LibbyG Posted May 1, 2016 Report Share Posted May 1, 2016 My customer just won First Place, favorite quilt from the guild members and People's Choice at her local guild. I used So Fine and Bottom Line. Hobbs 80/20 and Dream Wool. This is a picture of Shirley and her grandaughter who will eventually receive the quilt. Spring Basket 031 by Libby G, on Flickr Spring Basket (7) by Libby G, on Flickr Spring Basket (5) by Libby G, on Flickr Spring Basket (9) by Libby G, on Flickr Spring Basket (10) by Libby G, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T Row Studio Posted May 1, 2016 Report Share Posted May 1, 2016 Very well done Libby. its defiantly a winner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat C Posted May 1, 2016 Report Share Posted May 1, 2016 Oh my, that's luscious! You and her make a great team of talent. Congratulations to both of you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yankiequilter Posted May 2, 2016 Report Share Posted May 2, 2016 Libby, so beautiful! Congratulations on your contribution to winning the ribbons. Lucky granddaughter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tootsquilts Posted May 2, 2016 Report Share Posted May 2, 2016 How Beautiful. Congratulations to the both of you. I love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srichardson Posted May 2, 2016 Report Share Posted May 2, 2016 Very well deserved. It's a beauty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gail O Posted May 2, 2016 Report Share Posted May 2, 2016 Congrats! Definitely a winner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlnewell Posted May 2, 2016 Report Share Posted May 2, 2016 Very beautiful quilt and quilting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila S. Posted May 2, 2016 Report Share Posted May 2, 2016 Libby, I am amazed at the beautiful quilting you did on this quilt. You are so talented. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anniemueller Posted May 2, 2016 Report Share Posted May 2, 2016 Beautiful quilt and quilting! What a lucky young lady who gets to keep this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamaahma Posted May 2, 2016 Report Share Posted May 2, 2016 So great - it must've taken months! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMALKB Posted May 2, 2016 Report Share Posted May 2, 2016 The quilting detail is amazing............absolutely gorgeous ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted May 3, 2016 Report Share Posted May 3, 2016 Well done, congratulations!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zora Posted May 3, 2016 Report Share Posted May 3, 2016 Absolutely beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaC Posted May 3, 2016 Report Share Posted May 3, 2016 Libby, congratulations to you and your client on a beautiful quilt. Job very well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cagey Posted May 3, 2016 Report Share Posted May 3, 2016 All I can say is, it is gorgeous. Thank you for sharing. Cagey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibbyG Posted May 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2016 Thank you all for the wonderful comments. It means so much when it comes from such a talented pool of quilters. I spent 70 hours quilting and twice as long to decide on a design. I wanted to use Nemeshing on it, so I contacted Bethanne Nemesh. She said the space was too big for that technique and I needed to divide it. She suggested an oval with lines from the sides, but I didn't like that design. I asked Valerie Smith for another one, which I liked better. The problem, for me, in dividing the space, was the flowers cascading over the side of the basket. Finally, I laid it on the floor and placed a large sheet of plastic over the center. (Shirley wouldn't allow me to use any marker that had to come off with water, so I was trying to use a design that would be very easy to make using a square ruler.) I drew the design from memory, and then went to the computer to check with Valerie's design. They were different. So I started texting Heidi and Vickie to get their input. Finally I let the customer decide which one she wanted. She chose the one I made by accident. Since I already bought NEMESHING, the book from WHITE ARBOR QUILTING, the center was ready. My next step was to figure out how to do the swags in the border. Linda Hrcka, the quilted pineapple lady, uses them on a lot of her quilts. I have DeLoa Jones boomerangs and Linda's curved rulers. They are basically the same rulers, but I bought some of DeLoa's when she first made them, before she extended the sides, so I used some from both of their sets. I tried to find videos on making the swags, but the ones available were for using other rulers. My problem was how to turn the corner and keep the swag the same size. I drew and drew and kept sending pictures to Heidi Merrill so she could tell me which size looked better. You would think that was an easy thing to judge, but it wasn't for me. Finally, armed with all my information, I knew I had to load the quilt. I measured the inner borders and decided the swags would measure around 10 inches each. That meant that five inches on each end would be used to make the first turn, which turned out beautifully. When I tried to turn the next swag, I couldn't get it to work, so I made a template of the first one and used it for the rest. I'm sure there's an easier way to make it, and I'd love for someone to tell me!!! One other design mistake turned out to be a good decision. When Valerie drew the division for me on the center part of the quilt, she put feathers in the design. They looked gorgeous, but were going to be hard on the lower right hand side where the applique cascaded. And, they were going to have to go around the butterflies, where Vicki Maloney suggested some swirling to look like they were in flight. When I was working on the upper left hand corner, I simply forgot to put in feathers. Once the Nemeshing started, I knew they would have detracted from the look. So, with the help of all my forum friends, SPRING BASKET turned out beautifully. Thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilta93 Posted May 4, 2016 Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 It's a beautiful quilt and your quilting is spectacular! Congratulations. Deb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam Posted May 4, 2016 Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 Beautiful Quilting Libby!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judyday Posted May 5, 2016 Report Share Posted May 5, 2016 Thank you for sharing your process. That helped me a lot. Your quilting is absolutely beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Posted May 6, 2016 Report Share Posted May 6, 2016 Today I mowed literally all day and I took my bath and decided I would see what inspiration I could find on the APQS site. I was not disappointed again! I love to find new Libby heirloom quilting pictures to devour after a hard day of work. Of course I look at the current one which is outstanding...and then I keep going back and back and back through all of the pictures of the gorgeous quilts on her Flickr site. Amazing! Thanks for the quilt show again, Libby! You are so inspiring! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busy Quilting Posted May 6, 2016 Report Share Posted May 6, 2016 Libby I saw this on my FB feed and didn't realise it was you. It looks even better now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibbyG Posted June 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2017 Spring Basket has won a total of seven ribbons in our three local shows. Three first places, a viewer's choice, best machine quilting, her guild's favorite quilt, and finally Best of Show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWall Posted June 29, 2017 Report Share Posted June 29, 2017 Congratulations on all the awards!! It is an absolutely beautiful quilt!! Talent like yours inspires me to keep working on my skills. Thank you SO much for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted June 29, 2017 Report Share Posted June 29, 2017 How did I miss this one!?! I love it. Beautiful job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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