Pretty in Ink

This quilt shows you how to combine the joys of machine embroidery with patchwork. The construction method is quilt-as-you-go. The blocks are made in the hoop of an embroidery machine, and the quilting is done with the downloaded embroidery design.

If you have an embroidery machine, or a combined embroidery and general machine, then you can try your hand at this satisfying quilt design.

If you would like to know more about embroidery machines and how to use them in your patchwork, contact one of our advertisers – Melann’s or Bellarine. If you would like to find out more about machine embroidery designs and how to use them, visit Sweet Pea’s website.

Finished size: 114cm (44¾in) square

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Materials

• 20 fat quarters of assorted batik fabrics. See Note
• Batting — sufficient to cut 25 squares, 10in
• Soft mesh cut-away stabiliser
• Machine embroidery threads
• Bobbinfill
• 20cm (8in) hoop
• Masking tape
• Double-sided tape. Emma recommends X-Press It 6mm (¼in) wide tape, available from many art-supply stores
• Rotary cutter, ruler and mat
• Embroidery machine
• Regular sewing machine
• General sewing supplies

Note: Emma used fabrics from the Pretty in Ink fabric collection, designed by Allison Nash, owner of Sweet Pea Machine Embroidery.

A bundle of 20 fat quarters of these fabrics is available from Sweet Pea at https://swpea.com.au/products/fatquarter-bundle-pretty-in-ink

Cutting

From the backing fabric, cut:

• seven strips, 9in x width of fabric. Cross cut them to yield 25 squares, 9in