ffq-lar Posted November 30, 2012 Report Share Posted November 30, 2012 You're going to be sick of me posting pictures!! I'm so glad to be able to share again. My customer calls this quilt "French General in Retreat" because of the French General line of fabrics she used and the fact that she pieced it completely at--you guessed it--a retreat! I loved the horizontal piecing in the columns and accented that with lots more horizontal stitching. The fabric had beautiful feathers in the print so I stitched formal-ish feathers up the neutral columns. Thanks for looking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heritage Keepsakes Posted November 30, 2012 Report Share Posted November 30, 2012 Beautiful quilting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbear Posted November 30, 2012 Report Share Posted November 30, 2012 I love this quilt! Wish I could save it in favorites! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primitive1 Posted November 30, 2012 Report Share Posted November 30, 2012 Beautiful job on the quilting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitaR Posted November 30, 2012 Report Share Posted November 30, 2012 Very Pretty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol Hartman Posted November 30, 2012 Report Share Posted November 30, 2012 I love how you use those straight lines. It's such a great compliment to those feathers. Please keep posting, I love what your doing and am sure those will go into my list of ideas to do. Carol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted November 30, 2012 Report Share Posted November 30, 2012 Looks great Linda. You made that simple quilt sing a really pretty song! Keep sharing we love your work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisae Posted November 30, 2012 Report Share Posted November 30, 2012 I love this, Linda! You turned a very simple top into a beauty! I never get sick of looking at pictures of your quilting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meg_marsh Posted November 30, 2012 Report Share Posted November 30, 2012 I love this quilt! Wish I could save it in favorites! Save it by using the "Follow this Topic" which is located at the top right of your screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustSewSimple Posted November 30, 2012 Report Share Posted November 30, 2012 Love how the straight lines play against the curves of the feathers! The quilting really makes it quilt, as they say!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmoore1223 Posted December 1, 2012 Report Share Posted December 1, 2012 We never get sick of seeing your quilting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anette D. Posted December 1, 2012 Report Share Posted December 1, 2012 Beautiful!! Just how close were the horizontal lines of stitching? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoseCity Quilter Posted December 1, 2012 Report Share Posted December 1, 2012 Love your design choice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delld Posted December 1, 2012 Report Share Posted December 1, 2012 Great designs. You rock Linda!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prairie Quilter Posted December 1, 2012 Report Share Posted December 1, 2012 Beautiful! The straight lines and curvy feathers look great together! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borderline Quilter Posted December 1, 2012 Report Share Posted December 1, 2012 Very interesting quilt pattern and design choices Linda! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enchanted Quilting Posted December 1, 2012 Report Share Posted December 1, 2012 Thanks for posting...never tire of great quilts with awesome quilting the suits it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitepinesquilter Posted December 3, 2012 Report Share Posted December 3, 2012 Another beauty! Can you tell me what design you used in the outer border? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffq-lar Posted December 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2012 Thanks for the generous comments! The border design is just swirls with lots of close echos. My go-to design for busy borders is swirls but this one needed a more formal treatment I thought. The echos give it a density in an area where the stitching might not show. As for the horizontal lines--all random widths to go with the random widths of fabric in the columns. The only issue was occasional seams which weren't absolutely horizontal--those I either SIDed or stayed far enough away from that the off-straight wasn't so noticeable. I used my channel lock most of the time and SIDed on the side seam to travel to the next spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apylinski Posted December 4, 2012 Report Share Posted December 4, 2012 Gorgeous...both the quilt and the quilting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Della Posted December 4, 2012 Report Share Posted December 4, 2012 beautiful!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CindyT Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 How did I miss this one? It's very striking how you quilted it! Thanks for still inspiring us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra Darlington Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 I think it looks terrific, Linda! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoryJM Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 I don't think there's anyone on this list that would ever tell you to stop posting pics!! I could look at your quilting all day long and this quilt is no exception. Its gorgeous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witha'K'quilting Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 agreed...i could never tire of your quilting! this quilt stems on the side of modern...yet is beautiful! love your feathers and swirls! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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