yeoldeforest Posted August 28, 2008 Report Share Posted August 28, 2008 Just finished a quilt for a customer. I am so excited. She embroidered the Japanese Geisha on each of four panels, then we added trapunto and heavy quilting. The quilt hasn't been washed or blocked yet so you can still see the water soluble thread around the trapunto areas and the blue-pen in the cross-hatched borders/sashing. We took these pictures late at night so the quality isn't the best. I attempted McTavishing around the trapunto areas - didn't turn out half bad. My daughter called it "Japanese spirits flying around" I was finally able to use some of what Karen McTavish taught us last March. I can't wait to give it back to my customer. She'll have it washed, blocked and binded in 1/2 day...where it has taken me two weeks and two weekends sneaking in a few hours here and there to do the quilting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yeoldeforest Posted August 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2008 The geisha girls are a lot better in person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yeoldeforest Posted August 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2008 Last pic - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eswindy Posted August 28, 2008 Report Share Posted August 28, 2008 WOW beautiful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merelling Posted August 28, 2008 Report Share Posted August 28, 2008 Wow gorgeous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted August 28, 2008 Report Share Posted August 28, 2008 Very lovely! I'm sure she will be thrilled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitaR Posted August 28, 2008 Report Share Posted August 28, 2008 OK, so was it Joanne or Kelley that did it.. it is beautiful, and the quilting too.. you did good!!! Ummm forget I asked.. him doesn't have a girl.. her does! lol RitaR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KelleyJones Posted August 28, 2008 Report Share Posted August 28, 2008 LOL every stitch is Joannes. I'll take a few pics of the last panel and one of the entire quilt. Disregard the little pieces of batting in the pic. You dd a great job sweetheart! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Sew Simple Posted August 28, 2008 Report Share Posted August 28, 2008 Oh, my! How wonderful. It would be great without the quilting but the quilting gives her breath! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbi Posted August 28, 2008 Report Share Posted August 28, 2008 Joanne: What a beautiful quilt - and the detail you added with the quilting just sets it off! Wonderul job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoAnnHoffman Posted August 28, 2008 Report Share Posted August 28, 2008 That is gorgeous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheri Butler Posted August 28, 2008 Report Share Posted August 28, 2008 My oh My.Is she entering these in any shows/contests? Her design/patterns are beautiful! I'll bet you have fun quilting all 4 of these. If thats your 1st attempt at McT'ing, I think you did great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jebm Posted August 28, 2008 Report Share Posted August 28, 2008 It's just beautiful--love to see it in person up close!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marlette Posted August 28, 2008 Report Share Posted August 28, 2008 Joanne, you did a great job on that beautibul quilt. I really like the little pebbles uner the feet of the one geisha and the waves in the water. I'm guessing that Kelly and Joanne quilt together. Is that right? I was a little confused when I read Rita's post..though maybe she posted on the wrong forum as I didn't get the connection right away:o. How neat to have a buddy...double the fun and double the trouble;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renae Posted August 28, 2008 Report Share Posted August 28, 2008 It is beautiful and I think your McT is great. You did good girl. Renae Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meg_marsh Posted August 28, 2008 Report Share Posted August 28, 2008 Beautiful quilt - love the use of the various stitch patterns - creates wonderful motion. Look forward to a picture of the whole quilt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PattyJo Posted August 28, 2008 Report Share Posted August 28, 2008 Absolutely Beautiful. Joanne, your quilting really makes these panels come alive. Great job. Love them:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltjunkie Posted August 28, 2008 Report Share Posted August 28, 2008 You did a spectaular job on this quilt, I hate doing panel quilts as they are so time consuming and trying to figure out what to do where..but your quilting just made this pop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caroljean Posted August 28, 2008 Report Share Posted August 28, 2008 what a beautiful quilt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nadia Wilson Posted August 28, 2008 Report Share Posted August 28, 2008 What a great job! I love the way it turned out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted August 28, 2008 Report Share Posted August 28, 2008 It's a work of art. Those quilted panels are breathtaking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yeoldeforest Posted August 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2008 Thank you, thank you, thank you for the compliments!! Kelley is my husband and yes, he quilts too! In fact, he is the one that usually runs the CQ so that's why Rita was asking if Kelley quilted the quilt! She knows us too well! A lot of people assume Kelley is a she but believe me, he is a HE! This quilt was a fabric challenge by the LQS for the upcoming quilt show. The couple who created the top is really into embroidery. The quilt will be entered into our upcoming show and judged - so I am hoping the couple will get a ribbon! Yep, this was my first attempt at McTavishing. I have been drawing on graph paper since March. I just took off in the sky background - Kelley freaked at first but got over it! I can't wait to finish the wholecloth we started last March in Karen's class! Thank you all again! I'll post a final pic when the binding is on...thank goodness I don't have to do that part! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judi Posted August 28, 2008 Report Share Posted August 28, 2008 Joanne - Very pretty! Love the colors, the quilt and the quilting!!! Good work! keep them coming! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KelleyJones Posted August 29, 2008 Report Share Posted August 29, 2008 Ok Last pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primitive1 Posted August 29, 2008 Report Share Posted August 29, 2008 Beautiful Quilt! Love all of the colors, and creativity in the quilting! Vicki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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