KathG Posted March 14, 2010 Report Share Posted March 14, 2010 Linzi............This is so totally AMAZING......!!! PS .....If you wanted to keep the longarm theme you could make chennile rugs on your longarm Longarm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennan100 Posted March 14, 2010 Report Share Posted March 14, 2010 Linzi you just continue to blow me away! You are amazing! I really hope we get to see this at Houston someday....and you with it!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewlinzi Posted March 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2010 Explain that please, Kath! I might consider it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathG Posted March 14, 2010 Report Share Posted March 14, 2010 Hi Linzi Now I have not tried this myself yet, Deb Levy made a video on MQresources, showing how to do it on the longarm Basically you load your fabric on to the longarm. If I remember correct she used 4 layers, though you can use more, there was no wadding. Just rembembered that you can use wadding, but you would need to have an extra backing on top of the wadding as well as below the wadding. Then she channel quilted 1/2 apart. You need to do the channel quilting on the bias to get the best effect.Then she sliced open the channels in between the rows of stitches to create the chenile. You do not slice through the bottom layer of fabric. Deb used a Clover slash cutter. Then you use a brush that looked a little like a suede brush to fluff up the chennile. Washing also help fluff up the chennile. On the piece that Deb made she loaded the back as normal , but layed the rest of the layers on a 45 degree angle, then she was able to use her horizontal channel locks. Boy I hope that makes sense. It looked much easier than my explanation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewlinzi Posted March 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2010 I think I do see - maybe later but not for LLQS... I should have a ROUND rug! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoryJM Posted March 14, 2010 Report Share Posted March 14, 2010 And I thought my yurt was a project! At least my roof was all one piece... Its an amazing undertaking!! Keep the pictures coming! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator Posted March 15, 2010 Report Share Posted March 15, 2010 Linzi, it's going to be amazing!!! I was wondering how the different panels were going to look together, but having them hanging together alreadys gives that OMG effect. Your efforts belong in magazines, shows and more. This is diffinately going to be a 1 of a kind piece of art. YURTs will never be the same!!! My panel should be on it's way to you by the end of the week. I have about 3 hours of quilting to finish and then some embellishment and it will be heading to Scotland. I can't tell you how much I love the orange backing fabric you sent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewlinzi Posted March 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2010 Thanks, Connie! Working on the tweed junctions this afternoon as running out of thread on the DWR has held me up. Linda Card's lovely panel arrived from Canada this morning so I need to think about what to quilt on it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator Posted March 15, 2010 Report Share Posted March 15, 2010 Linzi, did you dye the roof fabrics? The colors are amazing! What is the fabric that you sent for backing, it's quilting really nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibbyG Posted March 15, 2010 Report Share Posted March 15, 2010 Linzi, you amaze me! I'm wondering in what direction your creative talents would have gone if you hadn't taken up quilting???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewlinzi Posted March 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2010 I'd probably still be a frustrated primary school teacher! Connie - all of the backing fabric for the wall panels and roof was CHEAP white cotton prepared for dyeing by a mill in Bradford, England. It was all dyed in the hot wash in the washing machine with CHEAP Hungarian powder dye and household salt! They are great colours and I have been asked to be the UK supplier. I have used 40 or 50 different colours and it was so easy, no mess - great fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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