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Thursday, February 20, 2020

Free Motion Mavericks

Welcome to week 268 of Free Motion Mavericks.

Free Motion Mavericks

I've been pretty quiet on-line and off, just getting through these winter days. I can feel daylight lasting slightly longer, which is wonderful.

I did some meditation stitching. Here are my last three blocks.

This was an old t-shirt that was used as a cleaning rag. The last time that I dyed fabric, I still had dye left over, so I threw in a few extras. This one one of them. You can see the image of dried flowers from the original t-shirt design.

Impressions of dried flowers
I wasn't very happy with the piece I created for "Put a heart on it", Challenge 11-2 of Project Quilting, so while I was playing with scraps, I cut these two felt pieces into a heart shape and stitched them together. The felt and background are scraps from my Connections and Intersections piece, made for the Connected by a Thread challenge for the Out of the Box Fibre Artists Group. I really like this mini piece😊!
Mended heart
The velour fabric was also in that last batch of dyed fabrics. I made a couple of the chain stitched lines and then found this lovely Murano glass bead. It was fun adding these quiet chains to the piece.
Star light
What I learned
  • These little meditation stitched pieces are lovely to make. I never take more than a couple of minutes to grab what I need and start stitching.
  • I do get bored when doing the same stitch for long, so some of then, like Impressions of dried flowers take a couple of sessions to make. I don't start a new piece until the last one is finished.
  • I re-discovered my pinking sheers - they are so much fun 😊
Related links
Linking parties
I will be linking up to many fun linking parties, so let's see what's going on in the quilting world. Colour and Inspiration Tuesday, Midweek Makers, Needle & Thread Thursday, Put your food down, Off the Wall Friday, Slow Sunday Stitching, Can I Get A Whoop Whoop?, Friday Foto Fun, Peacock Party, Monday Making, Design Wall Monday, What I Made Monday,

Free Motion Mavericks

As you can see, you certainly don't have to be doing free motion quilting to link up! Thanks to everyone who took the time to link up last time. We had some lovely FMQ projects, but one of them made my own heart beat faster! It was Mel Beach's Crazy in Love, her silk wholecloth piece for Project Quilting's challenge "Put a heart on it". Every time I look at it, I see something new! Check it out if you didn't see it last time.


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22 comments:

  1. Frédérique - Quilting Patchwork Appliqué20 February 2020 at 17:11

    J'aime beaucoup tes 3 blocs, Mended heart est particulièrement beau !

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    1. Andree G. Faubert24 February 2020 at 21:14

      Merci beaucoup Frédérique. C'est mon favorit aussi!

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  2. Janine @ Rainbow Hare21 February 2020 at 10:38

    These are beautiful pieces. I especially like the impressions of dried flowers :)

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    1. Andree G. Faubert24 February 2020 at 21:15

      Hi Janine, it's funny how that was my least favourite as I was making it, but I really do appreciate it now.

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  3. Susan21 February 2020 at 13:11

    Lovely stitching work

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  4. For the love of geese21 February 2020 at 14:10

    Beautiful. Star light and Impression of dried flowers, WOW. One of these days I am going to try dying fabric. Thank you for linking up to Put your foot down.

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    1. Andree G. Faubert24 February 2020 at 21:17

      Hi Denise, thanks! Dying fabric is great if you're chill about what to expect - because anything can happen. A lot of my dyed fabric pieces are not really pretty, but there are always interesting things to fussy cut.

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  5. Soma @ inkTorrents.com21 February 2020 at 19:32

    These small projects are really fun to make. These minis are lovely.

    -Soma

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    1. Andree G. Faubert24 February 2020 at 21:18

      Thanks Soma - they really are fun to make since they are short and sweet :-)

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  6. Caryl @ cinnamon holiday workshop21 February 2020 at 20:20

    I really like your stitch meditations. Doing these is so relaxing and fun.

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    1. Andree G. Faubert24 February 2020 at 21:20

      Thanks Caryl, they are a lot of fun and I don't take them seriously, so they often come out great!

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  7. Mel Beach23 February 2020 at 01:47

    Thanks for the honor of showcasing my Crazy in Love PQ entry. I continued the FMQing love with this week's PQ challenge which is now linked up to the other fun projects!!

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    1. Andree G. Faubert24 February 2020 at 21:22

      Hi Mel, I just saw your piece. Your wholecloth works are really stunning. I can see that you take a lot of care about measuring and marking (in your own way). I'm sure that it helps with the great results you get. It's obviously worth the effort.

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  8. Quilter Kathy23 February 2020 at 13:08

    Lovely meditation pieces... each one has a unique personality!
    I like reading about your learning too!

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    1. Andree G. Faubert24 February 2020 at 21:24

      Thanks Kathy, they do have their own personalities depending on the fabric I use and the stitching and, most of all, my mood. I love being able to reflect pieces that I've made previously in these little jewels.

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  9. Deb23 February 2020 at 14:30

    I just love your meditative stitching pieces, especially the Star Light it's so tranquil.

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    1. Andree G. Faubert24 February 2020 at 21:26

      Thanks Deb, it does have a quiet, contemplative feel to it. I never really know how each will turn out. The hardest part is knowing when to stop - when there is enough. I'm really learning that less is often best!

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  10. Kim Sharman24 February 2020 at 01:37

    Love the colours in the mended heart pretty.

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    1. Andree G. Faubert24 February 2020 at 21:28

      Thanks Kim. I often have to stop myself from automatically reaching for my purple and pink fabrics. It was good to have the green, although I'm noticing that my fabrics are mostly purple, green and pink. I may have to dye more fabric to get other colours :-)

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  11. dq25 February 2020 at 08:04

    Oh yeah! Crazy in Love was a great feature!

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