Day 38 - Flame Stitch

This design is also featured in the book From Daisy to Paisley along with many other free motion designs from this project! Click here to learn more about this beginner level book and DVD.

Uggh, today is day 38 and I have a wretched snotty nose thanks to my germ ridden 2 year old.

I knew from the beginning that a rainy day like this might come after the honeymoon phase was over. That's why I saved an easy, tried and true stitch just for today: Flame Stitch:

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This was actually the very first filler variation I ever created way back when I was quilting Release Your Light. It could be argued that this design is responsible for this project of insanity.

Inspiration - Release Your Light is 77 inches square and by the time I got to the sun ray border I was so sick of MicroStippling and McTavishing I was ready to sell my soul to stitch anything else.

A friend mentioned the possibility of a variation of Paisley and drew it for me. I looked at the drawing and at first thought "Is this allowed?" Like I was somehow breaking the rules by creating variations of existing stitches!

After my initial shock wore off (and 50 hours stitching those rays) I began to see that the slightest change in a stitch can create a whole new texture. Here's a close up photo of one ray before Shiva Painstiks threw up on it:

So when I'm in the mood to blame the launch of this project on anything or anyone, I can always look to Flame Stitch to take the brunt of my anger.

(Note: this is all my snotty nose talking. I love this project. I love this project. I love this project...)

Difficulty Level - Beginner / Intermediate. If you can Paisley, you can flame stitch. The only difference is changing the curves for nice long pointy flames.

Directional Texture - 2 directions. This is one of those designs that you will start along one edge and then work your way in rows to the opposite edge.

Suggestions for Use - Got a sunshine, sunflower, or fire quilt needing a good free motion design? Here's your perfect stitch!

Back of Flame StitchFeel free to use this free motion filler designs in your quilts,

and send in a picture to show it off.

Let's go Quilt!

Leah Day

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