Quilting Arts - February-March 2016_

If you still like the motif, make up a quilt

sandwich. I prefer a quilt top of a solid-

colored fabric, a low-loft batting, and a

solid-colored backing. With solid-colored

fabrics on the top and back, you’ll be able

to see your stitches and your motif more

clearly. Measure and mark out a grid of 3"–4"

squares, then practice stitching your motif to

completely fi ll the square.

Coming up in the next issue: Linear motifs

plus tips for relaxing and getting in the zone

when you free-motion quilt.

my results for the categories exercise

Here’s what I came up with:

Sports:

Baseball

Beach ball

Soccer ball

Hockey puck

Volleyball

Basketball

Grommets for

shoelaces

Basketball hoop

Food:

Pizza

Apple

Orange

Watermelon

Pie

Cantaloupe

Cookie

Hamburger

Blueberry

Mechanical:

Wheel

Washer (for a

screw)

Circular saw blade

Screw

CD/DVD

Petri dish

Natural:

Pebbles

Raindrop ripples

Planets

Moon

Sun

Bird’s nest

Sand dollar

Eyeballs

Household:

Cup

Plate

Fishbowl

Top of soda can

Paper towel roll

Stove burner

Spiral binding

Fan

Clock face

Curls
Vines Flames