I’ve finished selecting fabric for the tree quilt, and starting sewing it together. So far the bottom part of the tree trunk and landscape area behind it, is sewn together.
The technique I’m using for this quilt involves drawing the full size pattern on freezer paper, then cutting the pieces apart and ironing each piece to the back of the fabric. I pin all the pieces on the design wall to ensure everything works together, before commencing sewing. All seam are straight lines (no curves at all), so I leave the freezer paper on the back of each piece as I sew it together. On past quilts I’ve made with this technique, I used my 1/4″ foot. This time, I’m using my walking foot, and it’s working really well. No slippage, even on the really long seams across the width of the quilt.
