ffq-lar Posted December 5, 2014 Report Share Posted December 5, 2014 Last year my Guild challenge was assembling a quilt medallion-style with a center focus block and then a new border for each of nine months. I've happily quilted several of them but this one is special. My friend used one paper-pieced star from a Mariner's Star pattern book and built the rest of the quilt around that. She calculated the border sizes, kept the proportions of the spacer borders balanced and graceful, drafted her own checkerboard-style border using rectangles, and drafted the smaller half and three-quarter stars in the outer border. Her colors are lovely and her piecing is precise. I keep telling her she needs to make a pattern to sell. I love that the medallion edge and the final star border have a scalloped look because her fabric colors blended so well. Quilted with miles of SID with Essence invisible thread, a variegated blues/greens Madiera poly, and silver-gray So Fine. Scrolls, my own sashing design (page 21 of "the book"), some micro work, and piano keys for a frame. It has 100% cotton batting and a beautiful white-on-white backer that shows the quilting so well. Flickr link below with three more detail shots when you arrow right. Thanks for looking! Let me know if I need to encourage her more to write up the pattern! https://www.flickr.com/photos/larech/15762315628/in/photostream/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonbon Posted December 5, 2014 Report Share Posted December 5, 2014 Holy moly Linda! Everything about it is gorgeous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmeimann Posted December 5, 2014 Report Share Posted December 5, 2014 Amazing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neher-in-law5 Posted December 5, 2014 Report Share Posted December 5, 2014 What a wonderful quilt. It is striking even before you start to notice the quilting. Yes, she needs to write up the pattern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmuntz Posted December 5, 2014 Report Share Posted December 5, 2014 Wow - absolutely beautiful! Love everything. If she makes a pattern of this quilt, I would definitely buy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beachside Quilter Posted December 5, 2014 Report Share Posted December 5, 2014 Simply stunning, Linda! The quilt is fabulous, and then your quilting sends it over the moon! WOW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheri Butler Posted December 5, 2014 Report Share Posted December 5, 2014 The colors of that quilt are mouth watering, to say the LEAST! Nicely done girl!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie in Ok Posted December 5, 2014 Report Share Posted December 5, 2014 Very nice I would really encourage her to write up a pattern. I love it and your quilting design as always makes that quilt dance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qltnbe Posted December 5, 2014 Report Share Posted December 5, 2014 Jaw dropping pattern and quilting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMALKB Posted December 5, 2014 Report Share Posted December 5, 2014 I love it...........the design, colors and the quilting.............all gorgeous !!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwilt-n-Deb Posted December 5, 2014 Report Share Posted December 5, 2014 It's gorgeous, I especially like your sashing designs!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenscratch Posted December 6, 2014 Report Share Posted December 6, 2014 It is so pretty. If your friend decides to put out the pattern I will definitely purchase it. It would look great in our little blue bedroom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srichardson Posted December 6, 2014 Report Share Posted December 6, 2014 Another Linda beauty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bliss Quilter Posted December 6, 2014 Report Share Posted December 6, 2014 AWE- INSPIRING!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WW Quilter Posted December 6, 2014 Report Share Posted December 6, 2014 Yes, pattern please! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janice Posted December 6, 2014 Report Share Posted December 6, 2014 VERY BEAUTIFUL!!! She needs to publish the pattern or a book. The quilting, also, is beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enchanted Quilting Posted December 6, 2014 Report Share Posted December 6, 2014 So very, very pretty. Your quilting helps to move this great quilt over the top! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delld Posted December 6, 2014 Report Share Posted December 6, 2014 :wub:How did I miss this yesterday? Miss Linda it is purrrrrrrrfect. Love you designs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibbyG Posted December 7, 2014 Report Share Posted December 7, 2014 I love the design with the curls. You always come up with such great ideas. And how did I miss the design on p.21 in your book. They look so different on a quilt. Very well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anniemueller Posted December 7, 2014 Report Share Posted December 7, 2014 Love everything about it. Your quilting is divine, as always. Yes, she should write the pattern to sell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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