AnnHenry Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 After three weeks on my frame, I’m so glad to finally finish this barn quilt, one of four quilts offered to me for practice (at half price) with no instructions. This was a great quilt for me to practice on because I don’t make picture quilts like this. Don't you love the three-dimensional trees? I learned many things: 1) I learned why so many people don’t like to do SID, but I like it. Even if I knew how to do other things, I’m not sure what else would look good on this. I should have asked you all before I started! 2) I had to learn to trust the ruler, and which hand had to push down hard and which hand had to relax. 3) I got lots of practice tying and burying knots, and the order in which to tie two different colored threads together. I’m happy to learn this. 4) I got lots of practice frogging –more than necessary. I was not happy to have to learn this. 5) I learned that I had to hold both threads before starting to move. I had “observed” this in training but it had never really sunk in. This is the first time (five previous quilts) I noticed the problem on the back before, but this is the first time I used different color thread top and bottom. There are little bunches of thread at the beginnings of some stitching but not bad enough to frog because this is PRACTICE. 6) Never again (or at least not until I get lots more tension practice) will I use different colors top and bottom. One quilter suggested not trying that until after one whole year of experience! Don’t I wish I had had that advice before I started this! I initially planned on doing a panto or maybe even just a meander with MonoPoly because of all the different colors. However, my inability to work out the tension difficulties sent me back to my well-behaved King Tut. The back is less than wonderful as I used four different colors on top and dark red on the bottom, and there were tension “abnormalities,” but the top looks pretty good and I’m satisfied with it for my first attempt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 Love it. Beautiful quilting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 You did a great job...and you did get a lot of on the job training for SID Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peglu Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 Ann, that looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramona-quilter Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 Holey cow, Ann Henry, I thought you were a newbie. You did a great job on this quilt. :) The 2-color thing is probably a sophomore skill but then so is SID and ruler work. So throw those rules away. For me, 2-colors is simply about the thickness of the batting. It needs to be thick enough to make a good stitch so you don't pull the thread too far up or down. It's a balancing act. Or as Bob Purcell (Mr. Superior Threads) says it, it's a "Tug-o-War" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnHenry Posted August 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 Thank you one and all for your kind words. Isn't this fun ! ? ! ? Now I'm having trouble getting the quote to appear at the top of my message and separate from what I want to say. My words keep showing up in the box with the quote, and I don't know why that is happening. I have done it correctly in the past. So I have to put them ahead of the quote. Linda Card: I am very much a LA newbie, but I have quilted many, many quilts on my DSM, so SID wasn't all that daunting to me. Freehand is what makes me cringe because I am NOT an artist. But that's all right because I am happy with the beauty (such as it is) that I have been able to create so far! I take especial note of your comment about the batting because this was W&N and now I know why some don't like to use it. It certainly doesn't make the quilt "sing" and it may be the contributing factor to my tension problems, problems I didn't have with any of my FIVE previous quilts which all used other battings. Originally posted by ramona-quilter For me, 2-colors is simply about the thickness of the batting. It needs to be thick enough to make a good stitch so you don't pull the thread too far up or down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PamelaA Posted August 23, 2008 Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 Ann, That is a really fun quilt. Your ruler work is great. I am still pretty wobbly. It looks like you have it down pat. Do some of those trees have three dimensional leaves? I love them. Pamela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra Darlington Posted August 23, 2008 Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 What a nice quilt and the quilting looks great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbi Posted August 23, 2008 Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 Ann, wonderful job! great quilting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoleneK Posted August 23, 2008 Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 Ann you did a wonderful job. Well above a "newbie" level, your future as a professional LA'er is wide open. There's no stopping ya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnHenry Posted August 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 PamelaA, Yes, two trees have three-dimensional "prairie point" leaves. Aren't they great? I hope to get that pattern from the customer, although I think this is a group quilt as some blocks are signed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie Posted August 23, 2008 Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 WOW you did a great job, and yes you got a ton or practice in....also have to say that you wouldn't have liked it as much if you had done a e2e...it would have not given it the look you have...JOB WELL DONE. To answer you question regarding your quote box being at the bottom....you have type in front of the computer language that pops up...if you click so that the mouse pointer is at the end of the last quote and then one hit of the enter key, you shouldn't have that trouble..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primitive1 Posted August 23, 2008 Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 Ann, Thanks for sharing your pictures.. nice job on the quilting! Vicki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renae Posted August 23, 2008 Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 Hey girl you did good!!! You can't say you are a newbie any more........that is great work. I love your quilting and the quilt is beautiful!!! I like to do the SID work espically if I have a lot because I seem to get in rythem and I seem to get better the longer I do it. I can eye-ball it better then I can do it using a ruler expect on the diagnal. Anyway, you did a great job on this quilt, I love it!! Renae Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwilt-n-Deb Posted August 24, 2008 Report Share Posted August 24, 2008 Great job with the quilting it looks great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meg_marsh Posted August 24, 2008 Report Share Posted August 24, 2008 Great job Ann. Isn't it fun learning all this new stuff and know how many people there are on this site who will help and encourage us???? We are so Lucky!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnHenry Posted August 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2008 I certainly didn't expect so many. I only wanted to share with you all, as you are the ones who can truly appreciate it. Thank you for your nice comments, and thanks to all those persons who so freely offer advice when asked. I have been helped so much by so many selfless contributors to this forum. That's why I am so good so fast! (LOL) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffq-lar Posted August 24, 2008 Report Share Posted August 24, 2008 What a great job you have done with this top--and the top itself is also wonderful! I also am loving those 3D trees. You will need to be removing "newbie" from your business card!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merelling Posted August 24, 2008 Report Share Posted August 24, 2008 You have done a great job with this quilt, it turned out gorgeous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted August 24, 2008 Report Share Posted August 24, 2008 I thought I had posted to this but it seems that I was dreaming it! LOL or the gremlins ate my post. Ann you did a terrific job! I too love SID and all the custom stuff. Your quilting is beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheri Butler Posted August 24, 2008 Report Share Posted August 24, 2008 Dang you did a super job with the straight line SID! Nicely done! Pat yourself BIG time on the back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessica Gamez Posted August 24, 2008 Report Share Posted August 24, 2008 Great job! It looks really square and flat too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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