nineva Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 Well, after five years of frogging (off and on) I finally had most of the quilting ripped out of this quilt. A little history: I made this as a contest entry for a LA quilter to use to show off her quilting--before I got my own LA-- and when it was quilted, it had HUGE sausage feathers all over it. It got handed back to me with the binding stitched on, trimmed the edges and the comment: I don\'t like the feathers so here you go. Wow. A shock. So, here is MY finished project. Be kind. I had no way of getting tension or anything else on this as I took out all of the stitching except the borders and the setting triangles. I also left the SID around the blocks. It is not perfect, but now at least I can have it out without being embarrassed, right? And a pretty quilt can be used. Here we go. I saved these pictures small so I hope they post correctly. Nancy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nineva Posted March 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 I\'ll try another. Ok, I tried six times to add a picture. Same size and pixels but it won\'t take. Maybe later. Sigh.:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 Nancy Jo, It was worth waiting 5 years to finish. It is really pretty!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veg-girl Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 You can\'t add a picture by using the reply button at the bottom of the page you have to go via the top. Perhaps that was your problem. Nice quilt with nice quilting now. Looks like some pretty feathers too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nineva Posted March 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 Yes, I tried using the Reply instead of quick reply. Oh well, wasn\'t meant to be. I am just glad to have it done. Now all I need to do is stitch down the binding. Nancy:D:D:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PattyJo Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 Nancy - You did a very good job of saving a beautiful blue & white quilt (one of my favorites). Are you going to have this at the meeting on Sat? Hope so! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nineva Posted March 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 If at first you don\'t succeed.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nineva Posted March 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 Well, that one worked, let\'s try one more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nineva Posted March 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 Yes, Patty. I\'ll try to get the binding done, but you have to promise not to look to closely. The darn thing shifted a little in a couple of places. LOL Oh, and to top it off, this was all done with the CQ. It was fun to use all the different features to play on this ruined quilt. I figured I could not go wrong. The feathers in the outside diamonds are Kim Brunner. The feathered hearts are Karen McTavish. The inside feathers are from Digi Tech. and the crosshatching is a custom digitizing done for me by Todd Brown. Very cool. I wish I could freehand this nicely, but I will someday. PPP!! Nancy:D:D:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 That is just beautiful....I guess some things are worth the wait! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 Nancy Jo, I am so glad you posted the clearer close up photos. Wow wow wow....that is gorgeous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAB Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 It looks fantastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenMcManus Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 That\'s a beauty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 Nancy, I love your 5 yr project and you gave me some ideas. I have 2 carpenter stars to quilt up. I hadn\'t thought about the cross hatching and I really like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewlinzi Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 That\'s a super quilt now - well worth the wait! LINZI x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grace Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 I think you did an outstanding job!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nineva Posted March 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 Ok I am really thankful for the kind comments. This is also the very first quilted pics I have posted. So, now maybe I\'ll be brave and do some more. I have to give Sherry Rogers a huge bit of credit for this. I used her template idea to design the quilt. Ultimately, the 3rd one I did won out. I didn\'t even know for sure I could find the CQ designs, but indeed, I found every one I had drawn out. I am usually intimidated by figuring out what to quilt, but she really makes it easy to figure out. If you have the opportunity to take her design class, I would recommend it. Nancy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
appr216 Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 I love the quilt. Just Beautiful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stagecl Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 You did a beautiful job quilting it. Cheryl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SherryRogers Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 Well now, look at you go now! Its wonderful Nancy Jo. You have done an exquiset job of designing the quilting. Now sit back and bask in the glory girl! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janeta Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 Oh! Wow! That is one gorgeous quilting job, and the quilt is beautiful as well. I would have this one out all the time! Janet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeanros Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 Beautiful quilt and beauitful colors. Jean Mille Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jajab Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 Great quilting. I love it. So classic. Well worth the 5 year wait. Angela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennan100 Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 Wow! I love two color quilts, and you did such a good job on the quilting! No way you could be embarassed about having this out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bekah Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 that\'s gorgeous Nancy Jo. What a great way to show case CQ\'s abilities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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