String Pieced Applique Part 3

I am making progress on my string pieced applique quilt.  

While playing with the design in Electric Quilt, I learned a few new items on working with quilting designs that totally blew me away.


In this weeks Electric Quilt tutorial, I will share them with you.

I will also share my piecing and quilting progress (along with instructions for creating your own string pieced applique quilt).

Class Updates

I have been busy finalizing the material for the next two classes. There are so many projects in these classes, I have been struggling with how best to share them with you.  These short videos will hopefully provide a snapshot to aid in your review. 

Are you ready to learn how to do all of these blocks and quilts?

Registration links are at the bottom of each video.  But make sure you also check out the early enrollment bonuses later in this post.

​Settings and Borders 1
​Instructor Led Online Class

Class Starts March 20, 2017.  Price $100.   Register here.  

Pieced Patch Draw
Instructor Led Online Class

Class Starts March 21, 2017. Price $100.   Register here.

For those attending EQ Academy, the Pieced Patch Draw material will be included in my blocks class.  Click here to register for EQ Academy.

Bonuses

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EQ Tutorial:  Creating Easy Background Fills in Electric Quilt 

If you missed any of the prior sessions, you may catch up here.

• String Pieced Applique
• Settings and Borders​

String Pieced Applique Constructing and Quilting the Base

Cut 4-1/2" segments from the border strip sets.

Combine 4-1/2" segments.

Press.  I like to use lots of steam for this.  

​Complete the following Border Segments:

• 4-1/2" x 30-1/2"  (make 2)
• 4-1/2" x 38-1/2" (make 2)

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Cut Background 30-1/2" x 30-1/2".

Add 30-1/2" borders to 2 sides.  
Add 38-1/2" borders to the other 2 sides.

Quilt a background filler.  On a domestic machine, cross-hatching works well.  On a longarm machine, I like to do zigzags.

Go ahead and quilt the borders as well. I used a design that came with my Intelliquilter called Ying Yang Border.  It was designed by Helen Baczynski. 

Cross Hatch 1 inch spacing on 30 inch background square. This could easily be adjusted to 2 inch for a less intense design.

Zigzag with 2 inch spacing on 30 inch background.

Ying Yang Border by Helen Baczynski.

I have some ideas on attaching the string pieced circles -- but that will need to wait until next week.

Happy quilting.

​Kari

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