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Sunday, August 22, 2010

Quilting

Circles Placemat


This placemat design comes from my 20 August 2010 post.

I want to experiment with ways of quilting it.






What if I start by trying different quilted backgrounds?




















What if I try different ways of quilting the flowers?





















I like the last version of the flowers best. What if I try it with each of the backgrounds?















I'm not sure which of the 3 combinations I like best. I am leaning toward the first one. But is it the best or not? Or is there something better?





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4 comments:

  1. AnonymousAugust 22, 2010 at 7:09 PM

    Wayne,

    Are all the circles an indication of how life is at the moment .... or just fun? They look like lots of fun tome!

    I would use the second quilting design for the flowers with the first background. And probably get giddy in the process!

    Judy B

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  2. TerryKnott.blogspot.comAugust 22, 2010 at 8:05 PM

    I like the last quilted flower center the best too; but what if you used uneven horizontal or vertical lines for the background? Would it be more pleasing to the eye than the circles?

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  3. Wayne KollingerAugust 22, 2010 at 8:37 PM

    Judy

    It's true that this design revolves around circles. The thought of sewing so many of them is a dizzying one.

    I think a small placemat like this would be ideal for anyone who wants to practice sewing circles.

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  4. Wayne KollingerAugust 22, 2010 at 8:42 PM

    Terry

    I like your idea of uneven vertical lines for the background. They would be easier to sew that the straight regular diagonal ones I showed. And they would contrast nicely with the circular motif.

    I wish I'd thought of it.

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