LadyLake Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 It is gorgeous, Heidi. I admire your patience and skill. Getting it square is the icing on the cake! Great job! Joan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbi Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 Heidi! WOW! I see a bunch of Blue ribbons on that quilt! I'm so impressed with the 1/4" crosshatching! And the rest too! You just did a beautiful job! Your daughter is very much loved! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmquilt Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 Gorgeous!!!! Absolutely stunning. Michele Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennan100 Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 Oh Heidi! I'm just speechless, this is beautiful! Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 Beautiful! Beautiful!! Beautiful!!! You should be very proud!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltingjoyful51 Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 Great job. Love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katydids Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 Ditto what everyone else said. It is absolutely stunning! Will it be going into any shows? It should, it is amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SandraC Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 Beautiful work, Heidi...you should be so proud of yourself!! I hope you enter it in some shows so it can be admired by everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 I agree...another ribbon winner for sure.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBQLTN2 Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 very beautiful , It was well worth all that time spent, a lovely keepsake for your daughter, I especially love the design in the borders, did you come up with that design yourself and is that what you made your stencil for? It is very beautiful, very impressive. I know you will do wonderful with it in shows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bekah Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 Oh Heidi, that is absolutely the most incredibly beautiful quilt. Your daughter is going to have to wait a long time to actually take it home because I see lots of traveling and many many blue ribbons in its future. I am in total awe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted September 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 Thank you so much everybody! That was the start to my morning that I needed!!!! OK to answer some questions - Design - some quilts just talk to me. Since I pieced this one and quilted it, it talked a lot!:P:P My daughter had a lot to do with deciding on the quilting. She is a more a geometric person than I am. I was surprised at her border choice and also knew it would be a lot of work! She loved the circles in it. I decided on the straight lines in the background. She requested stippling and doesn't like McT'ing (how dare her)! I found this stencil which met her need for symetry and it fit the design. The stencil was actually only the middle part and then I just repeated the design out to make the fleur del lis design which she just absolutely loved. We decided that we wanted the smaller stars to pop more so that was why I did the cross hatching in the big stars. Hunter star pattern - I used the Rapid fire Hunter star ruler and this was one of the variations (well mostly I think) I have it in EQ so if somebody wants it let me know. The ruler is worth it weight in gold! This was one of the squarest quilts I've ever done. It was wonderful to be able to line it up so easily on the machine and when I did the cross hatching you could tell in an instant if your seam was off. Border design - the paisly design is one of Sharon Schambers, book #4 I think. It took a while to get a good stitching path on it but once I did I could do it continuous with some back-tracking. Adam - Adam is the designer of the Quiltazoid and yes since the Quiltazoid is for sale everybody can have "an Adam":P:P:P:P:P Background lines - These were done continuous with backtracking around the feather design. I did them in two parts, first I did them on one side of the feather design and then the other. It was so easy to line everything up with the Quiltazoid. I love this template!!!!!! quiltazoid.com Cindy - I have been longarming for 2 years almost exactly. I got my machine just after labor day in 2007. I did have a stretched rotary machine for a year before that and I learned a ton on it but it didn't have any of the bells and whistles. No SR, no needle up/down, nothing. Just a machine on a table. I could quilt about 10" without advancing. It was a perfect learning tool though! I think that covers it. Please let me know if I missed anything and again thanks for the compliments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heirloom Quilter Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 What a work of art. It is beautiful, gorgeous, amazing, outstanding, ( can I think of anymore adjectives?) I love the cross-hatching and the borders are phenomenal (there I found another one). I'd like to see the tools you used to do all that stitching. Way to go. I see ribbons in your future too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beachside Quilter Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 Amazing, Heidi! Your daughter is sure to treasure this quilt for years to come. Great job!! Vickie Oliver Beachside Quilter APQS Rep SW FL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yankiequilter Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 What a beautiful quilt and quilting! Your love for your daughter shows in this quilt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
appr216 Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 Heidi, Your quilt is stunning. I know your daughter will treasure it. Judi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merryjo2003 Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 Wow! Your daughter will treasure this beauty for years! It's beautiful. I really want a quiltaqoid! Nice to know they will work with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustSewSimple Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 So (sew) fine! Wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbigailE Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 Award winner for sure, this is stiff competition, what a beautiful heirloom and claimed already by your smart daughter. What beauty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfrost Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 Beautiful quilt...quilting, colors, everything! The time spent doing precision work has paid off--BIGTIME! Thank you for sharing this masterpiece & your techniques. Pat AZ :cool: Mille Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TishMarshall Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 Absolutely amazingly beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dar Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 Heidi, That is an incredibly beautiful quilt. Your quilting is amazing. I love what you did in the borders, especially. What a treasure for you and your daughter. You are my new idol. I just got a LA machine one week ago. If I can do half what you do in 2 years time, I'll consider myself successful. Love it!! Darlene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KerryM Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 Heidi, that is beautiful!!! I see ribbons in your future! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WendyJ Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 It's stunning! O my, I just left from behind my machine but I better get my bud back there, practicing! Congrats on your blue ribbon, because it will be there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butterfly Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 So very, very pretty!!! Jessica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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