Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Biggified - Quilted

Last weeks Diva Challenge was to “Biggify” your tangles. The challenge was to use your preferred paper size and draw the tangles bigger. This was my favorite biggified tangle. I use the standard 3 ½” square Zentangle® tiles.



I like to translate Zentangle style into quilting. I took the biggified tangle enlarged it a little more and then made a mini-wholecloth quilt. The quilted piece measures 5 ½” square. It is made from fabric, Signature 100% cotton thread – in rust and variegated rust, and two layers of batting. This is the finished piece.


Anyone with a sewing machine can learn how to quilt in the Zentangle style. If you'd like to learn how check out the class I'm teaching at Machine Quilter's Exposition in April! - for more information click here. No prior Zentangle(r) or quilting experience required.


Here are some pictures of it the biggifed little quilt being quilted. I use a 12 foot long  Gammill longarm  machine and I’m working on little 5 ½” pieces! This type of quilting can also be done on a home "domestic" sewing machine!


Here's a picture of the whole Gammil machine set up - this picture was taken to show the traditional style trapunto pieces that are displayed in the foreground. The picture was taken on a day when my studio was clean!

5 comments:

  1. Hi Elaine. My goodness but this is impressive. I like your tangled patterns on quilts. How about that info on quilted bags you were going to post?

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  2. Wow! Wonderful! Too bad you live half way across the country from me. How about doing an online class??

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  3. My gosh this is beautiful! I love to free motion quilt and would love to learn how to do Zentangles.

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  4. I've been wanting to try and make a zentangle style quilt - this looks fabulous! I'm definitely going to have to add it to my 2012 things to try!

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  5. I would love to try this. Its great.

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