I joined the Machine Embroiderers of Oregon and Washington (MEOW for short) group this year. I have a wonderful Viking sewing machine that can do amazing things besides sew a straight seam.......except I don't know how! I figured years of ignorance was enough and it was time to learn new skills. This group is all about machine artistry. The ladies do incredible work and I am excited to see what the year holds.
The project this month was machine lace. Cynthia Keim was our teacher. She is truly an inspiring woman who makes spectacular quilts despite major physical limitations.
Below are some pictures of Cynthia's lace work in quilts. Some times she cuts holes (yes, I said holes!) in her quilts and then creates lace work in the opening....and some times the shapes are created separately and tacked on the quilt afterwards.
I only worked on creating shapes in a hoop.....no holes in quilts for me. :) The thread work is done on water soluble stabilizer that is put in a embroidery hoop and free motion stitched. As you can see by the picture below I have a long way to go in learning this technique! :) Fun class!
The project this month was machine lace. Cynthia Keim was our teacher. She is truly an inspiring woman who makes spectacular quilts despite major physical limitations.
Below are some pictures of Cynthia's lace work in quilts. Some times she cuts holes (yes, I said holes!) in her quilts and then creates lace work in the opening....and some times the shapes are created separately and tacked on the quilt afterwards.
I only worked on creating shapes in a hoop.....no holes in quilts for me. :) The thread work is done on water soluble stabilizer that is put in a embroidery hoop and free motion stitched. As you can see by the picture below I have a long way to go in learning this technique! :) Fun class!
2 comments:
I think those leaves you made are super cute! What a fun class!
Oh my goodness! Your machine can do that! That's amazing! I still don't know what my machine can do or how to make it do it. Can't find a manual to save my life. :(
So excited to see what else you come up with, you talented lady, you!!
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