2510 Quilting with Color - Husqvarna Viking

2510 Quilting with Color
with M’Liss Rae Hawley
M’Liss Rae Hawley, representing Robison Anton
Threads joined Sue with a fantastic array of embellished
quilts, all colors, all from the same block. She pieced
one block, Century of Progress from the 1933 Chicago
World’s Fair in a variety of different fabrics, color waves
and sizes to show the different types of color groupings.
These are all from her book, Get Creative with M’Liss
Rae Hawley by C & T Publishing.
Achromatic is an absence of color, a true neutral,
black, white and gray. It may be the most challenging to
work with. This 8” quilt block is straight set and called,
Achromatic Opus.
Thanks to our underwriter
M’Liss Rae Hawley and Sue Hausmann
Sewing Supplies:
•Husqvarna Viking Sewing/Embroidery Machine
•7 Hole Cord Foot #412 01 43-45
•Narrow Braid/Cord Foot #411 85 09-45
•Braiding Foot #411 85 00-45
•Fancy Trim Foot #412 82 38-45
•Assorted Robison Anton 40 wt. Rayon Threads
Monochromatic is a single color or one color and
can include all the tints, tones and shades. This
monochrome 8” block on point is called Rose on Point.

Complementary colors are directly across from each
other on the color wheel. It often is referred to as
“opposites attract”. This wall hanging is one block with
the block size enlarted with a 2 x 3 ratio equaling 16” x
24”. This re-sizing gave the opportunity to embellish. It
is called, Interlude in Chartreuse and Red Violet.
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This quilt was made of many solid or tone on
tone fabrics. They were embellished with different
techniques.
1. The 7 hole cord foot was threaded with cords which
were couched or stitched over with a serpentine stitch.
M’Liss likes to leave the cord ends hanigne!
2. The Fancy Trim foot was used to sew sequins and
other types of trims. Pull a piece of the sequin trim
through to the back of the foot before you start to sew.
Thread with matching thread or invisible thread and
select a blanket stitch at a wide width.
3. The Narrow Braiding Foot and the braiding foot are
both excellent for couching cords and trims.
4. M’Liss made twin needle tucks with two different
colors of thread. Be sure to do your pintucks fi rst, then
cut the piece because the pintucks will take up some
of the fabric. White thread can be used because it is a
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neutral.
5. Braid with tassels hanging down adorned one piece.
M’Liss made tassels from Robison Anton thread.
6. A grid was stitched with pintucks, and then buttons
were stitched through all the layers so they actually
created the quilting.
Triadic is three colors equally spaced on the color
wheel. It can be primary colors yellow, red and blue or
secondary colors orange, violet and green. This quilt
called “Jesters Dance” is an example of a triadic quilt.
Analogous colors are neighbors, side by side on the
color wheel: in this block, yellow, yellow green and
green. It is a 32” block but it has been split into three
parts, 8” x 32”, 16” x 32” and 8” x 32” to create a
triptych wall
hanging..
The
embroidery
on the
border was
stitched on
tulle, then
appliquéd
onto the
quilt.
Ribbons
fl ow from
piece to piece. M’Liss stitched the words
“follow the path, the journey continues” free
hand, into the quilting.

Telling your story through piecing
Each section of the block, was pieced. Many piecing
variations and creative options present themselves in this
hanging created by a group of people working together.
Thus the name, Group Eexpression. The colors are
analogous
Telling your story through fabric
M’Liss made this for her daughter Adrian, called
“Spring for Adrian”. It uses a fabric collection that
has a springtime theme, and is embellished with
embroideries.
This Coca Cola quilt is an example of using large print
fabrics in a quilt. M’Liss by enlarged the quilt block
size so each piece in the block could showcase the large
fabric print..
For more examples of color and quilting and
instructions for the Century of Progress blocks, be
sure to Get
M’liss’s Book, Get
Creative!

