ffq-lar Posted September 1, 2012 Report Share Posted September 1, 2012 This is a big one and only about two-thirds of it shows in the photo. This is a wedding quilt for a customer who wanted a southwest feel for the quilting without any of the usual motifs like cactus/kokopelli/lizards/etc. She loved the turquoise fabric and this is her go-to pattern for weddings--the ring without circular piecing. Wool batting--which my customers have decided is their new favorite. I quilted the turquoise to look like polished turquoise stones, stitched CC's in the geese, and a new braid I tried on the turquoise border. Big circles on the brown set them off. Diagonals to match the angles in the piecing made a nice border with an angular feel. In the lower area, I stitched the names of the couple and the date of their wedding. A lot of different things going on with this one--I hope the newlyweds like it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Heritage Keepsakes Posted September 1, 2012 Report Share Posted September 1, 2012 The quilting is just stunning and really makes this quilt! I'm sure the newlyweds will be thrilled to receive such an amazing looking quilt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enchanted Quilting Posted September 1, 2012 Report Share Posted September 1, 2012 Stunning! Your quilting choices are just perfect for this quilt. Lucky couple:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted September 1, 2012 Report Share Posted September 1, 2012 Love everything about it! Love your quilting choices. The border is simple yet very dramatic and the circles add the perfect circular motion. Nice job but then I'm not at all surprised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primitive1 Posted September 1, 2012 Report Share Posted September 1, 2012 Linda, Your quilting adds a wonderful texture to this quilt! it is beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oma Posted September 1, 2012 Report Share Posted September 1, 2012 I would love to be able to get "up close and personal" with this quilt because I bet there is a lot of texture to it. I love the angled borders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra Darlington Posted September 1, 2012 Report Share Posted September 1, 2012 Gee, Linda, I love everything about it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shar Schmutz Posted September 1, 2012 Report Share Posted September 1, 2012 It's a beauty Linda! Great job in mixing the textures of quilting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delld Posted September 1, 2012 Report Share Posted September 1, 2012 Been waiting to see this finished! Wow you again knocked it out of the park!!!!! Love it, Linda. The couple is going to enjoy the quilt so much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyce Posted September 1, 2012 Report Share Posted September 1, 2012 Another great quilting job, Linda. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisae Posted September 1, 2012 Report Share Posted September 1, 2012 Oh wow! Another stunning quilt! Linda! At first I thought the quilt was not that interesting...until I saw the close-up of the quilting. This really is a case of "quilting makes the quilt"! thanks for sharing. I am curious how you approached the quilting. Did you do the circles first to stabilize and then the background fill? And is the braid design a stencil? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmkeindl1 Posted September 1, 2012 Report Share Posted September 1, 2012 WOW! the impact of the colors is pretty - but the quilting is stunning! Good questions about stabilizing this one? Also, do you know the name of the pattern? Thanks for sharing - you are the Quilting Queen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustSewSimple Posted September 1, 2012 Report Share Posted September 1, 2012 How in the world did you decide on that particular quilting? Perfect, as always! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witha'K'quilting Posted September 1, 2012 Report Share Posted September 1, 2012 Beautiful quilting. Love the pebbles and circles. Wish I could see the braid better. I have this similar pattern to finish. Not adding the flying geese though. Mine is autumn colored. Like your ideas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LauraJ Posted September 1, 2012 Report Share Posted September 1, 2012 Awesome again Linda! Love how the quilting makes the brown areas POP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peglu Posted September 1, 2012 Report Share Posted September 1, 2012 Ohhh.....I love this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoseCity Quilter Posted September 1, 2012 Report Share Posted September 1, 2012 Wow! Your quilting really made this quilt sing! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffq-lar Posted September 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2012 To answer questions--- I stitched the top border first, then both colors of the geese. Since I hadn't decided what to stitch in the circles, I did the opposite of what I always recommend to others and stitched the turquoise pebbles. Stitching the circles first would have stabilized better but it all worked out. The wool batting worked well and I think I would have needed to be more careful with cotton batting and the pebbles could have been larger. The braid is freehand and a different way to stitch the standard braid design--it requires simple marking and two passes. I call it a flat ribbon braid. Thanks for looking and your wonderful comments! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlnewell Posted September 1, 2012 Report Share Posted September 1, 2012 Great job! I love turquoise and brown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Linda S Posted September 1, 2012 Report Share Posted September 1, 2012 Your quilting is gorgeous! I can't say I care for the quilt - that turquoise is so stark as compared to the browns, but it could be my computer's coloration. Your quilting really makes it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connieb Posted September 1, 2012 Report Share Posted September 1, 2012 I love how you quilted this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffq-lar Posted September 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2012 Originally posted by cmkeindl1 WOW! the impact of the colors is pretty - but the quilting is stunning! Good questions about stabilizing this one? Also, do you know the name of the pattern? Thanks for sharing I don't know the name, but my customer Cindy shared that the brown blocks are made from four patches and then snowball style--with another turquoise square place at the corners and then stitched diagonally. The trimmed off triangles were then stitched together into half-squares. Two half-squares were sewn with the turquoise together to make all the faux flying geese in the border. Love those no-waste patterns! She has a program that figures the width of the spacer turquoise border so her lengths of geese would fit exactly. Hate that math, but love the result! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindasewsit Posted September 1, 2012 Report Share Posted September 1, 2012 LOVE!! Faves!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iedquilts Posted September 1, 2012 Report Share Posted September 1, 2012 I love everything about it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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