tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87673582236875404062024-03-10T16:08:43.325-06:00mmm quiltsHandguided Longarm Quilting on my Innova in Calgary AlbertaMichellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17356511095468201072noreply@blogger.comBlogger567125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767358223687540406.post-51284212733262263382022-11-16T07:28:00.000-07:002022-11-16T07:28:55.412-07:00Stars Baby Quilt<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHUwUHI-tzPsqAxa-uI0D_EzTTvyvheo_u6K7n9L85DVhg6owapdVQpb8-d6LlNauL5eKLltHMIx3x3s-mvItWfJpG1dojgbIYs5Xz4O2HgBLOQIHu2mfqa3mnPbOpHW10rj7gyYTb4V7r7GKSbRuuW1u6CWQzTTShZC0FjsqKOrkDLkhPTs08BTky/s2048/IMG_1024.JPEG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="600" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHUwUHI-tzPsqAxa-uI0D_EzTTvyvheo_u6K7n9L85DVhg6owapdVQpb8-d6LlNauL5eKLltHMIx3x3s-mvItWfJpG1dojgbIYs5Xz4O2HgBLOQIHu2mfqa3mnPbOpHW10rj7gyYTb4V7r7GKSbRuuW1u6CWQzTTShZC0FjsqKOrkDLkhPTs08BTky/s600/IMG_1024.JPEG"/></a></div>
Katherine made this cute baby quilt.
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She wanted edge to edge feathers on this one. Always a good choice for movement and texture.
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A simple rail quilt can be great! Linda made this quilt and it got an Es and 3s edge to edge design.
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And a cosy backing to finish it off.
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Katherine made this really neat quilt as a gift. I love the colors she used.
This second photo looks upside down but it is not--it's just how the quilt falls down the front of the frame creating that illusion.
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I used a large echoed feathered swirl on this quilt--it's an edge to edge quilting design that adds lots of texture and movement. Quilting inspriation from Kathleen Riggins of <a href="https://kathleenquilts.com/" target="_blank">Kathleen quilts</a>
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I'm sharing several photos because I just love how this turned out. I will definitely do this design again.
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And you can see that I used the backing as inspiration in choosing this almost floral looking quilting design.
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This is now the third of Noreen's planned 4 seasonal windows. You can see <a href="http://mmmquilts.blogspot.com/2021/08/noreens-attic-window-fall.html" target="_blank">Autumn</a> and <a href="http://mmmquilts.blogspot.com/2021/08/winter-attic-window.html" target="_blank">Winter</a> if you wish to.
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I liked how the diamonds worked out in the winter quilt, so I put diamond windowpanes in this window as well. And the borders were curvy lines to follow the fabric a bit, to be a bit like waves on water.
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Katherine made this hourglass quilt with beautiful fabrics. It's a king size quilt and will be used as a bed quilt. The quilting was kept simple, but still followed the piecing lines, so this is considered a light custom quilting job.
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Lisa made this amazing 120"x120" Rose of Sharon quilt. She added blocks to the original pattern and then had to modify the swags. She's been working on this stunning hand applique on and off for 20 years.
My quilt holders couldn't get the whole quilt high enough to see the swags properly, so here are few photos on the frame. inside the swags are feather sprays, and outside are piano keys. When Lisa dropped the quilt off she wasn't sure if she was going to leave the quilt square or scallop it when she bound it, so the piano keys are OK to be cut down and truncated if she chose to scallop.
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The blocks were crosshatched, and the sashings got "egg and dart" This project needed simple quiltng to allow the hand applique to shine.
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The back looks OK too. Thank you Lisa, for trusting me with your work of art.
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In 2021 I also got to do a zoom class with Krista Hennebury aka <a href="http://poppyprintcreates.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Poppyprint</a> called Speed Date with Improv. She takes a lot of the decision making away for the purposes of the class by limiting the fabric pull to one color, black and white. I chose blue, navy and white. Then she takes you through making several types of improv blocks and then puzzling them together.
I had fun, got this put togther, and then didn't know what to do with it, so it sat in the TBQ (ToBeQuilted) pile. Then, a few months ago, my middle, as he was thinking of moving out, started looking around and asked if I had any wall hangings I wasn't using, and that he might take with him. I pulled this one out, and he liked it. I asked if he wanted it finished as a wall hanging or a pillow, and he chose pillow.
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I had fun with the quilting, all improv, no rulers for the straight lines.
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I put a small wale courdory on the back. Partly because I had <a href="https://www.amazon.ca/Title-Nevas-patchwork-pillow/dp/083611759X" target="_blank">Neva's Patchwork Pillows</a> in my mind, and they used courdory backings, and partly becuase I like it.
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Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17356511095468201072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767358223687540406.post-55531865789111194272022-07-13T15:40:00.001-06:002022-07-13T15:40:11.049-06:00Hard Rock Cafe<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgixcs5Gtk9v-9LVSvxOm4cGp1tXm8Ue0jAk4-sRohXh11dchA8eawahNkFPxf859JWrzN6DbtAdf9UP5kha-VXGArnzSPOEvBuqTn-KB_xlRUYaZA-jOKBUN9RACJtiBnKarbvSWMqTzB-IrMFECEMaWAqRv5j0ITXOA4GWDJzm5m3IVZQlWmKn5Ve/s2048/IMG_0877.JPEG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="600" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgixcs5Gtk9v-9LVSvxOm4cGp1tXm8Ue0jAk4-sRohXh11dchA8eawahNkFPxf859JWrzN6DbtAdf9UP5kha-VXGArnzSPOEvBuqTn-KB_xlRUYaZA-jOKBUN9RACJtiBnKarbvSWMqTzB-IrMFECEMaWAqRv5j0ITXOA4GWDJzm5m3IVZQlWmKn5Ve/s600/IMG_0877.JPEG"/></a></div>
I've been to one or two Hard Rock Cafe's but not very many. Sujatha made this quilt with her daughter's t-shirt collection. It was a thing for their family to go to Hard Rock everywhere they went.
