Sams Mom Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 Hello all, I am finishing up a sampler quilt that is pretty heavily quilted. The 4 1/2 inch wide border however, where I started, is piano key piecing that has 1 1/2 inch wide keys. Because I was worried there was some fullness in the border, I just SID around the keys. Then I ended up going wild in the quilt and I\'m wondering if the less dense border is really a problem. Since it is SID, I can\'t really a large scale pattern, it would have to be individual in each key. I\'d really like to be done now. Is that OK or am I a slackard? Donna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sams Mom Posted May 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 Here\'s a picture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtreusch Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 Donna, I would unroll the quilt a little bit while it is still on your frame. You should easily be able to see if you need to do more quilting in the border. If you do, you could make a simple X in each piano key, or maybe divide each one in half, or do a curl up the middle of each piano key, etc. Something that you could do continuously all the way around the border. Debbi BTW - You are definitely not a slackard. Not with those feathers!! Very pretty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtreusch Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 Oops. I didn\'t look at the picture very closely. The quilt is already off your frame!! :o Does it lie flat?? Debbi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmoore1223 Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 Donna, How do you do the Avatar? I noticed you just changed yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sams Mom Posted May 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 Thanks Debbi, I laid it out and even though it lays flat, there is a definite difference in the texture. So, tomorrow morning I\'ll make that piano sing. Colleen, this is the Avatar BY Dummies verison. Linda Card can give you the real answer. First of all, you need a picture that is available on the internet. Mine is on webshots. To be an avatar, the picture must be small, 100x100 pixals. If you are working on Webshots, click on the photo and it gives you the option of making it this size 100. Click on the 100, and then look for the address for linking it to a website. Highlight the address, and copy it. Then you can go to the APQS chat website and click on User control panel (upper right corner, under logged in as....) If you click on Edit, you can then find the link for the avatar, where you can paste this link. Then Sam changes from cute five year old, to goofy 11 year old with his newly broken arm. Good luck! Donna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmoore1223 Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 Thanks for the info Donna. He is a cute goofy 11yr old with a broken arm. How did he do it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sams Mom Posted May 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 Colleen, Skateboard. I had been in KC for MQS for maybe two hours when I got the call. His guitar teacher informed him that he can\'t be a rock star and a skateboarder. I agree. Donna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrna Ficken Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 Donna you could just add more lines in the border. OUCH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 Donna, Thank you for updating Sam\'s picture...he is a cutie!! Love the cast. I\'m sure he thanks you for giving him permission to break his arm. When he realizes it is summer and it will affect swimming, it may not be as fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennan100 Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 I vote for more lines, too. Really like the feathers and wreaths, too! What did you use for those? Oh, and love the cast, Sam! Is that red or orange? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCramer Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 How about a wavy line thru each key? Could be done continuous, and still reflect the curves of the wreths and feathers. Just a thought. Let us know what you decide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 Donna, I love your quilting choices. I would definitely sid the whole piano key border and I think I would just split each one and do a 2nd line. It is going to be beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramona-quilter Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 I love the quilt. It is hard to tell from the photo that you posted but if I were going to add anything, I would want it to be continuous (lots of keys there) and visible. I took the liberty of displaying some of my fine drawing skills (ick ) for some ideas that might work. Or .....go back to your Deloa Jones notes and find something that works. I remember a sashing design she had that was a curl that went into a single feather then out to a single leaf that might beef up those keys. donna.bmp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sams Mom Posted May 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 OK, here it is finished. I carried the feather theme to the light areas and the straight lines to the dark areas so I think it looks "thought out". I did alot of practicing on this quilt and although it has some issues, (like I don\'t know how to finish the inside of the circle feathers at the same angle as I started), the pebbling makes it look like I wanted it to look like this. Don\'t think the client took the same class I did last week so she won\'t know. Sam\'s cast is red and it is a soft cast so he can swim in it. He just can\'t play the guitar. Hopefully it comes off before Rock (as in \'n Roll) camp. Thanks for all the help! Donna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sams Mom Posted May 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 I wish I knew what the magic size for photos is. I decrease the file size to less than half a meg and its to big and decrease the pixils (300 k) and its still to big. Any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sams Mom Posted May 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 link http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2171228440062887678jCoIAo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 very good!! Good idea on the borders. About posting pictures...how are you holding your mouth?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 The perfect answer.....the feathers are a great idea.....and just the finishing touch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted May 24, 2008 Report Share Posted May 24, 2008 Donna, I ditto Bonnie and Mary Beth. Love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmoore1223 Posted May 24, 2008 Report Share Posted May 24, 2008 Beautiful quilt with beautiful quilting!!!:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennan100 Posted May 24, 2008 Report Share Posted May 24, 2008 Perfect! You are right, it does make it look thought out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaudiaPfeil Posted May 24, 2008 Report Share Posted May 24, 2008 That I´ve told told you something similar what happened to my son Julian last year having the truck accident! But I´ve used the wrong words....sorryyyyyy- my funny english - using a translating system: concreet instead of cast!*lol* Yeeees..... and you all reminded me this time at MQS:D:cool: Promise: I will never use concreet again*lol* Donna.... I saw the shock in your face, while getting the phone call......I felt with you!!!! I knew what was going through your mind! I hope everything is going well with Sam! Best wishes to him! I like your quilt - if you wouldn´t have finished, I would propose different sizes of bubbles every second row! Have a nice sunday and memorial day..... Sending sunshine across the ocean..... Claudia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sams Mom Posted May 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2008 Hey Claudia, Thanks for the thoughts. You are right about the stress. When I got the call and DH is hemming and hawing and I go right to "JUST TELL ME THE STATUS". He\'s doing fine. Apparently the cast makes the pain go away. I\'ve been practicing! Watch out next year, I\'ve got my quilt all planned out! PROST. Donna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PattyJo Posted May 25, 2008 Report Share Posted May 25, 2008 Donna - Beautiful job and great solution to your delima. Love those feathers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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