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Sunday, 30 June 2013

Switz & Geo Swirl Blocks - Skill Builder BOM: May/FMQ

FMQ is now complete on my two May Skill Builder BOM blocks.

Here are my 2 blocks:

SWITZ BLOCK

When I created the centre circles, I didn't want to do raw edge applique, so I turned the edges under and sewed them into place.  Once I was ready to fmq the centre, I removed the original straight stitching and fmq'd over both circles.

I got a bit carried away fmqing this block, and maybe it's worked too heavily compared to the simple fmqing on all the other blocks, but I think I like it.

Kaffe Fassett - Oriental Trees


GEO SWIRL BLOCK
Kaffe Fassett - Oriental Trees

and here's my progress so far:

Next Time: For June, we'll be perfecting Foundation Paper Piecing and HSTs - maybe I should get around to these June blocks sooner rather than later as we're pretty much at July already!!!



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36 comments:

  1. Carin@Ullhärvan30 June 2013 at 14:53

    The blocks are looking good! Well done!

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  2. AmandaK@whatthebobbin30 June 2013 at 15:57

    I especially love the quilting on the switz block.

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  3. Julie30 June 2013 at 16:15

    Your blocks look fabulous!

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  4. Sarah Lou30 June 2013 at 16:53

    Amazing fmq!

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  5. Rosemary Dickinson30 June 2013 at 18:42

    Your quilting is awesome! Such beautiful work! Love it!!

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  6. Queeniepatch30 June 2013 at 19:30

    WOW! The quilting does it! How sharp the un-quilted blocks look and how soft the quilting makes them.

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  7. Michelle@factotum-of-arts.com30 June 2013 at 19:36

    Looks great - look at all that quilting your doing. Great Job!!!

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  8. Mina30 June 2013 at 19:58

    Awesome, cant wait to see the finished project!

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  9. Susan Lawson30 June 2013 at 21:19

    Very nicely done!

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  10. Cynthia@wabisabiquilts30 June 2013 at 21:30

    Wow - this really shows how much dimension and pattern free motion quilting can add. I'm amazed at your level of skill!

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  11. Lexilooo30 June 2013 at 21:36

    wow! these blocks are amazing! love the bright colors!

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  12. Kelly @ My Quilt Infatuation30 June 2013 at 22:55

    these blocks rock!! the quilting texture just makes them so special!

    :) Kelly @ My Quilt Infatuation

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  13. Just Sew Sue1 July 2013 at 01:40

    I hate to break it to you but we're now in July. Over half the year gone. You've done a lovely job so far and the back of the quilt is going to look beautiful too.

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  14. Anna1 July 2013 at 01:44

    They look amazing! I love the backing!

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  15. Rosie1 July 2013 at 01:59

    The blocks are looking good so far, well done.

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  16. Vera1 July 2013 at 03:19

    Oh, your blocks look awesome. Love your FMQ and great choice for the backing as well. It'll be fantastic quilt!

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  17. QuiltCandy1 July 2013 at 06:08

    Your FMQ is divine - it adds so much to the blocks, it's a feature in itself. All the blocks are looking fabulous and of course I adore the KF backing - perfect choice :-)

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  18. Taryn V.1 July 2013 at 08:02

    Beautiful blocks. It is going to be such a great quilt! I love what you did with the Switz block! The micro-quilting looks amazing and adds so much dimension. I like how you chose contrasting thread colors too!

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  19. Jessica1 July 2013 at 10:08

    Wow, these look awesome! I love your FMQ!

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  20. Helen1 July 2013 at 13:01

    Superb color and texture! A real stunner...

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  21. Kathleen1 July 2013 at 13:45

    Wow, these are beautiful! And what is that gorgeous fabric you are using for the back? The colors are so pretty together.

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    1. Chris Dodsley @made by ChrissieD7 July 2013 at 14:57

      Hi Kathy, the backing fabrics are all Kaffe Fassett's, I just love his fabrics. If you'd like to see a photo of the 20 fabrics I'm using for the backing I included one here in this previous post :)

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  22. Anonymous1 July 2013 at 16:44

    Your quilting is incredible. I love the idea of quilting as you go, with such fabulous floral fabric as a backing. This is going to be one beautiful quilt.

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  23. Erin Quinn2 July 2013 at 03:27

    Your quilting on the Switz is just stunning. It really changes the way this block looks. I haven't been a huge fan of it, but it look amazing with your stitching. I'm not brave enough for that yet, but I'll see how I go :-)
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  24. Ali2 July 2013 at 10:54

    Gosh, these blocks are gorgeous and the quilting is incredible.

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  25. Paula@TheSassyQuilter2 July 2013 at 19:05

    Wow, that quilting is awesome. Truly inspirational! The back is looking awesome too:)

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  26. Gertie Pye3 July 2013 at 06:12

    These blocks are A-MA-ZING! I love the Switz block before quilting but to see it taken up another level after quilting is incredible.

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  27. Unknown3 July 2013 at 10:05

    They are beautiful! How are you planning on joining them?

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    1. Chris Dodsley @made by ChrissieD7 July 2013 at 10:58

      Hi Kim, it's QAYG - Alyssa of Pile O'Fabric is planning for us to use Leah Day's QAYG method, here, which is half machine sewn and half hand sewn. I'm not in love with all that hand sewing so I might resort back to the QAYG machine sewn method that I devised here earlier this year. :)

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  28. Anonymous4 July 2013 at 08:00

    These look great all together!

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  29. Sandy4 July 2013 at 10:15

    Wow your blocks are amazing and than the quilting puts it over the top!! How do you put the blocks together when you are quilting them individually like that?

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    1. Chris Dodsley @made by ChrissieD7 July 2013 at 11:02

      Thanks so much :D This method is QAYG, it's a great way to be able to do some really detailed quilting without dragging the weight of a whole quilt through your machine.

      Alyssa of Pile O'Fabric is planning for us to use Leah Day's QAYG method, here, which is half machine sewn and half hand sewn. I'm not in love with all that hand sewing so I might resort back to the QAYG machine sewn method that I devised here earlier this year.

      I'm not in love with having a 'grid' pattern on all my quilts so I don't use it all the time but now and again it's good to use this method just to be able to express yourself with the fmq! :)

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  30. Wendy5 July 2013 at 14:39

    the quilting on Switz is just gorgeous. I can't print out the template for the Geo Swirl, I'm going ot have to try to draw it!

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  31. Newbie Jen17 July 2013 at 14:17

    That Switz block is my favorite so far. Your FMQ is simply amazing!!

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  32. Flower girl1 January 2016 at 11:50

    Oh why do I always find these blogs years later??? I absolutely adore your blocks and love the Kaffe Faset fabric on the back. I would have joined them as a rag quilt and kept the KF fabrics smooth. Can you still get that KF fabric? Just my luck if you can't.

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    1. Chris Dodsley @made by ChrissieD3 January 2016 at 19:42

      Thanks so much for all your wonderful comments, I'm so glad you've found my blog no matter how much later!!! You can still find quite a large number of Kaffe's fabrics and some are reprinted though unfortunately some are no longer available. Here's a link to my blog page showing how I made each block and in each post I detail the name of the Kaffe Fassett fabric on the back of that particular block. You could use that info to do an internet search. I saw your comment about Benartex Burlap Brights fabric too - I'm afraid I don't know of any UK Benartex suppliers but you could ask the question directly of Benartex, here's a link to their contact us/comment page. Hope this is useful info, thanks so much for dropping by and I hope you'll visit my blog again - Chris :D

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