Quilting Patchwork Appliqué

Ca faisait bien 20 ans que je n'avais pas tricoté ! Une belle pelote de Soie - Alpaga, c'était trop tentant... et voilà un col bien chaud ! When I was younger, I used to knit. When I saw this beautiful Silk - Alpaca ball of wool, I decided to knit a neck warmer. Tout simple, sur un modèle de Monique Gascon , mais avec des torsades. Easy pattern by Monique Gascon on Ravelry , but with extra cables.

My second entry in the Blogger's Quilt Festival , Small Quilts Category . I just love this Celtic pattern, and had a lot of joy to sew it. Celtique, 41.3" x 49.2"  We were in San Diego, California, sailing down to Mexico. I made it for my sweatheart's mother, who live in the North of France. You can read about it in previous posts here

8 years ago, as I lived in French Polynesia (Tahiti) and one of my sister in the French West Indies (Guadeloupe), I start to sew a traditional tahitian patchwork - a Tifaifai - for her wedding. I choose a breadfruit pattern, because of the link between Tahiti and West Indies, as this veggie came from Polynesia to feed people in Guadeloupe and Martinique. Tifaifai Uru, 106'' x 96'' I was living on a sailboat, and I sew this Tifaifai during a sailing trip from Hawaii to British Columbia. Satin Moon Quilt Shop in Victoria BC was kind enough to let me use their big table in the classroom to be able to flat perfectly the two layers. Well, inside my boat, it was quite small! Inside my sailboat, not so much room! You can read about it in a previous post here . Blogger’s Quilt Festival :: Appliqué Quilts

Un aperçu des plus belles expo du moment : Best of shows, from all over the world: Quilts traditionnels et modernes de la Guilde de Northern New Mexico, photos  Quilting Mod  : Traditional and modern quilts from the Northern New Mexico Quilt Guid's Quilt Fiesta, photos  Quilting Mod : Quilts du Festival International du Pacific, PIQF, photos  Quilt Inspiration  : Best of the Pacific International Quilt Festival, PIQF, photos  Quilt Inspiration : Quilts du Concours International du Carrefour Européen du Patchwork, photos  Fil et Patch  : European Quilt Contest, photos  Fil et Patch :

Voilà le pique-aiguille tout en images : Here is the needlebook: Etapes de réalisation : les articles sont ici . Process: posts are here .

Eh oui, c'est un porte aiguilles ! Yes, that's a needle book!

Maintenant que le pied pour quilter est en place , je peux y aller !! Now that my free motion foot is attach , I can quilt!

Comment mettre le pied de quilting sur l'Ambition 1.0 de Pfaff ? How to attach a free motion quilting foot onto the Pfaff Ambition 1.0? Excellente question me direz-vous, eh bien je me suis dit la même chose quand j'ai voulu changer le pied ! Je ne l'avais fait qu'une fois, à la réception de ma machine , trop contente de tout essayer. Oui mais voilà, les mois ont passés, et moi... j'ai oublié ! Donc voilà en images (rapide) le procédé. Super simple en fait. What a good question! Yes, that also what I said to myself when I wanted to change the sewing foot... I did it once, when I received my new machine , so happy to try every function, but of course, I forgot... So, here is with some photos how to attach a quilting foot. Super easy. D'abord, relever les pattes d'entraînement, et remonter le système de double entraînement. First, lower the feed dogs, and disengage the IDT system.  Dévisser la vis noire, et retirer le pied Un...

Petites poches, toujours utiles ! Small pockets, always usefull!

Coeur piécé et cupcake appliqué assemblés. Pieced heart and appliquéd cupcake together. Avez-vous deviné ce que sera mon petit projet ? Do you have a clue about what is my project?