Laura Farnham 179 Posted October 24, 2016 Report Share 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 Bonnie in Ok, dramaqueenB, JeannieB and 7 others 10 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sewingpup 230 Posted October 24, 2016 Report Share Posted October 24, 2016 AUUUGGGHHH! I wanna learn to "just play" like that!!!! Just beautiful. Lin Pepsi Girl 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LisaC 569 Posted October 24, 2016 Report Share Posted October 24, 2016 Gorgeous! I need to make time to do some more linens. The foam sounds fun to try. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
T Row Studio 1,576 Posted October 24, 2016 Report Share 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 Link to post Share on other sites
lisae 425 Posted October 24, 2016 Report Share Posted October 24, 2016 That's beautiful, Laura! Did you mark your design first? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cagey 770 Posted October 24, 2016 Report Share 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 Link to post Share on other sites
IBQLTN2 291 Posted October 24, 2016 Report Share Posted October 24, 2016 Wowser! Beautiful Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mercedes 106 Posted October 24, 2016 Report Share Posted October 24, 2016 This is just a stunning piece! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jimerickson 474 Posted October 24, 2016 Report Share 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 Link to post Share on other sites
srichardson 241 Posted October 24, 2016 Report Share Posted October 24, 2016 Amazing! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
delld 2,047 Posted October 24, 2016 Report Share 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 Link to post Share on other sites
Laura Farnham 179 Posted October 25, 2016 Author Report Share 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 Link to post Share on other sites
Laura Farnham 179 Posted October 25, 2016 Author Report Share 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 Link to post Share on other sites
Laura Farnham 179 Posted October 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2016 Hi Jim,.... thanks for the info,.... Will see how this piece holds up,... working on Framing it today,.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Plumpurple 17 Posted October 25, 2016 Report Share Posted October 25, 2016 Oh, it is beautiful! If I lived closer I would beg for a "play date" with you! Pepsi Girl and Laura Farnham 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EHonour 136 Posted October 26, 2016 Report Share 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. T Row Studio 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Liam 434 Posted October 28, 2016 Report Share 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 Link to post Share on other sites
RoseCity Quilter 570 Posted October 28, 2016 Report Share Posted October 28, 2016 Stunning! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EHonour 136 Posted October 30, 2016 Report Share 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 Link to post Share on other sites
T Row Studio 1,576 Posted October 30, 2016 Report Share 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 EHonour 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EHonour 136 Posted October 30, 2016 Report Share Posted October 30, 2016 Ah, that makes sense. Thanks, Terry. T Row Studio 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Quilta93 374 Posted November 5, 2016 Report Share Posted November 5, 2016 You're quilting is absolutely beautiful!! I wish my play looked half as pretty as yours. Deb. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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