Here is the pillow I made. There it is on the bed,
and then a closer shot.
It is reversible, I just don’t have a picture of that.
It just so happens that blanket is a stack-n-wack that my mom made for me when I was pregnant with SE
, who loves his cars.
July 6, 2006 at 10:20 am
ooh, it looks good!! And triangles are so hard! And it matches your blanket. I love it.
What’s “stack’n'wack”? Because that sounds quick and easy. And i like quick and easy.
Related question: do you quilt by machine? Any tips on presser feet? I need a walking foot, I think, but I’m loathe to spend the money.
July 8, 2006 at 6:25 am
Thank you! Yes, triangles are HARD! I didn’t do too bad, only 2 of them no longer have points, but I’m OK with that.
Let’s see, check out here https://mtelizabeth.wordpress.com/2006/01/26/in-which-pictures-appear/ and here: https://mtelizabeth.wordpress.com/2006/04/19/its-a-miracle/
(I’ll try to fix the links later).
About quilting by machine: The quilt in the first post above (pink and red) I did by machine. Had some problems with the tension and I was using a red thread for the back and pink thread for the top, so in places you see the pink coming through on the back. This is not a problem when you’re using the same thread for both sides. I did free-motion quilting, so I used the darning foot. Not too bad for the first time, but you really have to watch the needle speed and the speed you’re moving the quilt. The first quilt I ever made was also machine quilted, using just a normal sewing foot. I just did straight lines up and down, out-lining the blocks.
I have no “tips” on presser feet. Though my mom says a walking foot will help keep the top and bottom layers moving at the same speed. So if you want to do machine quilting (straight lines and such), that would be a good idea. I think it would also help with those pesky triangles, since they are cut on the bias and stretch easily.