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Hunter Star One, Two, Three

Hunter Star One, Two, Three

Corner feathers detailHunter Star One is a large quilt by Janann using her favorite blocks and wool batting.  The big borders gave me lots of room for freehand stylized feathers with traveling circles.

Janann's Hunter Star OneIsn’t this a great layout?!  The first picture shows the color better, if spring returns I’ll be able to take pictures outside!  I decided to use a simple freehand medallion design with an outline of the 8 point star.

Star detail wool battingWool batting lets the design pop out.  For a large quilt, it’s very light in weight, too.

Hunter Star TwoHunter Star Two is the reject blocks that didn’t make it into One!  Janann set the blocks in a secondary square pattern unlike an alternating light dark in One.  Scroll back up and look at the difference.

Two block detailThe medallion quilting is similar but looks totally different because of the setting of the blocks.  The batting is Quilter’s Dream Poly select which quilts very flat like cotton.  Which setting do you prefer?  I like Two!

Two corner detailHere’s the detail of Two’s borders.

Three pillow topsAnd here is Hunter Star Three!  Quilted pillow tops!  Janann has lots of finishing to do here!

 

Thanks!  🙂 Linda

 

 

Bittersweet Crossings – 30’s Sampler

Bittersweet Crossings – 30’s Sampler

Bittersweet Crossing

 Another big one!  For a fairly new quilter, Kate’s tackled a big project with this block of the month quilt.  I love the 30’s fabrics! The batting is Quilter’s Dream Wool which is great for creating definition and texture.  It was a dream to quilt, too. Here’s a few detail pics for you! Flying geese bordercenter detailDetail Thanks for looking!  Linda 🙂

Christmas Wall Hanging

Christmas Wall Hanging

Mary's Christmas Wall HangingHere’s a pretty Christmas wall hanging by Mary, just in time!  Hopefully, she’ll be able to finish the binding and hang it before Christmas Eve. Border detailIt was fun to stitch out overlapping feathers in the borders! wall hanging backIt’s hard to tell from the front but I used four different thread colors. Do you have your Christmas sewing done?!  I have a couple little projects I’d like to do, there’s still time, right? :)Linda

Moira’s Journey

Moira’s Journey

Moira's Journey   I love how creative my customers are!  Marilyn designed Moira’s Journey by enlarging a block called Kakuyose (Parquetry angles) from the book Japanese Taupe Quilts. The quilt is perfect for her sister-in-law’s Japanese inspired home.  Center quilting detail front    The quilting is a large echoed flower with bamboo and flower leis encircling. The background is quilted with a water motif accented with floating flowers. The thread is Wonderfil InvisaFil, matching the thread to the fabric.  The beige, green and red threads look great from the back, too!Center quilting detail backJust keep sewing!!! 🙂 Linda

Blue and Yellow, Front and Back

Blue and Yellow, Front and Back

Lois' blue and yellow quiltLots of quilting here!  The outside border is quilted with blue thread, the center area is quilted with yellow thread.  In most cases, I match the needle and bobbin thread.backing detail yellow and blue threadLois used a solid light backing, therefore, the back of the quilt is blue and yellow, too!  What do you think about using contrasting thread against a light backing fabric?  When planning your fabric for the backing, consider the thread!four patch borderHere’s a detail of the quilting designs.  I love how the yellow and blue areas are defined and the 4-patches pop!

The middle is stitched with my Cockscomb meander and the border is a floral meander with Terry Twist in the four patches.  By using freehand designs, I can shrink or enlarge the stitching to fit the space.  I just have to remember which one I’m stitching!

Thanks!  Linda 🙂

 

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