Lily is done-the quilting that is.

April 30, 201416 Comments

full view

full view

Here is the completed Lily-all quilted up. I apologize for not getting

a full shot of the quilt but its large size-89 x 89- didn’t help.

Pebbling-close up.

Pebbling-close up.

Here is a close up of the pebbling on the quilt. Most of the

pebbling was quilted in the middle of the quilt, between all of the

16 blocks.

This is a shot of the outside of the border. The swags really liven

up the outside border area.

The back is always interesting and so textural. I love looking at the back to see

how the quilting looks as well. This quilt is being entered into a juried show but

I am really unsure if it will do anything. When I bought the backing, I forgot that

the front was a cream color and I ordered a white backing. I remembered when I

put it on the frame but it had to be quilted so I kept the backing white. One mistake

I will not forget next time.

It is a good thing that we learn from our mistakes, especially silly ones.

Corner border area

Corner border area

Here is the outside corner area, with its cross hatching and feathers.

This is what the swags look like on the back of the quilt. I think that I have

to email Sue GArman-the designer-and show her what her design looks like in

green and pink colors.

Forever Blooming-my new applique quilt.

Forever Blooming-my new applique quilt.

This is my new applique quilt that I will be working on for the next year.

A light yellow fabric is my background color of choice, so I hope that it will

look ok when completed.

This is a Pearl Pereira BOM this year. You should check it out on her website,

p3designs.com.

I am also linking up to Freshly Pieced.

Ruth

Almost finished…

April 24, 2014April 24, 20146 Comments

Lily of Rosenberry

Lily of Rosenberry

This is the third week in a row I have been working on Lily of Rosenberry.

If you are getting tired of looking at it, I quite understand. I am hoping that I will

complete it tomorrow. Only 1 hour or so left of McTavishing to go.

I think that I have spent 50 hours on this quilt. This may

be the longest time I have spent on any one quilt.

Here is a close up of the pebbling I quilted in the middle section.

Besides feathers, pebbles are one of my favorite background fills too.

The outer border consists of 16 swags. This is one of the swags-feathers and

pebbles fill in the inner section.

More pebbles in the border swag area.

Thought that you might like to see what I see when I am quilting

an area. It looks pretty bleak but the quilting brings it to life.

Another corner swag area that is awaiting McTavishing.

The swirly area is the McTavishing. Basically, it is an “S”

shape that is repeated over and over. The change in direction is

what gives the stitching movement.

One of the pink flowers in the central blocks. Pink and lime

green were the colors I chose for this quilt. Very daring, I think.

Here are some of the berries on the quilt. This quilt has a mere

1,004 of these berrries. Yes, I am crazy.

The corner swags were given feathers and some cross-hatching.

Another outside swag shot.

More berries with McTavishing.

This is what the outside of the border looks like.

Swags were stitched in the area around the central 16 blocks.

It helps to divide up the border and the 2 different fills: pebbles and

McTavishing. It also repeats the swags in the border area. Due to the

2 layers of batting used: a wool and an 80/20 cotton, the swags puff up

nicely. Even the berries are puffy too.

This quilt has certainly tested my patience but now that I am almost done,

I think that I will miss working on it.

I am linking up the Freshly Pieced.

Introducing Lily of Rosenberry…

April 15, 2014April 15, 201415 Comments

For approximately 2 years, I have been working on this applique quilt,

designed by Sue Garman. And 2 weeks ago, I finished appliquing it.

Now, it is on my frame and being quilted.

Lily of Rosenberry

Lily of Rosenberry

Here is some eye candy for you to have a peek at. I have spent about

20 hours on this quilt so far. All the SID is done, the border is just

about finished and all that is left is the background fill. I am beginning to

get a bit excited because I can see the light at the end of the tunnel.

This is a section of the outside border. Desley, over at Addicted to

Quilts, gave me permission to use her quilting design for this quilt.

This grouping of vases really is a good place for feathers.

