Tag Archives: custom quilting

Feb25

This is a fun one!

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This is a fun one!

Some quilts are just fun!  Diane’s I Spy quilt uses a jar motif to feature fun focus fabric.  We decided to use a small meander and variegated thread adding texture and color to the wide borders and jar blocks.  The jar lid is outlined with a simple straight stitch.  Following the butterfly motif, a freehand butterfly is stitched in the purple sashing and yellow cornerstones using the same variegated thread giving a whimsical look.  To make the jars stand out the black background is stitched with a small meander with black thread.

Diane’s I Spy
Variegated thread
Freehand butterflies
Quilting detail

Feb13

Double Nickel Quilt Challenge

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Double Nickel Quilt Challenge

Here’s a couple quilts from Candy’s Double Nickel Quilt Challenge.  Check out her blog for more information.  “Nickel I Spy #2”  is a great kids quilt!  The Bubbles pantograph and King Tut variegated thread are the perfect compliments to  a fun quilt like this.

Rows of color
Bubbles pantograph
Great for fabric too awesome to cut!
Feather border and ziggaty center

The Ziggaty Zag quilt is awesome!  For this wallhanging some simple feathers in the border and stitching to mimic the center are the best quilting choices.

Jan20

Custom vs E2E

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Custom vs E2E

“So, how do you want it quilted?” Should you go for the custom quilting or the economical edge to edge quilting? Sometimes it’s the quilts decision! Here are 2 quilts from the same customer using the same fabrics, same batting and about the same size. One quilt is custom, one quilt is E2E and when you look at the pictures you’ll see why. The overall quilting adds texture and detail and is the best quilting option for quilt 1. The custom quilting with border, block, sashing and background fill designs, along with 3 different thread choices really makes this quilt stand out, making it the best option for quilt 2.

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Jan7

My Leftover Blues Quilt

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My Leftover Blues Quilt
My Leftover Blues Quilt

This quilt pattern, Just a Nickel, is designed by Candace for her Double Nickel Quilt Challenge.  Check out her blog at http://doublenickelquilts.blogspot.com/ .  It’s a very fast and easy quilt to put together.  I used leftover blue squares from another project and whatever white on white fabric I could find in my stash.  I had a few blue blocks to put into the backing fabric, too.  The quilting is simple with randomly spaced straight lines.  I used Quilter’s Dream Puff batting which is very light and gives a nice lofty feel!

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Dec31

Linda’s queen size

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Linda’s queen size

Linda created a beautiful bed size quilt featuring multiple elements making it very fun to design quilting motifs for.  As usual the back reveals more of the quilting than the front.

wavy cross hatching in blocks
queen size
leaf motif creates secondary pattern

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