Sue E. Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 Hi everyone. I am so excited. Yesterday was our local longarm quilters guild meeting. We had a showing of the quilts entered into the 2007 President's Challenge as well as the awarding of ribbons. The challenge this year was to create a wholecloth quilt using one 40 inch square cut of fabric. I used black fabric with neon lime green thread and lots of crystals. I didn't digitize the design I used. I used a block from a set by One Song Needle Arts (Davin's Joy - block 13). I set this block 3 across and 3 down which created a secondary pattern. I won a blue ribbon (1st place) in the computer assisted category. This is the first quilt I have entered into any type of competition. There is no free motion on this quilt - it is 100% done using the CompuQuilter. I'll try to post some pictures. Sue in Scottsdale, AZ APQS Millie w/CompuQuilter CQDigitizers List Owner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue E. Posted November 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 Okay here is another picture ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue E. Posted November 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 I tried to post 3 others but they didn\'t show up. I\'ll try a close up now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 Ohhh La La! That is purrrty purrrty! Love the thread color and all those sparkly things add the extra "wowza" affect overall! Definitely a blue winner! Congrats, Sue! PS: I don\'t know what\'s prettier...the quilt or your proud smiley face! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue E. Posted November 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 Wow, my closeup is a little too closeup. I have another one I\'ll try ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SherryRogers Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 YUM!!! You cant beat lime green and your designs are dee-wish-ous!! (as my darling grandaughter would say) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffq-lar Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 Congrats to you Sue!!!! I don\'t know what has more sparkle--the gorgeous crystals on the top----or your eyes!!! Way to go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrna Ficken Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 HOT DOG........CONGRATULATION SUE Fantastic quilt, Lime green thread on black is my favorite. That blue looks pretty special too. I seems like yesterday we set up your CQ. I have got to get one, I am green with envy;) I just love what you can do with them. Keep up the good work. Love the pattern. Myrna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramona-quilter Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 Wow, Sue, that is a dazzler. Congrats on your ribbon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenMcManus Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 Your quilt is stunning. Congratulations! Jen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitaR Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 Oh My goodness!! Just gorgeous... Congrats, and keep it up!! RitaR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kellysuequilter Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 Your quilt was absolutely fabulous! The pictures just don\'t do it justice. My son Christopher was with me at the meeting and he thought it was so cool that you used "diamonds" in your quilt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loes Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 Oh my gosh, Sue, that is bjoooootiful!! What a wonderful work of art - you and your quilt look super sparkling!! nice job with the secondary pattern! Congratulations! Theo and Loes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smorris Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 Love it Sue - very fancy - congratulations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmquilt Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 That is Beautiful!!! Congratulations. Michele Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Linda S Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 Very pretty! Linda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 Sue, Like everybody it is gorgeous! I love that lime green thread. We used it at Deloa\'s camp and I just loved it. I still have to add it to my stash! Congrats. Heidi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonjaHammond Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 Sue this is sooo gorgeous. A Blue Ribbon on your first outing. Great Job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melora Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 I love this. Being new to long arm could you tell about the thread Is it double thick to get it to stand out like that? If not what is the trick. Also how did you mark this, Abosuletly lovely I hope to someday produce a piece like this Melora Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 Congrats Sue! That quilt looks awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue E. Posted November 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 Thanks everyone. I really appreciate your comments. I was a nervous wreck waiting for the results. I almost didn\'t submit it because I didn\'t think it was show quality. My husband said I had nothing to lose - just do it! So I did Melora, I used a Floriani polyester embroidery thread. This is a two-ply thin thread and it worked beautifully in my Millie. The only problem I had was having it unravel when I tried to tie a knot and bury the ends. I believe the thread "pops" because of the contrast of the black fabric and the lime green thread. The crystals also really make the entire quilt pop. I used two different sizes of the crystals and two colors - clear and peridot. There was no marking on this quilt. As I mentioned it is done 100% with my CompuQuilter. There is only one block design used. I placed 3 blocks across and 3 blocks down which gives the appearance of several different block designs. I did have to align each block properly but this is fairly easy with the CompuQuilter. I also used a very small stitch - I think about 14 spi - because of the intricate design and slowed the speed down. What I think is interesting with the thread I used is that depending on how the light shines on it, it changes color - sometimes a section will look dark green, almost like a Christmas green, and other times it looks more yellowish and then the overall appearance is the neon lime green. Very interesting:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadows4 Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 It\'s absolutely beautiful! You should be proud! Your color choices are part of what makes it so wonderful, but the design is magnificent also!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grammie Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 Congrats Sue, Love the Lime Green. Same Color on Back? Congrats on your ribbon. That\'s super!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janeta Posted December 3, 2007 Report Share Posted December 3, 2007 Great job, that lime green really pops! Janet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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