Another picture of the outside border area.

There are swags on the outside border area and once again, feathers

enhance it nicely.

You can see the whole border area here. The entire quilt measures 89 X 89, so

it is quite large. It took me 8 hours just to mark it!

Another section of the border area-yes, feathers. I think they make the

border area look great.

The corner area of the border. The curved cross-hatching breaks up the area

nicely but doesn’t over take it.

I used a polyester cream thread for all the SID work, both on the top and in the bobbin.

For the background fill, I am using a thin cream thread in the top and bobbin as well.

I like a thin thread when doing alot of pebbling for the background fill.

Because this quilt is nearly completed, I have a new dilemna. What shall I do next?

I will let you know next week.

What new projects are you beginning?

I am linking up with Freshly Pieced as well.

‘Happy Easter.

Ruth

IPM Quilt-part 2

April 8, 2014April 8, 20146 Comments

As promised, I do have pictures of the completed IPM Quilt from last week.

This is what I am currently working on. My “Add Media” button is acting up

so this is why my unfinished pictures are at the top of this post.

I will introduce Lily of Rosenberry to you. Sue Garman is the designer of this

applique pattern. It has taken me 2 years to get to this stage and today I am

drafting a pattern for the quilting. The design comes from Desley over at

Addicted to Quilts. She is from Australia and I do have her permission to

use her design to quilt this quilt.

Lily of Rosenberry

Lily of Rosenberry

Drafting a design

Drafting a design

Using a pencil, eraser and paper to design the corner area.

The corner block

The corner block

Here is the outside area of the corner-yes, more feathers. They look

great with just about everything.

And here are the remaining blocks from the IPM Quilt I was working

on last week.

I love the feathers in this block.

This sashing area is cream but I quilted it in the same manner as the

pinky peach areas.

Don’t you just love feathers?

Stippling is the name of the game in this block. I decided to quilt

it a little different-no feathers here at all.

I love how the block is divided up and adds a little more interest.

More feathers.

The straight lines in the pinky peach star section really emphazies

the star shape.

I am linking up to Freshly Pieced.

Hoping to have a good experience using 2 battings on the Lily of Rosenberry.

This should prove to be interesting, to say the least.

Have a good week.

IPM Quilt -part 1

April 2, 20146 Comments

Another quilt to be designed

Another quilt to be designed

I know that you may be tiring of looking at this quilt but I wanted to give

you one last glimpse of what it looked like before being quilted.

Here is what it looks like quilted up. I am always amazed at the

transformation a quilt undergoes when it is quilted. The stitching

changes the look of it so much and brings it to life. It reminds me

of cross stitching before all the outlining is completed.

The back looks just as good as the front.

Because there are so many blocks in this quilt (32 if I remember

correctly), I will show half this week and the other 16 next week.

I hope that you enjoy the eye candy.

This is one of my favorite blocks but then again, there are alot of

favorite blocks on this quilt.

As you can see, there are lots of feathers in the blocks too.

Trying to add some interest in the cream area but stitching some straight framing

squares.

I used 4 different colored threads on this quilt. Red, black, cream and

a peachy pink color.

Another favorite block.

This one is stitched in the same manner as Judi Madsen does.

Alot of straight lines and squiggles in this block.

As you saw earlier in this post, I used the same color

thread in top and in the bobbin as well. It alleviates alot of

tension issues.

Another favorite block.

Can you see the feathers in the red sashing area?

More sashing areas and feathers.

More feathers. Can you tell that I love feathers?

This is a really neat block too.

I like how this star turned out. I think that there are

swirls in the star itself.

The tulip even has feathers in it as well.

I really like the frame around the outside of this block.

Have a good week. Now, I am off to try and finish the Lily of

Rosenberry. Only 2 more borders to applique and only 180 more berries to

add to the borders. Yeah! Now, I am wondering what quilt to make next.

This stage is both exciting and perplexing for me.

Linking up to Freshly Pieced.