Here's my first fabric collage with stitching. It finished at 21" x 24".
I used my free-motion foot and outlined everything with a neutral thread.
Then I big-stitched the background with perle 8 cotton.
That's when I realized the name of this piece was "October Rain."
The stitching on the back makes an interesting design too!
Yay! I love it!
ReplyDeleteI love this happy piece!
ReplyDeleteit was great before and now it's even better. woo hoo for glue sticks and fun collages!
ReplyDeletewowsers! Seems to me you stitched that up FAST!
ReplyDeleteNifty, this is awesome! I love the rain stitches.
ReplyDeleteLovely and bright. It looks like a fun block to make - Love it! Nat
ReplyDeleteOctober Rain is the perfect name for this beautiful little quilt! Your stitches are the perfect touch and the backing you used is gorgeous too. I hope you have it hanging where it can be admired.
ReplyDeleteWow, that was speedy! Happy & bright quilt - very fun! That looks like a fun applique technique to try. Love your "rain" stitches - they really bring the quilt to life.
ReplyDeleteThis is so fun….how wonderful you got to spend time with Freddy, I have been a fan for ever :)
ReplyDeletelove, love, love this piece. I bought my glue stick, ready to work on mine.
ReplyDeleteAutumn is my favorite season and Mother Nature is bursting with tears of joy in this piece! I hope you will do a series...
ReplyDeleteLove this quilt LeeAnn!
ReplyDeleteI love the raw edge texture! Rain drops are fun! You make me want to run to the sewing room RIGHT NOW!
Oh my, so pretty and joyful! Perfect title, too!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous... Evocative of Freddy and Edrica worthy but LeeAnn inspired! You never disappoint:)
ReplyDeleteLove it! This is such a fun and colorful piece.
ReplyDeleteThe big stitch is great and the name is perfect. Is the background linen? The texture is great.
Your quilting made this quilt perfect! I love the big stitch it adds to the whimsy of the quilt.
ReplyDeleteDitto what Helen ( with perfect 20/20 vision) said!
ReplyDeleteSo the FMQ quilting went easy? What a fun piece to remember your time with Freddy! Love it :0)
Happy sewing
Just gorgeous! Thanks for sharing. Love the free motion and the big stitching combo.
ReplyDeleteSo fun! You always are working on such great projects.
ReplyDeleteFabulous!! Looks like you've been making them for a long time.
ReplyDeleteMy that was quick work! Looks fabulous!!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely beautiful and eye catching. Love the hand quilting lines too. Gorgeous. xo
ReplyDeleteLove, love, love! It's like a painting....and a gorgeous one!! The "rain" completes the perfectness!
ReplyDeleteGreat!
ReplyDeleteIt looks tree-mendous! Sorry!
ReplyDeleteTree-mendous!
ReplyDeleteWow, what a totally fun thing to do and your results are so playful. I love it!
ReplyDeletecute! and so quickly done - I bet that can be addicting.
ReplyDeleteFun and fearless should be your middle names - I adore your fearless approach to combining colors and pattern, and your fun approach to all that you create!
ReplyDeleteSuper!
Oh That is a great quilt!
ReplyDeleteOn the subject of Perle thread: I recently tried "spagetti thread" and I love it.
This is just fabulous. My breath literally caught when I looked at your picture! Love the stitching, esp. the Perle Cotton. So much lovely texture--I am drooling.:)
ReplyDeletemy fave part is the big stitch too! BUT I LUV IT ALL-SO EXUBERANT AND FROLICKING!!!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! Love the textures of the fabrics and stitching!
ReplyDeleteThe result is fantastic! I bought the glue stick! Just have to find time to start the project! This is beautiful inspiration.
ReplyDeleteAmazing! Will you bring to Rebels so I can see it in person? It is so you!
ReplyDeleteLove how colorful and happy this is. Perfect use of the perl cotton stitching!
ReplyDeleteA very happy one, love all the shapes, way of machine stitching and the big handstitches. This must be a very fun way to make a quilt.I knew Freddy tried this method from a book but I never tried it myself yet;)
ReplyDeleteGroetjes
Annemieke