Tag Archives: custom quilting

Sep29

Red and White Giant Dahlia

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Red and White Giant Dahlia

Isn’t this wall hanging awesome?!  Janann designed a fabulous red and white quilt, and I was honored to quilt it for her.

 

To keep with the quilt’s red and white theme, red So Fine 50 thread was used for the red fabric and white Bottom Line thread was used in the white fabric.

 

I used a new product, Grid Marker from June Tailor, to mark a diagonal grid behind the dahlia for the CC quilting in the background.  After quilting, the washable marker was removed.

The back view shows the quilting detail and the red bobbin thread looks good, too!  The outside checkerboard is CC using a ruler and the background orange peel CC is freehand.  The flower detail and narrow border is quilting “freestyle”, too!

 

Thanks for looking!  🙂 Linda

Sep15

In The Bag – Ugly Fabric Quilt Challenge

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In The Bag – Ugly Fabric Quilt Challenge

Chevron Picnic Quilt

Mission accomplished!  The “ugly” fabric that I received from Patti in Canada is a quilt!  All the fabric is from Patti, except a little bit of white for the blocks and the backing fabric.  No fabric was purchased for this challenge, all stash fabric!

I love how it looks outside on the grass or picnic table.  Each row is quilted with a different design to the middle and then mirrored.  The thread is white and doesn’t show except on the green blocks!  That’s okay, it adds texture and I love the white thread on the white fabric.

Turning the quilt gives it a different look, too!

See. the back is really the ugly fabric!  I want to use this quilt so I did not want white backing fabric.  Of course, I have to show you the back to reveal the quilting detail!

Now, I haven’t planted petunias in 2 or 3 years but in the middle of my yard, next to the tree stump is a volunteer petunia that started blooming this week.  Not sure how it got there, some critter must have planted it for me!

Have you participated in a swap like this?  Check out other posts about this challenge.  Thanks for looking!  :)Linda

Jul31

Tumbling Blocks quilt – it’s a big one!

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Tumbling Blocks quilt – it’s a big one!

This is a big one, much bigger than my hanging space for pictures!

I was very honored that Diane wanted me to quilt this for her.  She spent 2 1/2 years assembling this quilt with lots and lots of “Y” seams!  She wanted the quilting to accent the blocks and stabilize the “Y”seams.  I suggested a continuous curve throughout the blocks and  some ghosted blocks on the edges for interest.

I love this quilt!  It was hard to decide what pictures to post, I took so many.

The thread matched the background fabric perfectly and the small meander frames the tumbling blocks.

As awesome as the front is, the back shows a great secondary pattern, not visible from the front.

The continuous curves mimics another block called Cathedral Windows, which Diane considered making instead of the tumbling block.

The optical illusions are awesome with this quilt.

Thanks for looking!  🙂 Linda

Jul11

Celia’s Red/White Challenge – Christmas Star

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Celia’s Red/White Challenge – Christmas Star

 

Celia designed an awesome quilt for her guild’s red and white challenge.  I was honored to partner with her to quilt it.

We decided to keep the red and white theme and stitch red thread on the red fabric and white thread on the white fabric.  The white fabric is Fairy Frost and Superior Threads Bottom Line Silver was the best thread for it!  It melted into the fabric, perfect!

She made the backing large enough to add 4 pillows, which I used to audition the designs!

Enjoy the pics!

The batting is Heirloom wool which really enhances the quilting, especially on the back.  I did use red thread in the bobbin for the red areas and it creates it’s own design.

 

 

 

 

Thanks for looking!  🙂 Linda

 

May11

Applique and Broderie Perse Table topper

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Applique and Broderie Perse Table topper

 

Linda has created a table topper of her own design with applique borders and a broderie perse basket of flowers in the center and 3 corners.

The batting is Quilter’s Dream 100% cotton select, perfect for table toppers because it drapes well and is very flat.  The thread is 2 colors of Superior OMNI.

Every part has a different element, so enjoy the pictures!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Linda’s very creative with her quilt backs!

Thanks for looking and have a Happy Mother’s Day weekend!

Linda

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