carmen Posted May 23, 2010 Report Share Posted May 23, 2010 I have been ask to quilt the Oportunity Quilt for our guild this year. Have you seen or quilted this pattern before? If you ware going to quilt it, what would you do? Your help is hugely appreciated. Carmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anniquilter Posted May 23, 2010 Report Share Posted May 23, 2010 Carmen That's a beautiful quilt!. I don't have any suggestions but you do beautiful work so I'm sure that whatever you do will be wonderful too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neher-in-law5 Posted May 23, 2010 Report Share Posted May 23, 2010 Since this is for your guild, it will also give you a chance to show great workmanship and possibly have new customers coming to you. Because I like custom treatments before e2e, I suggest quilting around the bouquets and vases, adding texture lines to in the detail areas like the leaves, petals, vases, and then use sashing designs of border quilting or feathers, whatever you do well, the background behind the bouquets could be just fillers or if it is a patchwork background possibly cc in the blocks making up the background. Then the backing would show the full design from the front as a wholecloth. have fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corey Posted May 24, 2010 Report Share Posted May 24, 2010 Beautiful Applique Quilt, I echo Madelyn's suggestions. It will be a spectacular quilt when finished, please post when done. It will bring in a lot of money for your guild. Corey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennan100 Posted May 24, 2010 Report Share Posted May 24, 2010 I'd outline all the applique, add the details as Madelyn discribed, and treat the backbround as one piece with a fill there. Almost any fill would work, 3's & E's, Mctavishing, swirls, stipple. One you are comfortable doing. Vines and leaves in the border. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted May 24, 2010 Report Share Posted May 24, 2010 I'm with Kenna on the background fill. I think McTavishing would really give it beautiful movement. I would definitely outline all the applique and add textrure where needed. such as in the leaves and petals to give them some definition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlhdesigns Posted May 24, 2010 Report Share Posted May 24, 2010 Carmen........I'm with Madelyn, it is a little time consuming but worth it. Check out Raylene Smiths webshot, she has one that she just finished and several other that are applique. She also teacher. http://community.webshots.com/user/raylene2911 Happy Quilting!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primitive1 Posted May 24, 2010 Report Share Posted May 24, 2010 Her quilts are spectacular! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carmen Posted May 24, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2010 Thank You Ladies!!!!!!!! I will try to do you proud. I had never seen Raylene's quilt images before. What gorgeous and yummy quilting. Will post after the quilt is done. Again, Thanks. Carmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitaR Posted May 24, 2010 Report Share Posted May 24, 2010 I have almost entirely different "visions" of this quilt. I'd use invisible thread, outline all the bouquets and vases, then behind them, continue the little sticks of barren flower. The one that looks like baby's breath without any blooms. down around the bottom of the vase, I'd place a few more tiny branches, and just enough to let some quilting show, but the vase and flowers would be the focal point. Also detail the flowers, so petals are defined, leaves have texture, etc.. Its gorgeous and you will do it justice. ritaR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
francine Posted May 24, 2010 Report Share Posted May 24, 2010 :D:DWhen do you have to have this done???:D:D post as you go and when done. Can't wait to see it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raylene Smith Posted May 25, 2010 Report Share Posted May 25, 2010 Hi ladies...lovely comments are always welcome, thankyou kindly...i paid Rebecca to say that..lol , just kiddin.....lol...for what it's worth, here's what I would do...I would ditch around everthing even all petals etc..with clear thread, I'd just ditch the blue sashing, and leave it...the background fabric, I would use a neautral fine thread as in probably bottomline, so that thread is not the focus, I would treat the background as one and do a fairly close background fill, probably a feathery one and possibly where there were larger areas of background I woud incorporate a feather here and there...in the flowers and leaves I would use clear thread and add a little detail here and there as in veins etc, but not overdo it...they are to be the focus, and need to pop...HTH... just my opinion for what it's worth... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raylene Smith Posted May 25, 2010 Report Share Posted May 25, 2010 me again..just looked at the outer border...I would possibly do piano keys 1/2" apart...with all that curvy quilting, a quilt needs some straight lines to calm it down..IMO.. Ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stagecl Posted May 25, 2010 Report Share Posted May 25, 2010 Just beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neher-in-law5 Posted May 25, 2010 Report Share Posted May 25, 2010 Going with Raylene's suggestions of the invisible thread, you may want to try the Invisifil thread. Here it is about $11 for a spool of 2300 m and lasts forever. I have used it on George. When I had it in the bobbin it did the complete center of the quilt, about a 36x45 panel of hollyhocks that I stitched around most of the flowers on the stalks. That bobbin never emptied in doing all of that. For my borders I had switched to So Fine in the bobbin and it took 3 - 5 bobbins to do all the borders. The Invisifil comes in colors that disappear into your fabrics instead of standing out and shouting "I'm here!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlhdesigns Posted May 28, 2010 Report Share Posted May 28, 2010 Was the Invisifil thread purchased through Superior Threads?????? Is invisifil thread real fine like bottom line??? WOW Raylene!! I just had to catch my breath .......happy to see you here. You need to show your quilt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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