My Cup Runneth Over – Part 4

LeahDay

Leah Day has been teaching online since 2009. She's the creator of the Free Motion Quilting Project, a blog filled with thousands of quilting tutorial videos. Leah has written several books including 365 Free Motion Quilting Designs, Explore Walking Foot Quilting with Leah Day, and Mally the Maker and the Queen in the Quilt.

13 Responses

  1. glad you found something to work, I would have suggested to paper piece it, cut apart each section with seam allowance and see how it goes. (assuming you can make copies of the water part to practice on) keep up the good work

  2. Kathy P says:

    I haven't tried this yet, but I've heard that "Misty Fuse" is the lightest-weight fusible, and that it doesn't gum up your needle when you quilt it. It comes in black & white. Keep your spirits up – this quilt will be great when you finish!

  3. Joan says:

    might i suggest you make a sample fused piece and then quilt it to see if you like the effect? i personally do not like quilting through fused quilts but many wonderful quilters (like Robbie) have no problem with it.

    it's going to be a stunning quilt!

  4. kerin says:

    try it like do you do a dahlia quilt or paper piecing quilt pattern http://www.hgtv.com/videos/geometric-quilt-design-part-2/10932.html

  5. caroline says:

    I'm no expert on piecing, but I might also recommend looking into Cynthia England's "picture pieceing" method.

  6. Trudi says:

    I'd recommend you experiement with different fusables first, some can be much thicker than others. Personally I like steam a seam lite. You might like to check out how Pat Sloan fuses too 🙂 Glad you found a way forward 🙂

  7. Brenda says:

    Misty Fuse is a very light fusable. And it's so true that the teacher will come when the student needs him/her too!!! You are doing great on this project, even with this little challange!! And look at you – it certainly has not stopped you has it!! Nope, it just got the fire burning brighter and you are off and running again.

  8. Anonymous says:

    Paper-piecing or foundation piecing would be the method I'd use for such a design. I mostly do fusible myself.

  9. Anonymous says:

    The other thing you can do as your pieces get a bit larger is to cut away the center of the fusible web, leaving about 1/4 inch around the edges. That will eliminate some of the stiffness and bulk.

    It's going to be amazing!

  10. cwade1211 says:

    To make the fused pieces soft and not stiff, cut a window out of the middle of the piece before fusing it to the applique fabric. In other words, trace the piece, rough cut outside the traced line, cut out a piece all the way around the inside of the shape about 1/4" away from the traced line. Then fuse to the applique fabric, then cut on the traced line. Easy peasy, much softer result since you only have the fusible about 1/4" in from the edges.

  11. Diana says:

    I agree with you on wanting to line up the seams. What if you approached if vertically instead of the horizontal. If that doesn't work, take a look at Barbara Olsen's Cosmic Spiral work. It might spark a solution for you. The only thing I didn't like about her method was using iron on facing without being able to iron it. I would use another foundation instead.

  12. sewmuch2do says:

    Have you tried Caryl Fallert's Applipiecing method? She is one of hte most meticulous quilts and her quilts have great precision.

  13. laura says:

    Do a sample first of the fusible. I use Steam-a-Seam Lite and it's great, but it isn't a substitute for piecing, espcially if part of your project is appliqued the traditional way. It is a technique all it's own, and when they say "raw edge" applique, they mean it. Paper piecing would be a really good solution too, might want to try that as well. Either way I'm sure it will be beautiful.

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