iedquilts Posted October 3, 2009 Report Share Posted October 3, 2009 What beautiful work! totally awesome! Irene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrteach Posted October 3, 2009 Report Share Posted October 3, 2009 Absolutely unbelievable. I am awed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunny Posted October 3, 2009 Report Share Posted October 3, 2009 Oh my gosh, you are a magical magician Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betsy Posted October 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2009 Originally posted by hmerrill Betsy I just want to know what your customer had to say. She hasn't seen it yet. She moved out of town last month. I have posted pictures of the whole process on my webshots site in a seperate album for her to look at. I emailed her this morning to let her know it was finished and haven't received a reply yet. I'll let you know if she likes it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witha'K'quilting Posted October 3, 2009 Report Share Posted October 3, 2009 What's not to like? She's crazy if she doesn't love it! You did a fantastic job on this quilt. Pat yourself on the back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathG Posted October 3, 2009 Report Share Posted October 3, 2009 Betsy, This has turned out so beautiful, and your feathers are fantastic. !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoriasews Posted October 3, 2009 Report Share Posted October 3, 2009 You deserve a medal! She's not going to recognize this as her quilt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carolinequilts Posted October 3, 2009 Report Share Posted October 3, 2009 Talk about making a silk purse out of a sow's ear! Fabulous work Betsy. Your customer owes you more than just payment - she should bow down in front of you!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anniemueller Posted October 3, 2009 Report Share Posted October 3, 2009 I dread the day I get a quilt top that looks like that one did and I hope when it happens that I can work half the magic that you did. What an awesome job you are doing. We're praising it now before it's done because we can already see that it is clearly amazing. Do you always leave your tops unattached to the top roller? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltlover03 Posted October 3, 2009 Report Share Posted October 3, 2009 Absolutely gorgeous! Love your feathers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tchamberlain1 Posted October 4, 2009 Report Share Posted October 4, 2009 You did a tremendous job on this. Congratulations! It's amazing what can be done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MastiffMomQlt Posted October 4, 2009 Report Share Posted October 4, 2009 Oh my goodness! You deserve a metal! Great job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted October 4, 2009 Report Share Posted October 4, 2009 Wow, that's amazing! Way to go, Betsy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbigailE Posted October 4, 2009 Report Share Posted October 4, 2009 Unreal!!! In the best way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltgirlcrsy Posted October 4, 2009 Report Share Posted October 4, 2009 wow, how wonderful the finished product is with your quilting. Contratulations! Your customer was lucky she chose you to quilt for her! Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBQLTN2 Posted October 4, 2009 Report Share Posted October 4, 2009 Betsy, wow that was alot of fabric that you had to work in there to get this one to be flat and straight. It seems if one had not seen the top before you quilted it you would never know it had such issues. Makes me think the quilter can turn anyones piecing into a show quilt. I hope your friend appreciates the miracle that was performed on the beauty!! our feathers are absolutely breath taking. Did you learn to do them from Kimmy Brunners cd? They are fabulous!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeanros Posted October 4, 2009 Report Share Posted October 4, 2009 Very nice Betsy, you did a wonderful job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbi Posted October 4, 2009 Report Share Posted October 4, 2009 Just incredible girl! Way to go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawaii Posted October 4, 2009 Report Share Posted October 4, 2009 Omigosh, this truly is a miracle (thanks to the quilter)!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelleywa Posted October 4, 2009 Report Share Posted October 4, 2009 That's one of the most amazing transformations I've seen! Your quilting is truly wonderful. Couple of questions; did you baste the quilt as you rolled to help ease the fulness in, as well as the steam and starch? And did you premark the feathers or do them without marking? I was bowled over by the feathers! Shelley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennan100 Posted October 4, 2009 Report Share Posted October 4, 2009 Oh, Betsy! Miracle is right! You were so brave to take this one on to begin with, and you have transformed it! It doesn't even look like the same quilt! What progression did you use? Did you do center first and then borders? Or just start at the top and work your way down? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckeindl Posted October 4, 2009 Report Share Posted October 4, 2009 WOW that is beautiful! - those before and after photos are incredible!! No "touch-ups" like those diet advertisements!!! LOL I'd like to hear more - did you end up with "any" tucks or pleats (maybe just tiny?) Did you tack down each area and then maybe push or pull the excess in as you quilted the feathers or did the S&S method do that for you? When you use the S&S method - it needs to be done on just the quilt top? What about the batting if your quilt is already on the frame? Enough questions . . Thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuliaDay Posted October 4, 2009 Report Share Posted October 4, 2009 YEAH - you are awesome. What a wonderful finished job. I would have never thought it could turn out so beautiful. You worked magic to getting everything tucked in. Well done! Julia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sms Posted October 4, 2009 Report Share Posted October 4, 2009 WOW...:PGREAT JOB!!! Quilt shows might consider a new category "Rescued Quilts by Longarm Quilters." This quilt would win a ribbon for sure. sms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betsy Posted October 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2009 Okay....Hopefully here are the answers you have wanted. I don't use the top roller on my machine. I have it marked in one inch increments with zero in the middle and then numbered out to the sides. I usually put tape around the roller at the side measurements for the quilt I'm working on and make sure the sides line up with the tape each time I advance the quilt. I pin baste all along the bottom edge and re-pin baste at each advance. Progression on this quilt: I did SID on each side of the inner border first, then the piano keys in the border, then SID around the stars, then CC in the star diamonds. I marked the feather spines with blue wash out marker and stitched the spines. Last I did the feathers freehand. I did have to take several large tucks, actually pleats. Look at my webshots album about this quilt and I have pictures of how I did the pleats. I used Bonnie's Starch and Steam through all the layers first but actually melted some of the batting (oops) After that I starched and steamed just the top before each advance of the quilt (a benefit of not using the top roller bar!) If it was not a poly batting I could have steamed all I wanted through the layers. Hope that answers all the questions! Thanks for being so interested in my mess! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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