Laura Farnham 179 Report post Posted October 24, 2016 Needed to take a break and do something for me,... so loaded this little linen last night and played,... I tried a couple new things to see how it would turn out,..... Layered the piece on silk to see how it would play together and I really liked the framing effect,... then, instead of Batting,... I used the the foam liner,... I believe it is called Bosal Foam or Soft and Stable Foam (The stuff used to line bags and purses} Wanted to see how my Milli would handle it and I was pleased with the results... It gave the piece some defined texture,... but was not bulky in any way,.... Did not have to adjust tension and it quilted super easy,...... I think I am going to be working with this stuff a lot in the future!..... I am attaching a couple pics of the piece,... and one of the back,..... I used a black cloth for the back,... Just a piece I had in a pile of linens,... the black came off on my hands as I handled the piece,.... and it changed the color of my Thread,... I used Glide,... in White,... but it stitched almost a pale grey blue,.... I like how it played with the piece,... so just kept stitching,..... Sometimes it is just fun to PLAY and try new things,..... Always something new to learn!!! Thanks for looking,...... Happy Quilting,.... Laura 10 Bonnie in Ok, Beachside Quilter, Gail O and 7 others reacted to this Quote Laura FarnhamAPQS Rep, ColoradoSales ~ Service~ Education www.whisperstitchstudio.com 719~510~0599 laurathelongarmer@gmail.com Whisper Stitch Studio, LLC every quilt tells a story....... .....you just have to listen Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sewingpup 230 Report post Posted October 24, 2016 AUUUGGGHHH! I wanna learn to "just play" like that!!!! Just beautiful. Lin 1 Pepsi Girl reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LisaC 569 Report post Posted October 24, 2016 Gorgeous! I need to make time to do some more linens. The foam sounds fun to try. Quote APQS Millenium in Spring Creek, NV Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
T Row Studio 1,576 Report post Posted October 24, 2016 I love working with lines also Laura I should play again also Your piece is stunning may need to try some foam on the next one. Quote Terry Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lisae 425 Report post Posted October 24, 2016 That's beautiful, Laura! Did you mark your design first? Quote Lisa E APQS Freedom SR with Bliss! Henderson, NV Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cagey 766 Report post Posted October 24, 2016 The foam really makes your design pop. I would hazard to guess that it also makes the design rather stiff, which would make it hang rather flat too. Were the outside boarders of the linen scalloped at the beginning. Lastly, I would say you probably played for hours on your new treasure. Thank you for sharing. It looks lovely, and inspires us all. Cagey Quote May your threads be balanced, and your bobbin forever full…. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IBQLTN2 291 Report post Posted October 24, 2016 Wowser! Beautiful Quote New Lenni Mom http://www.jeannepedersen.blogspot.com http://community.webshots.com/user/IBQLTN2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mercedes 106 Report post Posted October 24, 2016 This is just a stunning piece! Quote Millenium Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimerickson 463 Report post Posted October 24, 2016 Laura: Keep in mind that foam isn't as durable as fiber. Remember the auto headliners of the past. The foam "batting" may degrade with time. Jim Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
srichardson 241 Report post Posted October 24, 2016 Amazing! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
delld 2,047 Report post Posted October 24, 2016 Inspiring!!!! I have a couple of linen table clothes I want to do . Thanks for sharing. Love what you quilted! Quote Dell 2016 Millie Frannie Ann Jr. with Bliss & she is Quiltaziod and Circle Lord Equipped with lots of Quilting Toys and now has Quilt Path! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Laura Farnham 179 Report post Posted October 25, 2016 Hi Lisae,.... I did not mark this piece,... this piece only measures @ 12" x 17" so I just followed the design in the piece,... Used freehand straighline for the outer border,... In the body of the piece,... I wanted a focus,... so used a curved ruler to make the Double Pinched Square,... which left me with the area for the rolling feathers,.... Decided to stipple the background to really make the feathers Pop! then did the Feather motif in the Center,.... and instead of stippling the background,... decided to go with pebbles for something different,.... In total,... it took about 1-1 1/2 hrs from start to complete,.... Quote Laura FarnhamAPQS Rep, ColoradoSales ~ Service~ Education www.whisperstitchstudio.com 719~510~0599 laurathelongarmer@gmail.com Whisper Stitch Studio, LLC every quilt tells a story....... .....you just have to listen Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Laura Farnham 179 Report post Posted October 25, 2016 Hi Cagey,.... I really liked working with the Foam Lining,.... It gave the piece nice texture and will work perfect for Framing,..... yes,... the piece was already scalloped on the edges,.... took about 1- 1 1/2 hrs from start to finish,... Thanks for looking,..... Quote Laura FarnhamAPQS Rep, ColoradoSales ~ Service~ Education www.whisperstitchstudio.com 719~510~0599 laurathelongarmer@gmail.com Whisper Stitch Studio, LLC every quilt tells a story....... .....you just have to listen Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Laura Farnham 179 Report post Posted October 25, 2016 Hi Jim,.... thanks for the info,.... Will see how this piece holds up,... working on Framing it today,.... Quote Laura FarnhamAPQS Rep, ColoradoSales ~ Service~ Education www.whisperstitchstudio.com 719~510~0599 laurathelongarmer@gmail.com Whisper Stitch Studio, LLC every quilt tells a story....... .....you just have to listen Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Plumpurple 17 Report post Posted October 25, 2016 Oh, it is beautiful! If I lived closer I would beg for a "play date" with you! 2 Laura Farnham and Pepsi Girl reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EHonour 136 Report post Posted October 26, 2016 Very nice play. Rather inspiring ... instead of trying to "do a quilt," maybe I should just get on Lucius and play. 1 T Row Studio reacted to this Quote Eric Spring Hill, TN ...always practicing on my "Lucius", always learning! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Liam 434 Report post Posted October 28, 2016 WOW!!! Laura that is stunning!!! That is why I love to quilt so much, your only limited to your own imagination!!! Quote Be Yourself, Everyone Else is Already Taken. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoseCity Quilter 570 Report post Posted October 28, 2016 Stunning! Quote Quilting from the Heart APQS Millenium, Circle Lord equipped, hand guided and lov'n it!!! http://rosecityquilter.wordpress.com/ http://qfth.ca Quilting From the Heart is on Facebook! RoseCity Quilter is also on Facebook!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EHonour 136 Report post Posted October 30, 2016 Looking again at this, I'm wondering about two things. 1. How did you do the two circles at each side? They look like some sort of mesh rather than the linen fabric. 2. How did you get the green to show in the four swirl motifs in the corners? Did you cut out fabric? Quote Eric Spring Hill, TN ...always practicing on my "Lucius", always learning! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
T Row Studio 1,576 Report post Posted October 30, 2016 Eric the linen piece would have had the circle detail already in it and the cutwork was also on the original linen the green is a fabric she has set the linen onto . this frames it as well as features the cutwork on the linen 1 EHonour reacted to this Quote Terry Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EHonour 136 Report post Posted October 30, 2016 Ah, that makes sense. Thanks, Terry. 1 T Row Studio reacted to this Quote Eric Spring Hill, TN ...always practicing on my "Lucius", always learning! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Quilta93 374 Report post Posted November 5, 2016 You're quilting is absolutely beautiful!! I wish my play looked half as pretty as yours. Deb. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
