I am a longarm quilter that loves to teach free motion quilting on both domestic and longarm machines. This channel is mostly devoted to free motion quilting and free motion ruler work. My goal is to make quilters comfortable with free motion stitch by stitch!!
You can find me at: www.stitchbystitchcustomquilting.com
Found your video one day and ordered the dyes and as of today I dyed my first batch of rope! Can’t wait to make a bowl or two out of it. Liked the process.
@@clairemccoy5502 oh my goodness!! I’m so glad you saw my video. It’s really addicting!! I put mine away to get some other projects done but I’m feeling the itch to start dying again!!!
Thanks for sharing this wonderful video! It's both inspiring and relaxing to watch. Somehow I missed this one. I have watched the short and didn't look for a full length version. I want to try this on my Amara ST but since I have trouble keeping the petals relatively similar in length, I will trace random circles with lids and hope I get some decent fantasy flowers.
Love that you are quilting on HQ AmaraST. I am always looking for ways to increase my skill level. Your flowers and variegated thread are beautiful. And so consistent.
Throw some fabric to be dyed in the bucket under the mesh to catch the "drippings", it is called "muck dyeing". Otherwise there is a lot of wasted dye from this method.
Thank you for your tutorial! I've been an ice dyer for awhile, but this is the first time I'm ice dyeing rope, so I look forward to seeing how it comes out. Question: do you use Synthrapol or Blue Dawn to set the dyes after rinse out? I'm going to try Synthrapol when I wash mine, to prevent back bleeding.
I didn’t use anything. lol!! I rinsed the rope out really well, which took quite a bit of time. Then let it dry over a fence in the sunlight. I was in too big of a hurry to start stitching, I guess!! If I were to do it again then I’d probably use synthrapol as I’ve got a bunch of it. 😁😁
@@JaneHauprich I think once I rinse mine I'll swish it out in a bucket of water with some synthrapol, just to be sure it doesn't back bleed during usage. I hope mine comes out as bright and colorful as yours!
Lovely! Love your free motion. You make designing on the fly look so natural. Thanks for sharing. I too have an amara & I’d like to be as proficient as you. Keep up the beautiful work
Thank you for sharing!!! Where did you get your clothesline? I cannot find a 100% cotton clothesline anywhere... They all say cotton clothesline but if you look closer, they are not!!
I recently purchased the amara ST, I am still trying to figure out the modes…which mode were you using? I have used them all, and the regulated precision one is not to be trusted! Lol
@@JaneHauprich yes, that is what it is turning out to be. I had to use the manual mode when working near the edge of a quilt. I was releived that it was just as easy if the speed matches with your own. I had a sweet sixteen and it wasn’t going that great or easy. I have to say, this new machine does make quilting easier.
Thank you for making this video, Jane. Most quilt makers, especially those new to the experience, don’t realize that the seams of their quilts can actually come apart over time and with use when they’re pressed open and have been quilted using the stitch in the ditch method. I had this happen to me with the first queen-sized quilt I made to use on my own bed. I don’t own a long arm machine and can’t afford to send them out for quilting, so I do my own quilting on my domestic machine. Because I only have about 8-inches of throat space in which to quilt, I decided to stitch in the ditch on my first bed-sized quilt. Also, I’ve primarily been a garment sewer for the first 40 years of sewing, so I pressed the seams open on the quilt blocks comprised of many seams to reduce bulk and make the seams lie as flat as possible. The seams were pressed to one side on the outer pieced border. I used Aurifil thread throughout my quilt and pieced with an 80/12 Schmetz quilting needle and stitch length of 2.5. I quilted with a 90/14 needle. The quilt is on my bed and in use every night. Some of the seams have popped and split partially open in the body of the quilt, but the outer border is just fine - no popped seams at all. I learned my lesson and don’t press my seams open when I plan to use a stitch in the ditch quilting technique on any area of my quilt. The decision to press seams to one side or to press them open should be based on practicality rather than preference, in my experience. Sorry for the long post, but I hope to help others by sharing what I’ve experienced and in support of your thoughtful video.
Thanks for that post!!! It really does matter!!! Over the past two years I’ve custom quilted two English Paper Pieced quilts…..all hand sewn and stitches are exposed. It was quite the adventure making sure I didnt do any stitch in the ditch!!! 😂😂
13:59 soda ash added. I believe it sets the color. Look up mordants. Last summer I was dying with natural fibers. I really liked carrot tops and red cabage and black beans. For mordants we used rusty railroad ties or nails, alum. I'd like to try the carrot tops again. I read one lady left her dye pot outside and it froze😮 giving her -shattered glass effect. I also dyed crochet cotton grey. It wasn't the best but I think I will use it in the bobbin or for slow stitching, kantha quilting, It would go well coordinated with navy or burgundy. Oh I've just been inspired. Thank you. Have fun!!!! Everyone!!!😊😊
