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Sew a placemat with echoquilt clips

Sew a placemat with echoquilt clips to get a very personal and original effect. Really worth trying!

If you did not yet purchase the rulers, you can start with easy shapes you can find at home. Think of a role of tape: it does not glide over the fabric and it is not too high. And I found some extra flower shapes I want to try.  Only, they were only 3 mm thick and less interesting than I thought.

I added rulerstoppers to prevent gliding.

Sew a placemat with echoquilt clips adjustable rulerfoot 72 Bernina

I sewed with thicker thread (90), to get a better view in the pictures. It is in between sewing thread and cordonnet. To finish the biastape, I used Mettler Seralon sewing thread.

I know I need more exercises to sew even stitches and have smootht lines. Once again: ‘Practise, practise, practise’ for me too… 🙂

 

What is echoquilting?

The word says it already: you make an echo around a previous stitched line or shape. You can echoquilt freehand or with rulers. So this is why the rulerfoot is perfect for echoqulting.

Here’s more information:

Supplies to sew a placemat with echoquilt clips.

  • Left over cotton (top and bottom in equal sizes),  you will need 6 blocks, size appr 21 x 21 cm + extra fabric for the back.
  • Batting: 6 blocks sized 21 x 21 cm.
  • Simple shapes or a little complexer (think of the rulerstoppers).
  • Biasband to finish the edges
  • Adjustable Ruler Foot # 72 and Echoquilt-Klipps
  • Heat erasable pen
  • BERNINA sewing machine
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  • Sew a placemat with echoquilt clips adjustable rulerfoot 72 Bernina
     
Image of Echo-quilting Clips.

Echo-quilting Clips

Quilting with ease ✓ Easily create decorative quilt patterns ✓ Use with Adjustable Ruler Foot #72 & #96 ✓ Exact positioning of clips for accurate guiding ✓ Anti-static manufactured solid plastic ✓ 

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Image of Adjustable Ruler Foot #72.

Adjustable Ruler Foot #72

Decorative quilt designs such as lines, feathers, circles etc. ✓   are created using a ¼-inch-thick Plexiglass ruler ✓  Markings on the inside and outside for simple, precise sewing ✓  The dial lets you adjust the height of the foot individually to the fabric thickness ✓  For 5.5 mm and 9 mm machines ✓ 

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Let’s start practicing:

Draw a 15 x 15 cm square on the fabric and add some parts of the round shape over the edges.

Sew with the rulerfoot around one circular shape, sew free hand over the pen-line, let the roll of tape wait for a moment.

Continue with the outline of the square, and sew 6,25 mm beyond the intersection with the curve. Take the roll of tape and sew around it with the ruler foot. This is your first echo, 6.25 mm away from the curve.

Put the smallest clip on the rulerfoot 72. It works best with the needle in the fabric. Put the opening in the clip over the needle and thread.

Sew a placemat with echoquilt clips adjustable rulerfoot 72 Bernina

Sew around the shape again untill you reach the square. Go on with the bigger clips for more echoes.

 

Are you in the mood for a challenge?

Did you sew some blocks using simple shapes? What about trying out some complexer shapes? I found wooden decorative flowers.

Look what happened:

Sew a placemat with echoquilt clips adjustable rulerfoot 72 Bernina

Finishing the 6 blocks was done in the same way as the first placemat with rulerfoot exercises.

 

My thoughts after finishing this project:

  • Check the height of your shapes. Don’t hit the presser foot and don’t slide over with the rulerfoot. When the shape is too long (like my flowers are), it is difficult to turn while sewing.
  • Sew slowly, to keep control over your work.
  • Don’t be too critical – irregularities are the proof it’s handmade – and keep practising.
  • Well after all, the quilt rulers are more comfortable to work with 🙂 🙂
Sew a placemat with echoquilt clips adjustable rulerfoot 72 Bernina

Look at the nice structure after quilting with echoquilt clips.

Sew a placemat with echoquilt clips was a challenge for me. New rulerfoot projects are planned!

Free sewing instructions: Sew a placemat with echoquilt clips

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  • Elizabeth Blois EditEditing comments on the BERNINA blog is only possible after logging in with a blog user account. Sign up now or create a user account if you do not have one yet.

    Do you know when is Bernina going to sell a ruler foot for the BSR? I love my BSR and just can’t understand why it doesn’t have a ruler foot.

    • Bea Callemeyn EditEditing comments on the BERNINA blog is only possible after logging in with a blog user account. Sign up now or create a user account if you do not have one yet.

      Elizabeth, I have no idea… I know there is a special accessory to work with the rulerfoot and the BSR function. The sensor is than replaced under the fabric, through a hole in the extension table. So it can notice the movement of the fabric and activate the BSR function for equal stitches. It is available in the US alread, but I have no idea when or whether it would come to Europe. Glad to hear you like the BSR function so much. It’s wonderful, isn’t it?

  • Hilke Gustke EditEditing comments on the BERNINA blog is only possible after logging in with a blog user account. Sign up now or create a user account if you do not have one yet.

    How lovely – more patterns for placemats. I am still busy sewing trees for the QA. They have to be ready before starting my exercises. Thank you for showing your projects.

    • Bea Callemeyn EditEditing comments on the BERNINA blog is only possible after logging in with a blog user account. Sign up now or create a user account if you do not have one yet.

      Hi Hilke, I’m glad you like it. You can vary as much as you like, always new ideas coming up when you’re busy. Succes with the QA! The trees are really lovely!

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