elsietee Posted December 22, 2009 Report Share Posted December 22, 2009 Hey there. This is my first post to this forum, but I've been lurking for months, getting inspiration from all your photos. I only make a few quilts a year and only quilt my own (just as well, given how slowly I get around to things >grin<). I have a Juki TL98-Q on a frame, so am somewhat limited by my quilting area. Attached are some pics of a quilt I've been making for my sister. It was supposed to be for her birthday in November ... 2008 - hopefully she'll get it this February >sigh<. The request was for "something Thai-related, in reds and white-gold". I sent her pictures of various patterns and this was the one she picked, with my embellishments at the corners. Lucy Chaplin Trumbull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elsietee Posted December 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2009 I had no idea how hard it would be to get the large cream triangles the right size (I had to do all the math myself, since I was working from a photo of the pattern), and I ended up using a truly nasty piece of faux-silk that I found at Wal-Mart (not somewhere I would normally shop for fabrics but it was the perfect colour/type for this project, even if it was nasty) for the border. Unfortunately, because of these two things, the border was super-wavy >ack< so my only choice was piano keys. Even more unfortunately, I didn't have the quilting space using my Juki to do the whole width of the border, so had to add some curlies to make it work. In the large cream areas I did freehand vines/leaves/berries and was pleased how they turned out, given that it was working *very* free-flowing. Lucy Chaplin Trumbull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elsietee Posted December 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2009 more piano keys... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elsietee Posted December 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2009 Another reason for the wavy border was because I got carried away and quilted the corners before the border... what was I *thinking*?? Here's more of the free-hand vines/leaves/berries: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elsietee Posted December 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2009 I really enjoy stippling, but have been reading Leah Day's 365 Days of Filler Designs blog, so tried to incorporate something different - in this case, her matrix design of wavy criss-crossing. It was a little wobbly, but worked out OK overall. Lucy Chaplin Trumbull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elsietee Posted December 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2009 more stippling/matrix: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elsietee Posted December 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2009 There are two more completed tops sitting waiting to be quilted (one with my first attempt at trapunto, so we'll see how that turns out). Biggest challenge is avoiding quilting so dense that the quilt is stiff as a board. I need to experiment with some finer thread - I like my quilts to drape and be usable. Anyway, thanks for looking. As I said, I've gotten so much inspiration looking at all your photos that I wanted to post some in return. Lucy Chaplin Trumbull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewlinzi Posted December 22, 2009 Report Share Posted December 22, 2009 Welcome to the Forum - you have made a very nice quilt for your sister! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted December 22, 2009 Report Share Posted December 22, 2009 Very nice job! And welcome out of lurkdomville Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted December 22, 2009 Report Share Posted December 22, 2009 It's beautiful. I really appreciate your special quilting designs, that you spent so much time and effort and I know your sister will treasure it for all of these things. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbigailE Posted December 22, 2009 Report Share Posted December 22, 2009 This quilt was well worth the wait for your sister. You should both be so pleased. Great solution and choices for the quilting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollyrw Posted December 22, 2009 Report Share Posted December 22, 2009 First, welcome! Second, WOW! You have done a wonderful job on that quilt. I love the freehand vines/leaves and the wavy criss-crossing filler. I think the curly que at the end of the piano key border was a great solution! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmcclannan Posted December 22, 2009 Report Share Posted December 22, 2009 Great quilt! I love the wobbly crosshatching. I've done that before without realizing it was a legitimate filler.:P:P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meg_marsh Posted December 22, 2009 Report Share Posted December 22, 2009 very nicely done.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parm Posted December 22, 2009 Report Share Posted December 22, 2009 Hi Lucy, Welcome to the forum and thanks for the great pics. Love ther red and white combo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted December 22, 2009 Report Share Posted December 22, 2009 Came out nice. Good to see you come out of the shadows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustSewSimple Posted December 22, 2009 Report Share Posted December 22, 2009 Love your freehand work. Keep showing those pictures. Welcome to the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoryJM Posted December 23, 2009 Report Share Posted December 23, 2009 Hey Luce...a post of quilts sans ponies....amazing! Glad to see you posting; now you need to add your pic so everyone can see you! Oh, and for those of you reading Lucy's post--she's Brittish, so you must read them with the correct accent:D Will you do the binding before you leave for DVE? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennan100 Posted December 23, 2009 Report Share Posted December 23, 2009 I love that border, a very reative solution, it turned out very well! the Matrix turned out good, too! Welcome out of lurkdom, and please post more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie Posted December 23, 2009 Report Share Posted December 23, 2009 Totally agree....your leafy border is perfect. AND I absolutely love your beady-piano keys. Will be adding that picture in my album for future references. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witha'K'quilting Posted December 23, 2009 Report Share Posted December 23, 2009 You did a great job on this quilt for your sister. She will love it. Welcome to the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarieBrewer Posted December 23, 2009 Report Share Posted December 23, 2009 Looks terrific!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibbyG Posted December 23, 2009 Report Share Posted December 23, 2009 I can't believe you just looked at a picture and were able to make that quilt. I'd have to have my friend Theresa help me with that one. It's really very pretty. Thanks for reminding me about Leah Day's blog. I did look at it and then promptly forgot, as usual. I really, really, really love the way you did the piano key border with the little swirls. See, you use what you have and make it work. Me, I just sold my HQ16 and bought the Millenium. I'm going to save the picture to my favorites so I can remember how to do the border. Have a great holiday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elsietee Posted December 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2009 Originally posted by DoryJM Will you do the binding before you leave for DVE? >snort< I'll be lucky to get the trailer packed, the pones washed and rasped, and get out at a decent time on 26th. They are currently filthy and full of witchy knots. I'm banking on some down-time when we get back to get some quilting done. Thanks for all your kind words, people! Lucy Chaplin Trumbull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerstin Posted December 23, 2009 Report Share Posted December 23, 2009 Welcome! The quilt is very beautiful and I like your quilting, your freehand leaves are great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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