and Tree Roots? You end up with something like this Root Pockets!

This is going to create a very interesting combination of darker and lighter sections of thread. It’s definitely one I’m looking forward to playing with on a nature inspired quilt.

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Difficulty Level – Intermediate. It seems we’re running through a phase of designs that involve a lot of traveling. Make sure to check out the article on 5 tips for Travel Stitching if you’re struggling to stay on the line while free motion quilting.

Design Family – Pivoting. Root Pockets starts with a single branch of Tree Roots, then you stitch around this cluster multiple times with a pivoting leaf shape. Experiment with making your starting root shape many different sizes to see what this can do to the resulting leave shapes around it.

Directional Texture – All Directions. This is going to look amazing on the surface of your quilts! Make sure to place this in an area that has more than enough space for it to spread out so the leaves can really ‘grow’!

Suggestions for Use – How about a nature themed quilt that combines Bamboo Forest, Tree Bark, Tree Roots, Pebbles in a Stream, and Root Pockets all together? Imagine the combination of all these textures in one quilt!

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