If you’ve been reading this column for a while, you’ll know that I’m not the world’s most adventurous machine quilter. When push comes to shove, I’ll probably go for my ‘tried and true’ cross hatched grid pattern. But, I’ll admit, there’s a fine line between ‘tried and true’ and ‘in a rut’. If you, like me, find yourself, more often than not, using those same quilting patterns again, again (and again!), here are five ideas to help you get out of that rut!
1 HOW ABOUT STENCILS?
I’m a huge fan of stencils! These lightweight, reusable and inexpensive plastic sheets come in all sorts of different sizes. The funny thing is, I use them more as a visualisation tool than as actual stencils: when I’m feeling stuck, I like to…
