LadyLake 43 Posted September 22, 2011 Report Share Posted September 22, 2011 Here is my next customer quilt. It is a wedding gift to her son and daughter-in-law, who picked out the green fabric with orange feathers in the star centers. Has anyone quilted one of these before, and if so, what did you do? I'm a bit stumped on how to deal with the odd-shaped areas around the smaller stars in the corners. Any ideas that anyone has would be appreciated. I would like to do medium custom on this -- make it look nice, but not heirloom. Thanks! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LadyLake 43 Posted September 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2011 center Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LadyLake 43 Posted September 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2011 star corners and border Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chermitch4 0 Posted September 22, 2011 Report Share Posted September 22, 2011 I like the green and orange together!!!I like the quilt alot!!! I always have to look in all my books for quilting ideas!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Quilting Heidi 1,398 Posted September 22, 2011 Report Share Posted September 22, 2011 I would just do a peacock feather or swirly meander in that background, cc the triangles an stars and do cross hatcing or curved cross hatching in the centers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LadyLake 43 Posted September 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2011 Thank you, Heidi. I knew that you'd know what to do. I love peacock feathers. Now on the curved crosshatch in the star centers, should I start at the bottom and work up, then start at the side and work over? Or, should I do some other way? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Quilting Heidi 1,398 Posted September 22, 2011 Report Share Posted September 22, 2011 Joan, I would start at the corner and work toward the other corner and then repeat going the other direction. Does that make sense? If you are using Deloa's boomerang you can easily line it up by marking the diagonal of the square and use the lines on Deloa's ruler. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LadyLake 43 Posted September 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2011 Okay, thanks. I'll give it a try. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LindaB 0 Posted September 22, 2011 Report Share Posted September 22, 2011 Beautiful quilt....can't wait to see it done.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Eileen G 0 Posted September 22, 2011 Report Share Posted September 22, 2011 I like this quilt - can't wait to see it quilted. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GrandmaLKB 223 Posted September 22, 2011 Report Share Posted September 22, 2011 A friend made this pattern, but she doesn't do any custom quilting..........just a meander over it all. Hers was done in darker Thimbleberries fabrics. Beautiful quilt. She got very tired of making all those "star" blocks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LadyLake 43 Posted September 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2011 The quilt is done! Thank you to Heidi, for her quilting suggestions. Here is a photo of the center medallion in morning sunlight. I found out that 1/2" crosshatch is much more forgiving and easier to do than 1/4". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LadyLake 43 Posted September 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2011 I tried doing big feathers over the log cabin, but don't have that down yet, so instead did the size my hands are comfortable with, and then branched out to fill in. I used matching thread as much as possible. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LadyLake 43 Posted September 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2011 Threads -- I used King Tut #910 'Bulrushes', which is a really nice combination of yellow greens; two kinds of Bottom Line (only one showing in photo) -- #620 Cream and #613 Sage; and, Aurifil 40 weight 'Variegated Red', which is actually a coral orange color. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LadyLake 43 Posted September 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2011 Here is the full quilt. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LadyLake 43 Posted September 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2011 This is my new foster dog, Bailey, who has settled in pretty well after only 3 days. She knows enough to keep her toes off the quilt top. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LadyLake 43 Posted September 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2011 Bailey asked if she could have her photo taken on the angel quilt, since she is my new foster dog-ter. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Quilting Heidi 1,398 Posted September 28, 2011 Report Share Posted September 28, 2011 Joan that came out gorgeous and I love Bailey's Angel Baby picture! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hawaii 9 Posted September 28, 2011 Report Share Posted September 28, 2011 Joan, your quilting is beautiful!!! and your "dog-ter" also!!! so cute! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sewcrazy4quilting 6 Posted September 28, 2011 Report Share Posted September 28, 2011 The quilt looks great, and so does your new "angel baby". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TracyeQ 8 Posted September 28, 2011 Report Share Posted September 28, 2011 Great job! Wow that one would have had me stumped for sure! LOVE what you did.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IBQLTN2 291 Posted September 28, 2011 Report Share Posted September 28, 2011 GORGEOUS!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GrandmaLKB 223 Posted September 28, 2011 Report Share Posted September 28, 2011 Gorgeous !!!!! Love, love, love that center. Unique feather technique in the rectangles. I like it ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RitaR 647 Posted September 28, 2011 Report Share Posted September 28, 2011 Fantastic selection and execution of stitching.. and love the poocher. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LibbyG 1,020 Posted September 28, 2011 Report Share Posted September 28, 2011 Joan, Love your choices. I've never seen the peacock feather before. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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