sewlinzi Posted July 18, 2008 Report Share Posted July 18, 2008 An outdoor pic at last - the girls are stopping the hanger from blowing down again! Please be brutally critical...if it would suit a particular show please suggest one or if you think not, please say that too. Nothing is more frustrating than no feedback from judges because then you can't get better! I have been looking at it for too long. There are lots of things I might consider doing differently. Sorry the pics are a bit small and they are posted individually. The actual quilt is 102" square and weighs a ton! Thanks for looking, LINZI x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewlinzi Posted July 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2008 Next one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewlinzi Posted July 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2008 Closer up... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewlinzi Posted July 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2008 Some stitching - lots of merging random fillers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa Mullins Posted July 18, 2008 Report Share Posted July 18, 2008 Linzi, I can't wait to see the pictures from outside. This is stunning. I love the details! Wonderful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra Darlington Posted July 18, 2008 Report Share Posted July 18, 2008 Linzi, Your quilt is beautiful! I certainly think it has ribbon potential, so I hope you enter it into one of the big shows. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewingsue Posted July 18, 2008 Report Share Posted July 18, 2008 It really is stunning and very fun too! It would win a blue ribbon with me. Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renae Posted July 18, 2008 Report Share Posted July 18, 2008 That is AWESOME!!! You are fantastic!!! That is a winner !!! You are an inspiration to us all........you are a great quilter. Thanks for sharing. Renae Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seakitten Posted July 19, 2008 Report Share Posted July 19, 2008 Absolutely beautiful! Is the background white all one fabric? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbi Posted July 19, 2008 Report Share Posted July 19, 2008 Brutally critical, ok. Well, you could have..... nope, nope. OR, you might have..... nope, not that either... What if.....??? nope! It just looks perfect to me! Awesome job Linzi! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted July 19, 2008 Report Share Posted July 19, 2008 LINZI!!! wwwoooooooowwwwww! This is gorgeous. I hope you enter it in all the shows and that it accrues many air miles flying all over the globe so everyone can oooohhh and awwwww over it in person (including me). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewlinzi Posted July 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2008 Thank you all - but that is not what I call brutal! I've blocked it again with starch at the top so now have to hope it unwraps from its parcel nicely I'm trying to make the sun come out and the wind drop but it is midsummer in Scotland so not likely - I'll do some weather magic so maybe later! The background is all white pieced blocks with significance to Kentucky sorta... log cabin, fence rail, Tennessee, Buckeye Beauty, Ohio Star, Friendship Star, the fabrics and vintage bits were almost all bought in Paducah on my trip and I sketched out the idea on the bus where my roomie jokingly suggested the name Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stagecl Posted July 20, 2008 Report Share Posted July 20, 2008 It is beautiful. Your quilting is awesome! Cheryl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarieBrewer Posted July 20, 2008 Report Share Posted July 20, 2008 Oh my word!!! It is beautiful and the quilting really sets off the design. Congrats on a job well done!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltermidwife Posted July 20, 2008 Report Share Posted July 20, 2008 Linzi It looks beautiful and soooo much work with the filling. I look forward to seeing it at FOQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewlinzi Posted July 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 Now I have stuffed it into a box - the biggest one at the post office was not roomy and I hunted high and low for a decent grocery box - just have to hope it unrolls without too much creasing! LINZI x PS... now what shall I do?? (kidding!!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbi Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 I'd say have a margarita or glass of wine! And a huge pat on the back! Simply awesome job Linzi... because of the light we can't quite see the stitching. I wonder if you tried to hang it out on a bright cloudy day if you could get more detail... The colors are wonderful, and your piecing and appliqueing look perfect. Being not one to "judge", I don't know what else to tell you... I'm in awe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnHenry Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 Your quilt is lovely, Linzi, and what a cute name and idea! But you asked for a critique, not praise. I have never been a quilt judge, but the only thing I can think a judge might say is that you could have added a border. Judges like borders. (I am assuming that prairie points are considered as replacement for binding.) Whenever a quilt is done, we can always see things we wish we had done differenlty. I think I have made only one quilt that I wouldn't change were I to make it again or do another. It is completely eligible to be in any quilt show. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seakitten Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 OK, if you want brutal: the outdoor lighting is a bit harsh, and the pink socks on the girl on the right are not the best color choice to set off your orange flowers. Other that that, I can't think of a thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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