Navajo Nation Diary »
I’ll be using the “quilt-as-you-go” technique for Navajo Nation. Because my time is limited, I find this works best for me. I use a round-robin type technique where I start in the middle of the quilt and work my way out. That way I’m always working on the outer border. You’ll see this illustrated as I progress.
Quilting Round 3 of Navajo Nation
I’m chose to quilt using a coordinating pattern for the main diamond in this round. The small accent diamonds were quilted using a straight line stitch 1/8 inch apart. The zigzag
Read More »
Adding Round 3
I assembled 2 rows of 12 Sugar Bowl squares for the top and bottom sections of this round
Read More »
Making Third Round Blocks
Quilting the last round definitely took longer than I anticipated. But, I’m continuing to plug away at this baby
Read More »
Quilting Round 2
I've chosen three different patterns for the center of the Navajo squares for this round. This first one will be quilted on the corner squares and the middle squares of the side panels
Read More »
Adding the Second Round
I’ve finished piecing together 14 additional Navajo squares. I then assembled 2 rows of 3 squares (sides) and 2 rows of 4 squares (top and bottom). I attached these rows (sides first) to the
Read More »
Pattern Modification
I’m still plugging away at making the Round 2 Navajo squares. At the same time, I’ve been making some modifications to my design
Read More »
Quilting the First Round
First, I quilted in the ditch around all the various pieces of this round. After evaluating the round, I decided to quilt in the cream sections and leave the colored triangles alone. My goal
Read More »
Adding The First Round of Blocks
I've completed assembling the blocks for the first round. I sewed together the blocks making 4 rows (one for each side). Two rows contained 2 middle blocks and 2 corner blocks
Read More »
Making the First Round of Blocks
I’ve finished quilting the center section of the quilt and am now ready to start assembling the first round of blocks. EQ6 is treating this as a 5-inch border. In fact the rest of
Read More »
Quilting the Center Section
I've assembled the backing, batting, and center section together using basting spray. I'll stitch in the ditch around all the triangles using clear thread on the top and cream in the bobbin
Read More »
