chickenscratch Posted June 20, 2013 Report Share Posted June 20, 2013 Okay, I don't usually brag, it's rude; but I think this is going to be freakin' awesome looking when it's done. The texture that is being created by the quilting is unbelievable. TGIF- thank God it's finished 38 1/2 hours of quilting over 5 days- 34 bobbins wound with MaxiLock light yellow. 1/3-1/2 cone of MaxiLock variegated on top. PolyFil high loft batting. Cotton fabrics top and bottom. Not so straight piecing and a yellow border that I swear was reaching up a grabbing me a few times. Lots of steam, lots of pins, lots of frogging. Here are a few pictures. The back is really cool. The only thing I really don't like is the border treatments.. I think it needed something more structured, but it's not my quilt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie H Posted June 20, 2013 Report Share Posted June 20, 2013 I wouldn't know you fudged, Teresa. It looks good!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunningThreads Posted June 20, 2013 Report Share Posted June 20, 2013 Looks great from Canada. Nigel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenscratch Posted June 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2013 Thanks. That reassures me. I'll keep going. Hopefully I can finish by tonight. It is taking FOREVER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustSewSimple Posted June 20, 2013 Report Share Posted June 20, 2013 Looks perfect! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K. Szymaszek Posted June 20, 2013 Report Share Posted June 20, 2013 Looks good to me, I don't see a thing wrong with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda G. Craig Posted June 20, 2013 Report Share Posted June 20, 2013 Looks wonderful! Quilt On! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witha'K'quilting Posted June 20, 2013 Report Share Posted June 20, 2013 look great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmuntz Posted June 21, 2013 Report Share Posted June 21, 2013 It always amazes me how a quilter can take something not quite right and make it look perfect! I looks wonderful to me too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pumpkinpatchquilter Posted June 21, 2013 Report Share Posted June 21, 2013 It looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenscratch Posted June 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2013 You can really see that my lines aren't even in both of these pictures. Some of the pieces are 3 ". Some are 2 3/4". Some are 3 3/8" And the borders are so happy that they are flapping their arms, not just waving Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gail O Posted June 21, 2013 Report Share Posted June 21, 2013 Toot away, it is awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corey Posted June 21, 2013 Report Share Posted June 21, 2013 Wow, you tamed those wavy borders. A very modern take & looks fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aleksich Posted June 22, 2013 Report Share Posted June 22, 2013 You go girl, you do amazing work toot away, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda G. Craig Posted June 22, 2013 Report Share Posted June 22, 2013 It really is "freakin' awesome looking"! Love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheagatzi Posted June 22, 2013 Report Share Posted June 22, 2013 It looks so great! You rock!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neher-in-law5 Posted June 22, 2013 Report Share Posted June 22, 2013 That is a great work. It is really surprising how something so simple in design takes a piece right over the top. Just striking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathG Posted June 22, 2013 Report Share Posted June 22, 2013 Teresa that looks wonderful !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat C Posted June 23, 2013 Report Share Posted June 23, 2013 What a neat effect! Very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoseCity Quilter Posted June 23, 2013 Report Share Posted June 23, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitaR Posted June 23, 2013 Report Share Posted June 23, 2013 Wow, Teresa, that is gorgeous,, I hope those diamonds are large enough to let it be a fun work, rather than tiresome. Roughly what size are the diamonds. and How about size?? little, big or huge, medium or tiny? RIta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primitive1 Posted June 23, 2013 Report Share Posted June 23, 2013 It does look great! I love how texture adds another dimension with the quilting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fineseams Posted June 23, 2013 Report Share Posted June 23, 2013 The texture is fabulous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grannylil Posted June 23, 2013 Report Share Posted June 23, 2013 Was there something wrong with this?!! I must have missed it!! Looks good to me!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenscratch Posted June 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2013 Grannylil, the piecing is not quie exact so some of my lines are off. I was mostly just posting a picture to show how the quilting is creating so much texture. i just wish I could have figured out a way to keep from backtracking so much. The back really shows where I've gotten off my previous line. Rita, to answer your question- It is definitely tedious. I have worked on it for the better part of 4 days and just over half done. The diamonds measure 5 inches from point to point. The lines are about 1/2 inch apart. The blue border is getting a tiny meander. The yellow (waving) border is getting loops and stars. I had hoped to have it done in 10 hours or so, but so far I'm almost 30 hours. I'm not going to make any money on this one (didn't charge her nearly enough), but I will post it on my website and blog and hopefully draw some more customers with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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