peppermint_1987 Posted April 12, 2007 Report Share Posted April 12, 2007 Hello, I am Tracey Petersen and I am in Townsville, Australia where it is always tropical and warm. I bought my APQS Millennium at the end of March. I had owned a small quilting machine for a year prior to buyng what I should have bought in the first place! I have attached some photos of client quilt which I finished this week. The client is thrilled with it. What do you think? I would love your feedback. This is the front of the quilt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peppermint_1987 Posted April 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2007 This is the back of the quilt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheri Butler Posted April 12, 2007 Report Share Posted April 12, 2007 Very nice! I love the spiral suns! what thread did you use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smorris Posted April 12, 2007 Report Share Posted April 12, 2007 Hi Tracey What a fantastic job - your customer should be thrilled - the quilting design really suits the piecing too. Best wishes sue in Australia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramona-quilter Posted April 12, 2007 Report Share Posted April 12, 2007 Hi and welcome. When I saw the first photo, I was going to say that I really like the leaf motif in the center of the square; I couldn't see much of the rest of it. But then I scrolled down and saw that you posted the back. Oh, my! This is fabulous. I always like the backs, you can really see the quilting then. And No Fear solid backing. Way to go! I love that outer border/sash around the squares - the swirl-saw-like half-spiral. It is way cool. This quilt top has a lot going on. Your quilting seems to give it purpose. I do like the back more than the front. I could look at the back endlessly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonjaHammond Posted April 12, 2007 Report Share Posted April 12, 2007 Peppermint: You did an awesome job. You and your Millie did not take long to bond. Can't wait to see your next quilt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra Darlington Posted April 13, 2007 Report Share Posted April 13, 2007 The front is very nice, but the back is totally awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MODEN Posted April 13, 2007 Report Share Posted April 13, 2007 LOve the back, you can really see your awesome work. The fron is very nice but the back really shows your skills. great work:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennan100 Posted April 13, 2007 Report Share Posted April 13, 2007 Oh yeah, the back is wonderful, what great choices you made on this. I'm curious about the thread also.....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lsequilter Posted April 13, 2007 Report Share Posted April 13, 2007 Tracey, What beautiful quilting work. I saw you were from Townsville and it immediately took me back to 2000. We were aboard a scuba diving cruise out of Townsville when Cyclone Tessie chased us into Townsville. We spent several days in one of the hotels with no electricity. Actually, it was delightful!! You have a lovely city. Thanks for bringing back the memories. Linda Esenbock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted April 13, 2007 Report Share Posted April 13, 2007 What an extremely fun that quilt is! I don't know what side is more fun...the front? or the back? !! Awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peppermint_1987 Posted April 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2007 Thanks everyone! You are all very supportive. I have used a variegated Signature thread called Woodlands. It sews beautifully, but I find that it leaves quite a bit of fluff behind. I love tha back of quilts when they are finished too. I love the visible texture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted April 13, 2007 Report Share Posted April 13, 2007 Wew, that is one great looking quilt!! Congratulation on moving on up to a Millie...you are going to love it, if you don't already! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grammie Posted April 13, 2007 Report Share Posted April 13, 2007 It looks great. No doubt you are a very creative quilter. Looks like your having too much fun!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewhappy Posted April 13, 2007 Report Share Posted April 13, 2007 Peppermint - WOW it's great and by the way Welcome to the group - I hope you like it here! Don't forget to check out the other forums as well. Patty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ritathequilter Posted April 13, 2007 Report Share Posted April 13, 2007 Peppermint, wonderful qulting job! I was first drawn by all those wonderful fabrics she used on the front of the quilt. I'm a traditional quilter and have never used fabrics so vibrant and busy but I sure do love them and should be getting a stash of them. Can you tell me, are they Australian fabrics? Rita Canada Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancingstitcher Posted April 13, 2007 Report Share Posted April 13, 2007 Fantastic quilting Tracey. My friend Lorraine lives in Canberra where we lived for two years. Australia is such a great country for creativity and you seem to have a big supply of that. Our daughter was born in Canberra and just arrived in Sydney yesterday for a three week trip to do research for a movie script. (She lives in Los Angeles and we're in Phoenix, AZ) I asked her to pick up Australian Patchwork magazine for me so I can learn more about quilting in Australia. Also met up with several Aussies at the Houston show. Hope you keep posting on the chat so we can see more of your wonderful work and get to know you. It's amazing that we are half way around the world and are sharing stories and photos. Think I'll try some of your shapes on a quilt. Thank you Tracey. Vicki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peppermint_1987 Posted April 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2007 The fabrics are Kaffe Fasset. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltaholi_518 Posted April 13, 2007 Report Share Posted April 13, 2007 AWWWWWE some!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvonnerenae Posted April 13, 2007 Report Share Posted April 13, 2007 Tracey are you kidding? You just got your machine? You just blew some of us way off the learning curve. You have great artistic and creative expression and will have a zillion customers after your work. Congrats, looks like you found the right line of work/play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sylkamode Posted April 14, 2007 Report Share Posted April 14, 2007 Hi Tracy, Looks great to me! Cannot see that you've just got your machine. Keep on quilting! Sylvia Kaptein Sylka-Mode www.sylkamode.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkle Posted April 14, 2007 Report Share Posted April 14, 2007 Love your quilt and how you quilt it Tracey! Simply beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewingupastorm Posted April 15, 2007 Report Share Posted April 15, 2007 I would love to see more close ups......................from what I can see it looks great! Welcome to the longarm fourm! I am in New Mexico the high desert of the American Southwest. Right now we have patches of snow outside....................we got a late snowstorm the other day when we should be enjoying spring weather. Being in the desert I am grateful for any moisture we get though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patch Posted April 15, 2007 Report Share Posted April 15, 2007 Wow, Tracey! Nice to meet you, and what GREAT quilting you did on that. I thought it was cute in the first picture, but when I saw the back of it I was quite impressed. I love what you did with it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dare2pt Posted April 19, 2007 Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 http://good-times.webshots.com/album/557731087tDBuDV?track_pagetag=/page/photo/goodtimes/friendsfun&track_action=/Owner/ViewActions/FullAlbum Here are some quilts Lindy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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