Wednesday, October 22, 2025

Pink Turtlehead Flowers Finished

Allô and welcome😍 I'm so happy to share with you my finished coiled art piece. It was so much fun to make and I'm trying not to make another, simpler one because I have so many other things to do. But you know that "Resistance is futile", right? 😉

Pink Turtlehead Flowers coiled piece finished

I finished the piece shortly after publishing my previous post. Although the coiling and stitching part was finished, I still needed to attach it to the canvas. That's a job that I don't love because it demands more precision than I can usually manage. It came out OK. I stretched it as best as I could and then stappled it down to the canvas. I did learn a lesson which I'll share below.

Pink Turtlehead Flower

Now I need to add the hanging wire to the back - another of my least favourite parts. If I wasn't showing it, I would just leave it as is since I hang these light canvases on a thumb tack or small nail.

The piece will be for sale at the Fall Fibre Fling coming up this weekend. I'm not sure that I want it to sell, so I won't be sad if it doesn't...but if it does, I'll just have to make more 😁

Pink Turtlehead Flower reaching for the sky

Pink Turtlehead Flower among my favourite yard decorations

Pink Turtlehead Flower - photographed outside

Fall Fibre Fling 2025

What I learned

When I was putting the piece onto the canvas, I wish that I had cut the excess fabric a little. That would be best done while the piece is attached to the canvas with thumbtacks. It would probably have been a little more even.
I used the pinking sheers to trim the fabric. As I mentioned, from the back, it's not great but OK. At least it looks good from the front!
It would be nice to make a smaller landscape piece - this is what Julia, our teacher, was demonstrating. I have 5" and 6" embroidery hoops that would be perfect. I eventually plan to make the piece withing the hoop and then leave it there. It's really easy to paint the hoops if necessary - even I can handle that! 😀
This technique is perfect for travelling - all you need is enough strips, lots of thread, a background fabric (possibly in a hoop), scissors and needles. That's about as easy and compact as it gets!
I've also discovered another technique from TextileArtist.org's Stitch Club that I'm making obsessively - weaving on paper. Another easy, small technique with infinite possibilities. If you have Instagram, you can check out my first pieces here.

Free Motion Mavericks

Welcome to week 553 of Free Motion Mavericks! It was a very productive week! Thanks to everyone who linked up. Here are the projects from last week that included FMQ, ruler work or walking foot quilting

Gwyned Trefethen is getting ready for her Open Studio tour. I'm sure that it's going to be wonderful! She has finished FMQ and squaring up her 2024 Rainbow Scrap Challenge quilt. What an amazing finish! We're looking forward to seeing closeups once it's bound.

Gwyned's FMQ and squared off
2024 Rainbow Scrap Challenge quilt

Kat of Scrapbox Quilts has finished a lovely panel wall hanging Kat FMQ lightly around and in all of the elements and borders without adding a filler in the cream background. We're also looking forward to seeing the complimentary runner!

Kat's Tossed Leaves wall hanging

Vicki of Vicki's Crafts and Quilting has been very productive with her lovely Christmas Cardinals wall hanging. She has also made more holiday runners. You'll want to check out her post.

Vicki's Christmas Cardinals panel wall hanging

Details of the quilting on Vicki's Christmas Cardinals

FMQ Turkey runner done by Vicki

Denise from Quiltery made two gorgeous bags ByAnnie. The large one was both quilted and then machine embroidered. Check out her post for more pictures and info!

Denise's lovely quilted and embroidered bags ByAnnie

Sandra Walker of mmm quilts shared with us her Tropical Twist quilt. It's a gorgeous finish and you'll want to check out her post for more yummy photos and closeups!