HOW TO CREATE YOUR OWN TEAL MANDALA QUILT

MY INSPIRATION FOR THIS WORK

A member of one of the quilting groups that I belong to, offered a mandala workshop. Some of my favourite colours are in the turquoise to teal range. I discovered a piece of teal/turquoise ombre fabric and wanted to use the Bernina Q24 to do graffiti quilting on it. Using teal and purple together is also a very good colour combination. The Jinny Beyer border pattern fabric that I found in my fabric stash, was just perfect for this project! Mandala quilts like this one, should not take you longer than a week to create. It is a quick, fun project.

TEAL MANDALA QUILT

YOU WILL NEED

• Suitable background fabric
• Two layers of Loomtex batting
• Suitable backing
• Fabric to use for applique
• Applique paper
• Wonder Invisible thread (smoke)
• Isacord machine embroidery thread

HOW TO GO ABOUT DESIGNING and SEWING THE MANDALA

• Create your own mandala
• Fussy-cut pieces from the fabric to use for applique
• Iron applique paper onto the back, cut out, peel paper off
• Iron in position on background fabric
• Use your domestic machine to sew pieces in place
  

  Teal Mandala quilt close-up of quilting

QUILTING YOUR MANDALA QUILT

• Put the work on the Bernina Q24 and spray glue the layers together
• Grafitti quilt in all the open spaces.
• Remove from machine
• Sew hanging sleeve and label on the back of your work and enjoy your own Teal Mandala Quilt
  

  BORDER FABRIC WITH SOME GRAFITTI QUILTING

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