This is something I've been sketching over and over lately. It's so beautiful, and simple, and straightforward. I want to quilt everything with it.
Here's my first crack at stitching it:
Elegant, right?
Let me delight you with how easy it is.
Stitch a curved stem, put a leaf on the end.
Backtrack down the spine, stitch a leaf on one side.
Go down a bit more and put a leaf on the other side.
Do that all the way down the stem.
Now stitch back up the stem a bit, and send off a new branch.
Add the leaves, add a new branch off that one.
And do it over and over.
Boom. All over leafy quilting.
I love this so much I feel like I should send out a birth announcement! It really is a revelation about the ideal use of branching patterns. There are lots of simple, equally beautiful variations, that are just as captivating, and I'll get those up here soon.
Happy love day everyone!
P.S. You can see me stitching this design in my Secrets of Free-Motion Quilting class on Craftsy.
36 comments:
Gonna try this today. It's awesome.
Just beautiful!! Can't wait to try it!
I love it! It almost looks like feathers but for some reason this looks a lot easier. I'd need to sketch this a bit before stitching.
Great pattern. I love it. You are amazing.
Wow, it looks so hard yet you broke it down and made it feasible. Thank you!
how great is that, oh I like it!!!
It looks so difficult, but your tutorial shows how "easy" it is to sew.
I´ll try it, thats for sure ☺
Thank you very much!
What a *fantastic* presentation! An excellent .. nay, GENIUS idea! Breaking it down allows even timid quilters the confidence that they can do it.
I love the fact that no matter how you stitch it, it's always right! Some of the branches are straight, some are curvy. They are all different lengths. The leaves are definitely different sizes!
Such a forgiving motif. There's no areas where the Quilt Police could swoop in and say that it was done "incorrectly".
Thank you so very much for sharing your idea!
I have done something similar, but definitely going to use this in my next quilt. I agree that it looks elegant. Very nice!
Christina--that is a beautiful pattern! Your quilting is just as beautiful ;) Happy Quilting!
Great design.....thanks for sharing your idea!
So cool!! I may have to try this one.
Sophisticated pattern, yet simple and easy to do. Thank you for sharing your tip! :-)
Whoa that it really awesome. Megan told me about it today and I hadn't looked at reader in a few days...glad I did this is beautiful!
What a great pattern. With a little sketching to 'get' how it works, it looks totally doable!! Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts and methods :)
Thanks for the idea. I am a hand quilter and this is definitely one I can adapt to my style, as well.
loving this--thanks for sharing, i will have to give it a try!
Genius....branching genius!
How clever that is! Thank you for sharing. I'm going to pin this tutorial.
birth announcement lol!
Love it, and plan to use it!!
Hello,
thank you for share it!
I'll try to do it!
beautiful!
Thank you for sharing this idea..loved it..it is a great help for mr..
Congrats on your new arrival and thank you for sharing...This is awesome as I have been very timid about free motion, and worried I would ruin it!!!! THIS is a good beginner piece that will look like I have been doing free motion for years. Thank you so much for the inspiration!!! Off to practice, practice and practice then DO it!
~Louise
What a great idea, and looks so simple-I'll try it too, perhaps I could post a pic. when I finish-thanks and kudos!
I can't wait to try it. Thanks for sharing the how-to. Carol
WOW! This is a really nice all over pattern! Thank you for sharing this with us - I can't wait to try it somewhere lol
I think I can! I think I can! What a great idea and what great instructions!
Thank you, I think I can use this pattern right away!
P.S.: Do you know The Needle and Thread Network for Canadian blogs? (http://needleandthreadnetwork.blogspot.ca/)
I would love to see you there!
Love this branching off method. A light bulb just turned on for me. Thank you!
Just found this! Great pattern. I'll have to practice this for a while before I try it on a quilt. Thanks for the great idea.
I love, love, love this one!!! It looks so simple, but I bet I would still have trouble doing it. LOL tgnance@gmail.com
Loved the tutorial. You made it so 'seam' so simple. I've never done anything this intricate before. Thanks so much.
This pattern is beautiful and not intimidating .....thanks for sharing your talent :)
I love this! Thank you for sharing!
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