In Stitches
How’d They Do That?
We opened a photo in Photoshop and converted it into black and white. Then we bumped up the contrast and applied the half-tone line filter. Choosing a line color that is the same color as the thread you intend to use will make the stitching go faster. Using Timeless Treasures photo transfer fabric sheets that can be fed through an inkjet printer, we printed it out.
Then we made a quilt sandwich with a piece of low-loft cotton batting (we only use Quilters Dream) and a piece of backing. Then go back and forth stitching on a regular sewing machine over the lines in a straight stitch. Keep the feed dogs up and use the reverse stitch function, stitching until all of the lines are covered.
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March 29th, 2006 at 11:03 pm
Thanks, this is serendipity - just the information I was looking for!
March 29th, 2006 at 11:34 pm
That is really excellent and would never have occured to me. Thank you so much. Just amazing.
March 29th, 2006 at 11:42 pm
Wow!
March 29th, 2006 at 11:43 pm
Oh wow, must try this wth photos of my grandchildren….fantastic tutorial thanks…
wendy
March 30th, 2006 at 1:41 am
My first response…how beautiful! I might have to try this one…
March 30th, 2006 at 2:06 am
that is really neat.
March 30th, 2006 at 2:11 am
That is so cool! What a great idea. I love it!
March 30th, 2006 at 2:55 am
Wow! Incredible!
March 30th, 2006 at 3:46 am
I see lots of potential for using this technique. Thanks for sharing.
March 30th, 2006 at 6:05 am
Thanks so much for sharing - I love this website and the community around it. I really want to give this a go!
March 30th, 2006 at 7:25 am
Too Cool!
March 31st, 2006 at 3:46 am
Such an amazing image and technique, thank you weeks for joining whipup, I look forward to seeing what you do next.