judysmith Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 Lovely feathers Caroline. Judy http://judiquilts.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quilted charm Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 Maybe there's a blessing in "busy" quilts. I don't see any "boobs":D Looks great to me. I haven't gotten the nerve up to try yet so your ahead of the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borderline Quilter Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 I love the colours of this quilt and love your feather meander too it's a fun quilting design to do and fills a space quite quickly. I have one of those way back when quilts still to quilt in my pile too...never did get the pieced borders just right, like you if I look at the back I can see a big variation in my not so quarter inch seams?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitaR Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 Beautiful, lovely feathers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda G. Craig Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 Caroline, that is such a pretty quilt! Your quilting is awesome! I agree, without this forum of quilty friends, I would not be the LA quilter I am today. Lovely job and another project done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyLake Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 You are way to hard on yourself, Caroline. My eyes dance with the color patterns in the quilt and your feathers are fantastic. BTW -- Did you pre-mark spine lines when you did the feathers? Or, if not, how did you decide the direction and spacing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carolinequilts Posted January 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 Joan - I did mark the spine with school chalk, but I did not stitch it first before starting the quilting - maybe I should have, I wasn't sure. I did have some difficulty determining direction and spacing and probably spent as much time drawing the lines (and erasing) as I did quilting . I kept going back to the drawing that Linda R. provided (I added a link to her post on page one of this post). Oh, and I practised on paper for 2 nights before starting the quilt. That helped a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-Jane Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 Just beautiful!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoseCity Quilter Posted January 29, 2012 Report Share Posted January 29, 2012 Originally posted by carolinequilts Joan - I did mark the spine with school chalk, but I did not stitch it first before starting the quilting - maybe I should have, I wasn't sure. I did have some difficulty determining direction and spacing and probably spent as much time drawing the lines (and erasing) as I did quilting . I kept going back to the drawing that Linda R. provided (I added a link to her post on page one of this post). Oh, and I practised on paper for 2 nights before starting the quilt. That helped a lot. I can't seem to see the link?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallPinesStudio Posted January 29, 2012 Report Share Posted January 29, 2012 I love this too. Could you please repost the link? I couldn't find it. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carolinequilts Posted January 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2012 Here is the post - http://www.apqs.com/quiltboard/viewthread.php?tid=31311&page=2 I am trying this again, this time stitching the spine first. Here is a picture of all my chalk lines! I'm just using cheap school chalk and I seem to be able to erase the lines quite easily. I'm using a finger pin cushion as an eraser! It is in the picture too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheri Butler Posted January 29, 2012 Report Share Posted January 29, 2012 Oh Caroline! This is going to be AMAZING! What thread are you using? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty Posted January 29, 2012 Report Share Posted January 29, 2012 I think your meandering feathers look perfect. I need someone to push me off the ledge. I'm still chicken. But, I can feel the courage to try getting stronger. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carolinequilts Posted January 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2012 I changed the picture to a better one, but it doesn't have the finger pin cushion in it. Sheri, I am using Sulky Blendables - Antique Christmas. It is a 35wt thread, pretty heavy for this type of work I think. On the back is a poly serger thread. The back is flannel, so the thread is digging in deep and maybe the thread buildup won't look bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smd719 Posted January 29, 2012 Report Share Posted January 29, 2012 Hi Caroline: The quilt is beautiful! Would you mind finding the link to Linda's instructions and post it again? I have something this would be PERFECT for. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carolinequilts Posted January 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2012 Hi Stephanie. Up about four replies from this one, I have included a link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carolinequilts Posted February 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 I've fininshed my 2nd attempt. My customer was thrilled - I actually got a hug! Here are some pictues. I hope these ones show the texture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carolinequilts Posted February 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 Here is a closeup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carolinequilts Posted February 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 Here is the back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bekah Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 Oh Caroline, they are both beautiful but this one just sings a happy song! Thank you for posting the link and for sharing your photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annaquilts Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 Caroline, I love this quilt. The colors are wonderful and your feather meander is gorgeous. Thanks for posting the pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyLake Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 Wow! You've really got it down, Caroline! Gorgeous quilt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenH Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 Caroline the quilts are gorgeous, and your feathers are awesome!! Right now my issue is with spacing, I never seem to get it right, too skinny or to wide, on my spines, but I will keep trying. Thanks for the inspirations!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinR. Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 Caroline, those are some gorgeous feathers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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