Do youi love stained glass quilts? well i spotted one yesterday and am going to have a go at one. I love q chaleng so wil hacve to do a bit of surfing to find out the best way to create a wallhanging in this manner.

thank you .Have bookmarked it for later

Take a moment and look at this website. Look all around. This looks like stained glass but... I especially love her flower designs and the butterflies. I made the rose quilt and my friends thought I did it the hard way. She also has her technique on YouTube. www.detailsbydiane.com

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by eggyannie 30 Oct 2011

oh wow pass the tissues while i drool.
thank you so much for this site i will have to take a look at it in full.
first walk dogs and then can play.

there are many ways to do this work so you have to find the one that suites you best
i like to use a plain white or cream back cloth Press this to remove all creases and trace the pattern outline onto it first. make sure you have at least two inches spare beyond the actual design.
i use a water removable marker but a sharpie is ok as the lines will not be seen when the work is completed. These lines will be the sew lines.
decide on the fabric you wish to use. plain batic or tie dyed cotton is great for this work as it gives a realistic stained glass look
you will be able to see the sew lines through the cotton. Turn the backing fabric face side up and pressagain if its creased.
Take the first piece of cloth you wish to use (normaly the sky in a scenic or landscape design ) and place it face up over the section of the pattern you want it cover. Do not cut back to fit yet. pin it into place outside the sew line.Turn the cloth over and sew along the marked line to secure this section of the pattern. Turn the cloth back to face front and now trim the piece of fabric you have just sewn onto the backing cloth along the outside edge of the sewline being carefull not to cut too close to the stitching just as you would with applique work
decide where you want to go next on the pattern and repeat the above oversewing along previouse sew lines where needed.
once all the pattern sections are in place you can begine to sew on the bias tape that will act like the lead in the stained glass.
when placing bias strips onto the design make sure the tail end on the actual pattern can be hidden under another joining bias. The tail endS will be coverd by the border
use 1/4 inch bias in a colour of your choice. pin in place and iether sew along one edge of all the bias strips and then the other to secure ( this will hide the raw edges of the fabric). Or if you feel confident you could use a twin needle.
you now have your stained glass panel that you can edge in the normal way or simply frame on a card or use in a patchwork quilt. I hope this will help you to have a go at this work.
i will be starting mine tomorrow so watch this space. PM me if you need more help. ANNIE IN THE UK

Lovely idea. I would love to try this myself. Does anyone have any links for instructions?

Hi eggyannie, I have made some of the stained glass wallhanging. Small shapes are more difficult to do. I used a little clover iron to press the bias on[it has vliesofix on it already] The fabric shapes are best if vliesofixed too. The first big project that I did, I just used iron-on interfacing and subsequently some lifted from under bias. will post pic in projects for you.

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by eggyannie 29 Oct 2011

Small shapes are best done useing a different technique to sewing on bias strips. the one i will be doing is 22 inch x 18. normally i will use my printer to enlarge the designs.
I saw a wonderfull idea of useing organza over any faric that has to look like water. its very effective.
annie in the uk

by eggyannie 29 Oct 2011

like water its very effective and yahoo ate this bit from the above post. annie in the uk

by killiecrankie 29 Oct 2011

I have made my own 1/4 " bias binding by using a clover bias binder tool & adding strips of vliesoflix but had trouble with the paper peeling off the vliesofix because ot the hot humid weather so next time I'm going to use applique wonder. This product lets you lift it up & move it.It doesn't become permanent until its ironed into place so all the ends can be tucked under before sewing down

by eggyannie 30 Oct 2011

yes i have the same tool and will be makeing my own bias. that way i can chhose the colour bias i want to use on other projects

There are some lovely designs here. Thanks for showing us this site.

So glad you reminded me of this site; haven't been there in awhile and was looking for inspiration. Love stained glass; Dh has a heron and he bought me a stained glass daisy to hang near the kitchen-love the morning light shining through it.

so sorry i thought i had put it into the url link for you but here it is
http://free-stainedglasspatterns....

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by cherylgauteng 29 Oct 2011

Lovely, have fun and thanks for the link. Have you ever tried to do the real thing ? I did for years and it is absolutely fascinating to do and rewarding when completed.

by eggyannie 29 Oct 2011

never done this work with glass as didn't have the room for it and glass with young children and pets does not mix, i stick to things that can't be broken if dropped now. Did do egg art for many years and taught it too .

Annie it sounds as if you are busy all day long no matter what is going on. I look forward to seeing what you next create. What was the site you found? Enjoy the next show you are off to at the NEC I am sorry I will not be able to come this time :(

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by asterixsew 29 Oct 2011

I too am missing the edit function here

Annie, are you going to share the site for the free stain glass designs with us please? Like your bias storage idea. I love your messages you always come up with useful information, thanks.

i really should wear my glasses and check the spelling before i hit send. too excited and wanted to tell you. annie