RoseCity Quilter Posted November 1, 2014 Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 Finished this Bella Garden for my customer Barbara Bennet this week. Had fun with this one.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuiltGuy Posted November 1, 2014 Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 Looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elizmom Posted November 1, 2014 Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 I can only that I could quilt that well one day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elizmom Posted November 1, 2014 Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 I can only hope to quilt that well one day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffq-lar Posted November 1, 2014 Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 Outstanding, as usual Ardelle! The radiating lines is an inspired design. It looks like sunshine and a breeze blowing across the center. Beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beachside Quilter Posted November 1, 2014 Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 Wow Oh Wow, Ardelle! You are such an artist; your quilting is perfection on this one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gail O Posted November 1, 2014 Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 Beautiful, as usual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T Row Studio Posted November 1, 2014 Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 Great job Ardell love the bumblebee's flight path Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitaR Posted November 1, 2014 Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 So Very Pretty, Ardelle! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheri Butler Posted November 1, 2014 Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 OOh ardelle, that's purty!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewingpup Posted November 1, 2014 Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 Lovely Ardelle, I have one of these to do for myself....I am afraid to do it! Few questions.....did you do all the top stitching on all those little applique pieces on your Millie? or did the quilter do it before giving you the top to finish the quilting on? Mine is still in individual blocks not sown together yet and I am debating whether I have to do the top stitching on the appliques before putting it together on my DSM...and then put it together....I have a lucey and would love to do most of it on her if I could...appreciate any words of wisdom and the sequence of doing one of these....thanks...Lin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat C Posted November 1, 2014 Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 Wow! What creative quilting. You always do beautiful work. I would have looked at this one and been stumped. You nailed it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K. Szymaszek Posted November 1, 2014 Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 Ardelle, I love how you have fun. That is amazing. I love every aspect of your quilting. Made me smile. Going in my favs for future reference if that's ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delld Posted November 1, 2014 Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 Yes you had FUN FUN FUN. So creative and just purrrrrrrfect! Thanks for sharing, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenscratch Posted November 1, 2014 Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 It is so pretty. Great job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie H Posted November 1, 2014 Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 This is such a fun quilt to look at. All the beautiful colors and talk about the beautiful quilting designs!! So creative, Ardelle!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enchanted Quilting Posted November 1, 2014 Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 Inventive and inspiring!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoseCity Quilter Posted November 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2014 Lovely Ardelle, I have one of these to do for myself....I am afraid to do it! Few questions.....did you do all the top stitching on all those little applique pieces on your Millie? or did the quilter do it before giving you the top to finish the quilting on? Mine is still in individual blocks not sown together yet and I am debating whether I have to do the top stitching on the appliques before putting it together on my DSM...and then put it together....I have a lucey and would love to do most of it on her if I could...appreciate any words of wisdom and the sequence of doing one of these....thanks...Lin Lin, Yes I stitched down all the little applique pieces on my Milli. A little time consuming, but not that bad. I will NEVER, stitch them on my DSM again! The advantage of stitching them during the quilting step is it quilts them at the same time.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoseCity Quilter Posted November 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2014 Thank you all! Was trying to like all your comments, but reached my quote for the day..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewingpup Posted November 2, 2014 Report Share Posted November 2, 2014 Thanks Ardelle! Now of course I have questions! what thread did you use? I was trying to stare at the stitching to figure that out. Did you use a clear thread to do all the applique? Did you change thread colors a lot? I was planning on using Hobbs 80/20 for the batting and just a good muslin on the back...any words of wisdom? I am still trying to learn control of my Lucey...and tackling this is probably a really good learning tool! I think I should maybe invest in a saddle stool too! I will put a little one I have on first I think ....and then tackle my eight block one...of course...as they are fun to put together on a cold winter's night in northern Minnesota (we have about 7 months of that I think), I also have the otter one and the owl one as kits to do yet....I just better live well into my 90's and still be able to quilt....Lin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoseCity Quilter Posted November 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2014 Lin, I did use Monopoly thread for all the applique pieces. Much as I would like to match the treads, it would mean hundreds of thread changes...I used other threads for the feast of the stitching, including some metalic. I used two battings to make the stitching really pop. A layer of Hobbs 80/20 on the bottom and Hobbs Washable Wool on top. Just have fun with it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bekah Posted November 9, 2014 Report Share Posted November 9, 2014 Ardella, this is a fantastic piece of artistry.There is so much to see an admire on this quilt. Great job. And thank you for the tips on doing applique on the long arm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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