ffq-lar Posted May 7, 2014 Report Share Posted May 7, 2014 Skip to the bottom for a condensed version-- In 1880 Barbara Bucher Snyder made a sampler quilt with 72 different small pieced blocks. (Google her name to view the original.) Predominant colors were pink, dark brown/black, yellow, and various scraps of bright colors used in the blocks. The quilt was in the Lancaster PA Quilt and Textile Museum on display several years ago. My customer made an almost exact reproduction of this quilt using some vintage fabric and close reproduction fabric. Then she brought me not-very-clear photos of the original and asked for the quilting to be reproduced as closely as possible. Okay... Follow the Flickr link for a full shot and arrow right for a detail. For those interested--the batting was 80/20, threads were BL and SoFine brown, pink, yellow, and Essence invisible. The cable in the border was done with a stencil Dennis made for me with a matching smaller version in the pink sashings. Crosshatched first and third borders, miles of SID and a bit of CC's in the sampler blocks. I matched the vintage quilting lines from what I could see and guessed at the rest. Way too many hours, way too little charged, never again! I told her I would charge by the hour since it was so challenging and I still couldn't bring myself to charge that much. Thanks for looking! https://www.flickr.com/photos/larech/13945837859/ *** tl;dr (too long;didn't read) synopsis-- vintage top reproduced with hopes of having the quilting reproduced as well. Yikes! Underpaid, but my own fault!*** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie in Ok Posted May 7, 2014 Report Share Posted May 7, 2014 Linda very nice I really like the stencil design, does he make them for others or give instructions on making them? Also did you use a ruler to do them or just freehand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffq-lar Posted May 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2014 Dennis makes them from tough plastic sheets after I give him something he can scan and digitize. It's cut with his CG laser. He'll make custom stencils if you send him the line drawings. This cable was continuous to stitch, marked with a purple air-erase marker and stitched on the marks. I needed two sizes of the cable, so I drew the cable to fit the sashing block and Dennis then enlarged it for the border. I measured the distance of the border, divided by the number of cable links I wanted, and he cut the stencil to that size. My only problem was that two opposite borders weren't exactly the same length, so I had to fudge one side a half-inch longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primitive1 Posted May 7, 2014 Report Share Posted May 7, 2014 Very nice!!! I like that quilt and your quilting is perfect for it!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busy Quilting Posted May 7, 2014 Report Share Posted May 7, 2014 I have pictures of the same quilt, that I admired in that museum. The colours weren't what I would use, but the quilting........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharonarooni Posted May 7, 2014 Report Share Posted May 7, 2014 It looks perfect, Linda. She must be absolutely thrilled. I'm fascinated by the idea of custom stencils. You are a lucky woman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delld Posted May 7, 2014 Report Share Posted May 7, 2014 You and Den make a great team. Great quilting as always .And way to much SID for me. You did a fantastic job!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeannieB Posted May 7, 2014 Report Share Posted May 7, 2014 I really, really like the cables! 8-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathG Posted May 7, 2014 Report Share Posted May 7, 2014 Linda, your quilting is superb, love the whole quilt !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K. Szymaszek Posted May 8, 2014 Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 Wow, that is a stunner. Just beautiful. The cables look great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jclark Posted May 8, 2014 Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 Absolutely stunning Linda--love the cables! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindaSteller Posted May 8, 2014 Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 Wow. Great quilt with beautiful quilting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisquilter Posted May 8, 2014 Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 Wow, that is the perfect quilting for that top! Cables scare the heck out of me! Yours look so good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamache Posted May 8, 2014 Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 Beautiful!! You did a wonderful job on the quilting. Your customer is a lucky lady! Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaC Posted May 8, 2014 Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 Linda, what a beautiful job you did on this quilt. It is fantastic. I love that your husband helps you. Mine does too, mechanic/woodworker making me wood templates, wood rods, anything I can think of, he comes up with a finished product; and does the heavy maintenance on my machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlnewell Posted May 8, 2014 Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 Yes, fantastic job! When you say line drawing for the stencils, do you mean drawn on paper or some sort of computer generated line drawing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cblevins Posted May 8, 2014 Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 Oh so pretty!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffq-lar Posted May 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 Yes, fantastic job! When you say line drawing for the stencils, do you mean drawn on paper or some sort of computer generated line drawing? Hand-drawn is fine, but he needs something sharply drawn that can be scanned. He can do some adjusting when it's digitized, but wouldn't want to spend a lot of time cleaning it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwilt-n-Deb Posted May 8, 2014 Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 Wow!! That is beautiful, I love your border treatment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisae Posted May 8, 2014 Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 Lovely, Linda! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibbyG Posted May 8, 2014 Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 Love that quilt, the colors and the quilting. But I hate it when someone gives me a quilt and says they want it quilted just like the picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bekah Posted May 8, 2014 Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 Oh my friend, that is beautiful. Your flicker account is full of jaw dropping gorgeous eye candy. I spent a very long time there drooling. Sure wish I had your imagination and talent. Thank yo ufor sharing with us all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enchanted Quilting Posted May 8, 2014 Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 What an outstanding job of quilting this beautiful quilt. It is SO hard to estimate time on a project with as many features as this quilt has...love it and thanks so much for sharing!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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