I'm on to another quilt square, after a diversion to needle felting (more soon...) and a lack of focus on which embellishment techniques to attempt. My third square includes fabric foiling (easy and fun!) as well as free-motion stippling (a machine-stitched fill pattern with the feed dogs lowered). Fabric foiling uses a special 'foiling glue' and foil sheets (available from Joggles.com ) and is an easy way to add a bit of glitz to your world. several techniques are possible; my technique was to paint the glue on some heart stamps and 'stamp' the fabric with the glue. After the glue dries, put the foil sheet over the glue SHINY SIDE UP and rub the sheet (with a finger, bone folder, or letter opener). The foil will stick only to the glue. Pretty nifty!
The stippling was done with metallic thread and monofilament in the bobbin. I created my own pattern which was just a scrolly left circle-right circle meandering stitch. I tried not to cross lines, but sometimes you just gotta! Matching the stippling pattern to the backing (a batik print that looks like a lot of oblong pebbles), and using gold thread to match the foil brings it all together nicely. The square has a lot more shine 'in real life' -- hopefully the final quilt photo will bring that out.
