It just needs the backing - pearly "light" to shimmer through those 28 full-moons round the edges.
The back of the quilting will be hidden - I used different bobbin colours to help keep track of the different colours (well, shades of grey) on the front. But those nuances have been overwhelmed by the dark/light of the fabric collage, and the silvery bits. OK, I'll do it differently next time....
The machine's "needle up" position makes this type of quilting possible. Along with the knee lift, which allows the fabric to be moved easily after each row. When I tried this type of quilting on the other machine, which has only a "needle down", it ended up as "extreme applique" - because that machine (Brother 1500) is really easy to stitch back and forth with, at speed. The spacing of the rows and the angle of the rows are a couple of variables to play around with - as well as thread weight and thread colour. And leaving areas unquilted.
The back of the quilting will be hidden - I used different bobbin colours to help keep track of the different colours (well, shades of grey) on the front. But those nuances have been overwhelmed by the dark/light of the fabric collage, and the silvery bits. OK, I'll do it differently next time....
The machine's "needle up" position makes this type of quilting possible. Along with the knee lift, which allows the fabric to be moved easily after each row. When I tried this type of quilting on the other machine, which has only a "needle down", it ended up as "extreme applique" - because that machine (Brother 1500) is really easy to stitch back and forth with, at speed. The spacing of the rows and the angle of the rows are a couple of variables to play around with - as well as thread weight and thread colour. And leaving areas unquilted.
Fantastic!
ReplyDeleteSurely, if the front threads are any more pronounced,wouldn't you lose the subtle effect?
gorgeous, Margaret, just gorgeous.
ReplyDelete|I love this turn your work is taking
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