2510 Quick Project
Sun Catcher
with Janie Lantz
Creating the embroidery:
1. Open 4D Embroidery Professional System.
2. QuickLink to 4D Design Creator .
3. In the Wizard, select Create Express
Embroidery.
4. Click Next.
5. Select View Picture, and browse to C:\ 4D
embroidery \ Picture Library \ClipArt \Animals
\ANIaqua. Click OK and choose the fi sh in a
bubble, GO103625. Click Next.
6. No rotation is needed, so click Next.
7. The fi sh is cropped appropriately, so click Next.
8. Choose Fit Design to Hoop. Change Hoop to
My Hoops or Husqvarna Viking Designer SE,
and choose the150 x 150 DoAll Quilter’s Hoop.
Click OK.
9. Click Next.
10. You don’t need to change in Reduce Colors, so
click Next.
11. In Choose Thread Colors, check the
Automatically Remove Background Color
option. Click Next.
12. In the Fabric Advisor, change to Sheer fabric.
This will optimize the design for stitching
on sheer fabric, removing underlay and stray
stitches. Click Next.
13. Review the design in the Preview. Click Finish.
14. In the edit tab, right click to select different areas
Sue Hausmann, M’Liss Rae Hawley and Janie Lantz
Sewing Supplies:
•Husqvarna Viking Sewing and Embroidry Machine
•Two 10” x10” squares Green or blue cotton fabric
for the sun catcher frame One 10” x10” square Warm
& Natural battingDouble-fold bias tape or bias selffabric
for fi nishing. 12” x 12” square fi rmly woven
sheer such as: Silk Organza tinted with Tsukineko
Inks to the color of water & heat set, Voile (cotton
can also be tinted) Or: Sparkle or other organza in a
pale green or blue. Note: If the organza or voile is
too limp, use spray starch or fabric sizing to crisp it
•1/2 Yard of 1/8” wide satin ribbon in coordinating
color
•Embroidery Design created in 4D Embroidery
Design Creator
Or choose an openwork design from
MyEmbroideries.com.
•Robison Anton Rayon Embroidery Threads
•Empty bobbins, one for each color embroidery
thread
•Do-All Quilter’s Hoop #920 115-096 (use Heavy
inner hoop)
•Hoop Ease for the Do-All Quilter’s Hoop #412 74
95 06
•Cut A Round Tool #140 00 16 45
•Rotary cutter with 25mm (1”) or smaller blade
•Clear gridded ruler and rotary cutting mat
•Sewing thread to match the frame fabric
•Clear 1/4” Piecing Foot #412 92 74 47
•Adjustable Bias Binder Foot #412 98 50 45

of the fi sh, and adjust different areas of fi ll.
15. Save as Suncatcher.can.
16. Select 3D Create Stitches to make an
embroidery fi le, and save as Suncatcher.vp3.
17. Select 3D Create Stitches again, and use the
Send function to send to your Designer SE, a
fl oppy disk or USB stick for the Designer I, or a
card reader/writer.
Stitching your Sun Catcher:
1. Cut a square of organza about 12” square. If
necessary, stiffen slightly with spray starch or
sizing.
2. Place the outer Do-All Quilter’s hoop on a fl at
surface. Lay the organza over the outer hoop,
and then lay Hoop Ease on top. Press the
Heavy inner hoop into place and fl ip the Quick-
Release lever closed.
3. Wind a matching bobbin for each color and trim
carefully between each thread change to make it
reversible. Stitch using Robison Anton Rayon
threads. Turn off the Automatic Jump Stitch
Cut Feature if you have it on your machine.
4. Remove from the embroidery hoop and clip any
stray threads.
5. Using the Cut-A-Round tool, cut the embroidery
into a 6” circle.
6. Using the Cut-A-Round tool, cut 5” circles in
the exact center of each 10” piece of quilting
cotton.
7. Quarter and pin-mark the organza circle and one
cotton square.
8. Lay the organza embroidery right-side up on a
fi rm surface. Lay one fabric frame over it, right
side up. Flip the top edge of the frame down
toward the center of the organza, so the frame
and organza are right-sides together where
they will be seamed. Match the quarter marks,

keeping the
embroidery
design
horizontal
in the fabric
frame, and
stitch using
the Clear
1/4” Piecing Foot. The organza will fi t perfectly
into the opening cut in the cotton square.
9. Place a Warm and Natural square on the right
side of the second piece (back of the frame) of
quilting cotton. Use the 1/4” Clear Piecing Foot
to stitch the fabric to the batting 1/4” from the
edge of the cutout in the frame backing, through
the cotton and Warm & Natural batting. Trim
out the center of the batting, leaving the ¼”
seam allowance. Hint: use a scalloped rotary
cutter or pinking shear to “notch” the seam
allowances, allowing the fabric to turn more
easily.
10. Turn the batting through the circle hole to the
wrong side and press, making sure the batting
rolls slightly to the wrong side so it will be
hidden when you stitch the centers together.
This will create a fi nished portal to be placed
over the back side of the embroidery design.
11. Align the two frame pieces wrong sides together,
making sure to match up the circular opening
in the padded square with the stitched edge
of the organza square. Use the B foot and a
decorative stitch to secure the two halves of the
“sandwich” together around the edges of the
circular opening.
12. Press to smooth, and trim to an exact 9” x 9”.
13. Bind, using ½” double fold binding (either
purchased, or make your own to match). Start
by binding the bottom edge, leaving a 6” tail
for seaming at the end. At the corner, stitch
right up to the edge of the fabric frame, using
Fix to lock the stitches. Pull the fabric out the
back of the foot to make slack, and form a miter
at the corner. Pull the bias and quilted fabric
back into place and stitch from the miter to the
next corner. Repeat, overlapping the ends and
stitching into place when you have stitched all
the way around.
14. Cut an 18” length of narrow ribbon. Tie a bow,
shoe-lace style, at each end. Tack in place at
each top corner.
15. Press again, hang in a sunny window, and you’ll
have a sun catcher to brighten your days!
Thanks to the underwriter of ourQuick Project: