My wool quilt

My Welsh Wool Quilt

I made this quilt using 'household objects'
as would often have been done originally.

Typical Welsh Designs 

Swirls, Leaves,  Paisley Pear

Hearts, Cross Hatch & Echo Quilting 


Creating The Designs 

The mug and saucer created the middle circle rings
The glass - bottom left I used to outline the spiral which I then filled in by hand/eye
It's a lovely free/organic way to work and mark up your quilt top.
I cut out a cardboard template for Heart Designs 
And infilled the Hearts with hand drawn Swirls

Marking the Quilt Designs


I used soap to mark the quilt top (see bottom right)

Soap naturally disappears

So, as you can see I'm marking it up and hand quilting it as I go along.
A bit at a time.

The centre all finished

Almost there now.
In fact I thought this quilt was finished.
And sent it to hang in a local Exhibition.
But when I saw it hanging I realised that the leaf shapes
along the bottom of the above picture  needed more quilting.
In fact if I could have taken it down there and then to finish it I would have!
 A close-up of the unfinished leaves. 
So, as soon as I got my quilt back, I stitched a simple swirl in the leaf shapes
and it made all the difference to the overall look for the quilt.

  

That's Better

I just love the organic look of Welsh Quilting 
The way the Quilt patterns simply ignore the lines of the pieced fabric 

And wool is such a fabulous fabric to Quilt 
It showcases your Hand Quilting Beautifully 

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