Saturday, October 15, 2011

Lots of quilting!

My sister has been out of town quite a bit over the past month or so.  While she was gone I had access to her long arm so I took the opportunity to finish several quilts.

The first is the black and white Delectable Mountains quilt (I posted photos a long time ago!)that I am going to gift as a Christmas present to my brother and his girlfriend.  IMG_1342 Because the outer border is mostly red, I thought the quilt would look sharp if I quilted in red.  IMG_1344 The quilt pattern is very linear so I quilted with a large looping meander to contrast.

Several years ago, I made a braid quilt from a pattern found on Moda’s Bake Shop blog.  Once again I went to the “well” of my 3 Sisters scraps and all the fabrics I used were from several collections.  IMG_1346 I quilted this one pretty heavily.  I did a large loop in the outer border, smaller loop in the inside border, feathered down the center of each braid and then stippled between the feather rows.  IMG_1351 It took me about 5 hours to quilt and I went through nearly 3 pre-wound bobbins.  I am very happy with the quilting and doing this one really helped build my confidence.

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I have one more to quilt to bind and then I think I am going to work mostly on bags and totes for Hazelnut Deux.  I am afraid the holidays will be here long before I am ready!

10 comments:

  1. Congrats on the finishes!! I'm sure it feels good to get them done.

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  2. These quilts are beautiful! And what a great job on the quilting! I have never tried a long arm....do you like it? It seems quicker that way.... maybe you are just a lot faster than I am!

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  3. You have been busy! They both look wonderful and your feathers are terrific!
    Kristie

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  4. Oh, sew pretty! They look great!

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  5. I love them both and I think the red thread was a great choice on the black/white with the red border. I like your braid a whole lot more than the one I made.

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  6. both pieces are really beautiful...you are making your way to professional status.

    Seriously...you are.

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  7. Lucky to have a longarm you can use! Love the quilts, the red on those DM was a great choice! And love, love the 3 sisters. Great finishes!

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  8. beautiful Suzan! I looooooove the braid quilt :)

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