laurashogren Posted October 14, 2007 Report Share Posted October 14, 2007 Wow, I finally finished this Quilt:D, It is 110"x110", took way to much time, but it is my Sisters, and she's worth it. I SID the Geese and Applique, McTavished the burgandy Squares and Strippled the green ones, I did free form feathers in the border, I'm not to good at feathers yet, I still a newby, Got my machine in May of this year. I hope that the Pictures load, Have never did this before Laura Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurashogren Posted October 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2007 Opps heres the other picture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted October 14, 2007 Report Share Posted October 14, 2007 Oh goodness! That is absolutely stunning! Beautiful job. Lucky girl to have you as a sister. You mean to tell me you did SID around each flying geese? OMG! That is a lot of SID!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CucumberQuilting Posted October 14, 2007 Report Share Posted October 14, 2007 wowzer! Are those MINI flying geese? what a sis! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bekah Posted October 14, 2007 Report Share Posted October 14, 2007 absolutely GORGEOUS quilt and quilting. My gosh want to adopt me as a sister? how many hours do you have into the quilting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlene Posted October 14, 2007 Report Share Posted October 14, 2007 Oh wow, you have one lucky sister. You did a fantastic job. Your sister should love this. Char Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted October 14, 2007 Report Share Posted October 14, 2007 Great job. You have one lucky sister! Heidi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmquilt Posted October 14, 2007 Report Share Posted October 14, 2007 Fabulous quilt!!! I bet after all that quilting you are very comfortable with your machine. Great Job. Michele Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurashogren Posted October 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2007 Thank You Everyone, Yes those flying geese are 1 1/2 by 3/4 inchs, each SID I'm getting to be pretty good friends with my dainty ditcher:D I have 105 hours into this quilt, the McTavishing is very small, betweem 1 and 1 1/2" long segments, very time consuming. I know that my stitches are not perfect, would really like a stitch reg, I have been trying to get in contact with intellistitch for almost 2 months now, still no return call or email. Laura Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbi Posted October 15, 2007 Report Share Posted October 15, 2007 Wow! Laura! that's incredibly fab! I work on so many at a time that I wouldn't have a clue how many hours on just one.... (am I goofy?) I love the colors in this one, and the definition the quilting adds! Great Job!!!!! -b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramona-quilter Posted October 15, 2007 Report Share Posted October 15, 2007 Oh, Laura, this is beautiful. Wow, I love that McT and those tiny geese. You are such a good sister.:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coverlea Posted October 15, 2007 Report Share Posted October 15, 2007 Wow Laura, you are a beginner quilter!! Amazing... This is a beautiful quilt, you have obviously put a lot of work into it.. Your sister sure it lucky :-) Michelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadows4 Posted October 15, 2007 Report Share Posted October 15, 2007 Gorgeous!!! You don't quilt like a Newbie!! You did a wonderful job on this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
countrystitcher Posted October 15, 2007 Report Share Posted October 15, 2007 Laura: why do you think you need a stitch regulator, girl this is a beautiful quilt! I don't have a SR either on my Discovery and I thought I wanted to add one to my machine. I've been quilting for 1-1/2 yrs now and am feeling very comfortable with my machine as it is. There are so many well-known professional quilters who don't have SR. I believe Dawn C. still quilts without one, am I right? If you can quilt like this now, you will be amazed at how good you will get in a few months. Keep stitch'in. Sharon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltjunkie Posted October 15, 2007 Report Share Posted October 15, 2007 Wow! What a fabulous quilt and great quilting job...your McT is so small..can you still see? Can't imagine how many hours you have in this quilt..you must have a great sister, you are great sister!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurashogren Posted October 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 Sharon I still have so much trouble keeping my stitches even, I tend to move my machine to fast away from myself, and feathers are a real battle. My thought is that I could work on my quilting design more and my speed less. Also, what size needle do you use? It seems to me that the hole my needle leaves is to large for the thread I use. I use Aurfil and my needle is a 4.0, I did order a 3.5 and a 3, I am wondering if I use these smaller needles if it will affect my timming? Laura Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurashogren Posted October 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 Anouther question, Invisible thread, I used it in the SID, if you look closely you can see it shine, is this normal? I don't really like that look. Is there a Invisible that I can use that won't shine? My Sister picked up her quilt yesterday, she was really happy with it. Laura Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltaholi_518 Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 Yes, you can sometimes see the invisible thread when the light hits it right. I always wondered if anyone has ever tried to make it so it is not so shiney. You know, kinda frosted....... BTW, great job on the quilt. Do a search for "resizing pictures" and you can read how to get the pictures so we can see the whole pic at one time. Makes it easier on us old bats, lol........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeanros Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 Laura, It is just beautilful, you did a wonderful job on the McT, what a lovely quilt and sister. Jean Mille Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmyhogan Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 Beautiful work. This will be a family treasure for generations to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TishMarshall Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 Your sister is going to totally love her quilt. Good Job! Tish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyLake Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 I like your style of McTavishing, it has a wonderful textured look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janeta Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 Great job! I am sure your sister will be thrilled and treasure this for years to come. Janet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeri Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 Great job!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a1flower Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 What a beautiful quilt where did you get the patterns for the blocks? It is just beautiful. Marcie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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