Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Power Outage Sewing

Hello!  I spent my power outage days by sewing on my Jubilee project.

I designed the first border without a pattern, but decided I wanted a mirror image of it for the second border.

I taped the first one to my back door and traced the design.



After the pencil tracing I used a black sharpie

Viola'

I work on my ironing board (to save my lower back) with a cutting mat.   Yes, I really do use a lot of pins!


a LOT of pins.


I machine baste my stems and vine on the machine. 


This makes the applique a joy to do!

After many hours of sewing, I'm almost done with the second border.  Looking forward to designing the top and bottom borders next.  I think I'll do them at the same time!

 

Please let us know how your Jubilee project is coming!

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11 comments:

  1. One Minnesota QuilterNovember 6, 2012 at 6:03 AM

    Beautiful borders. Have you ever tried the glue basting method? Just curious.

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  2. reganNovember 6, 2012 at 6:29 AM

    What a great idea to machine baste them on.....no pins while your appliqueing to get in the way! And the vine is gorgeous!

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  3. LoriNovember 6, 2012 at 7:19 AM

    You did get a lot accomplished! It looks fantastic Barb!!

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  4. KarenNovember 6, 2012 at 9:40 AM

    This is going to be so gorgeous!!!!

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  5. Every StitchNovember 6, 2012 at 12:30 PM

    Lovely borders! Thanks for showing how you do it - am always on the look out for new methods and the machine basting is a good idea :)
    Every Stitch

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  6. KimmeNovember 6, 2012 at 3:27 PM

    Barb your borders are wonderful. Love the idea of machine basting, makes sense to do it this way. Just curious, what line of fabric are you using ? That red is gorgeous.

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  7. Linda in NCNovember 7, 2012 at 1:04 PM

    Love the vines. Your process is a great method to keep in mind. I'm anxious to see the whole shebang. You're amazing to get so much accomplished during such a long time with no power. (And yes - lots of pins!)

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  8. MaureenNovember 7, 2012 at 1:57 PM

    Lovely! Great way to do it - no pins or yucky glue while stitching.

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  9. Ann MarieNovember 10, 2012 at 5:27 AM

    Your machine basting trick works great! I'm working on a quilt that includes applique, which is where I always falter, and this is really making it easier. Thanks for the tip.

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  10. JanNovember 10, 2012 at 6:31 AM

    I love that machine basting method for your vines. I'm planning some borders for a new quilt and need to finish up some I started on a *marinating* project ~ this tip will help immeasurably! Thanks for sharing.

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  11. JanetNovember 10, 2012 at 4:36 PM

    Your borders look great! I love how you used your door :0)

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