Neher-in-law5 Posted December 21, 2013 Report Share Posted December 21, 2013 Here is my latest quilt finished on George last night. The batting is wool. I think that will now be one of my first options for batting. I used the Martinelli rings to help hold and move the quilt. The rings held things in place well and with no effort I could move it easily for large swoops of design. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neher-in-law5 Posted December 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2013 The colors aren't as true here, more faded but I had to get the picture while standing on the loft landing over the living room floor.I angled the corners so it would hang well without sticking out on the corners. It comes over the sides of the bed from the skinny border out. We now can sleep without drafts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heirloom Quilter Posted December 21, 2013 Report Share Posted December 21, 2013 Very pretty. I like your feathers. Great job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K. Szymaszek Posted December 21, 2013 Report Share Posted December 21, 2013 That came out beautiful. K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitaR Posted December 21, 2013 Report Share Posted December 21, 2013 Terrific Quilting!! Congrats. Rita Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maggienoella Posted December 21, 2013 Report Share Posted December 21, 2013 Beautiful work. Joan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffq-lar Posted December 21, 2013 Report Share Posted December 21, 2013 There's a whole lot of pretty goin' on there! Your feathers are gorgeous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beachside Quilter Posted December 21, 2013 Report Share Posted December 21, 2013 Gorgeous, Madelyn! You and George make a great team! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neher-in-law5 Posted December 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2013 Thank you, and if Linda says the feathers are gorgeous I must have made it to really getting good! I do like it, it feels good each time I see it or run my hand over it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IQuiltToo Posted December 21, 2013 Report Share Posted December 21, 2013 You killed it - is just gorgeous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuiltGuy Posted December 21, 2013 Report Share Posted December 21, 2013 Beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pumpkinpatchquilter Posted December 21, 2013 Report Share Posted December 21, 2013 So very beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaK Posted December 21, 2013 Report Share Posted December 21, 2013 Very pretty Madelyn! It gives me hope that George and I will get there! Lisa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joy tippit Posted December 21, 2013 Report Share Posted December 21, 2013 that is a gorgeous quilt. I hope to advance to that stage someday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neher-in-law5 Posted December 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2013 Lisa and Joy, you will get there with your machines, just keep treating each quilt as a good practice piece. Relax and decide what speed is comfortable for you, not the next quilter or the top quilter. I used Martinelli quilting rings to help move the quilt and they are wonderful without physical stress occurring. (They do need to produce a skinny rectangle piece to make it easier to hold the final edge border). I also used stenciled pounced on as I moved into the next section or the chalk wheel to create lines to aim for depending on the design. The feather spine was a chalk line to create the corner curve and then they "grew" from there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibbyG Posted December 22, 2013 Report Share Posted December 22, 2013 You really did a nice job with those feathers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anniemueller Posted December 22, 2013 Report Share Posted December 22, 2013 Very nice! Love the feathers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam Posted December 23, 2013 Report Share Posted December 23, 2013 Great Job Madelyn!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neher-in-law5 Posted December 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2013 Thank you, I used Rainbow thread and realized this morning that this quilt is probably the only one that I have not had a thread break for me. A single cone and only threaded the machine once, even over the multiple days of working on it. Sure hope my next one does as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs.A Posted December 23, 2013 Report Share Posted December 23, 2013 What a fantastic job, Madelyn. You are really going to enjoy sleeping under that beauty! We learn with every quilt…you've got me ready to go for those Martelli rings at this point. As for the Rainbows thread, it runs well on my George too but at least part of your trouble-free quilting is the machine OPERATOR and not simply the thread. So glad you had such a wonderful experience quilting this one! Thanks for sharing the photos & your descriptions, Nancy in Tucson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neher-in-law5 Posted December 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2013 Thanks, Nancy, I do really like those Martelli rings, I use the 11 inch most of the time because the 8 inch just makes you change position too often. The 8 was better for th edge border since I had to also hold the edge fabric with my fingers on the right to left movements. That is where a square or rectangle "ring" needs to be designed and used. My only other complaint is that the knob handles should have been placed so their edges don't hang into the quilting area where the hopping foot bar can get off line by them. That will be an easy fix, they screw off and my hubby had a drill press, we will just move the screw over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted December 24, 2013 Report Share Posted December 24, 2013 beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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