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Sujatha chose Es and 3s Edge to Edge design, always a classic.
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This quilt is one of mine. I just love this <a href="https://alisonglass.com/shop-woo/kaleidoscope-stripe-bundles/" target="_blank">Kaldeidoscope plaids and stripes by Allison Glass fabric line</a>, and so when I saw this <a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjQtuiw1ef4AhX2HjQIHc7BBu0QFnoECAYQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.andoverfabrics.com%2FQuilts%2FKaleidoscope.pdf&usg=AOvVaw1UTGTUg43y3kB6a9_Cj1m4" target="_blank">Kaleidoscope</a> kit at <a href="https://keystonemoderncreative.com/" target="_blank">Keystone Modern Creative</a> I just had to have it.
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This pattern is paper pieced, and the only frustration I had in making it is I didn't follow the first step in every paper pieced pattern, probably becuase the quilt shop had printed the pattern out and sent it with the fabric,I didn't measure the 1" square to make sure it was the right size, and my first blocks wound up too small. I decided to start again as I didn't want a smaller quilt--I found the pattern online (see link above) and reprinted at the right size, and the quilt went together very nicely.
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I had planned to keep this quilt for myself, but as I was making it, it told me in many ways that it belonged to my cousin. So it has gone to live with my cousin. Aren't the saturated colors in these fabrics great?
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I did have scraps to play with though--so I've made a scrap top, and it's waiting in the TBQ (ToBeQuilted) pile, and maybe I'll get to keep that one.
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and the 4 blocks that were too small are sewn together and will make a pillowtop
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Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17356511095468201072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767358223687540406.post-34883717203127719072022-07-08T18:42:00.001-06:002022-07-08T18:42:35.521-06:00Crumb Quilt<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGDY7omRxaIhsDlaTJzNWCy32HJZOYOFDlGug3yH1oMUP256jQRNflEFvRMaoqbkS_JtdbU5p2REAxMiQJSISB9ZeRrZyLqQr7xW11V5xNOF6hAJlykPO4V9XaLvUcZzWYkP2WuegpaVx6niP-23WIuvso5UfH2t0lXJNY1PMYcK-_79ME0aqF_ju6/s3024/IMG_4721%281%29.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="600" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGDY7omRxaIhsDlaTJzNWCy32HJZOYOFDlGug3yH1oMUP256jQRNflEFvRMaoqbkS_JtdbU5p2REAxMiQJSISB9ZeRrZyLqQr7xW11V5xNOF6hAJlykPO4V9XaLvUcZzWYkP2WuegpaVx6niP-23WIuvso5UfH2t0lXJNY1PMYcK-_79ME0aqF_ju6/s600/IMG_4721%281%29.jpg"/></a></div>
In March 2021 I particpated in a crumb block <a href="https://www.quiltersplaycation.com/">Playcation with Cheryl Arkison</a> I had been saving these crumbs as a "curated" group of scraps since making the <a href="http://mmmquilts.blogspot.com/2016/02/100-modern-quilt-blocks-tula-pink.html">Tula Pink 100 Modern Quilt blocks</a> 5 years earlier, so it was time for them to be used! A playcation is a fun way to spend an afternooon--<a href="http://www.cherylarkison.com/">Cheryl Arkison</a> is always good entertainment and there is always something to learn from her.
So the photo above is the slab, or quilt top that I made. But I wasn't sure what to do with it, so it sat for about a year, and then I wanted to do a little demonstration for one of my quilt groups on how I made a quilted pillow top. I use a combination of online tutorials from <a href="http://www.jaybirdquilts.com/2011/02/pillow-basics-tutorial-sew-mama-sew.html">Jaybird Quilts</a> and from <a href="https://elizabethhartman.com/all-projects/simple-quilted-pillows">Elizabeth Hartman</a>.
I quilted up the slab I had made and made a pillow from it, and I LOVE it! I started out doing just straight-ish line quilting and even on such a small piece I found it to be so boring I quilkly had to switch it up. I really admire the look of straight line quilting--and now I admire the patience of those who do a lot of it.
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I had some pieces left over from the slab, so I made a little bag too
Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17356511095468201072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767358223687540406.post-81948113789708606532022-07-07T11:29:00.004-06:002022-07-07T11:29:51.247-06:00Dawn and Sandra's Fire Escape<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLBnzXhJYUZVnGGPyTnyjXe0O8gugK4jdL-Q6EcBkNd_7GvEdMo486fK5ru_PvPKbxtWmwKS6q7ANvtYh-C_BA0DSL9PbA4SUFWA3ouquQuK4PDT-CHpMYKLk1UGV_HIa8nUU_uHWWsDEmBjuOSDiTiIhZ13i2fS7VTNU8TgLJj21EifdXfXeA8r6n/s2048/IMG_0899.JPEG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="600" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLBnzXhJYUZVnGGPyTnyjXe0O8gugK4jdL-Q6EcBkNd_7GvEdMo486fK5ru_PvPKbxtWmwKS6q7ANvtYh-C_BA0DSL9PbA4SUFWA3ouquQuK4PDT-CHpMYKLk1UGV_HIa8nUU_uHWWsDEmBjuOSDiTiIhZ13i2fS7VTNU8TgLJj21EifdXfXeA8r6n/s600/IMG_0899.JPEG"/></a></div>
Dawn made this quilt with her mom, Sandra, which makes it a very special quilt. Dawn is going to use it on her bed, and wanted double batting, so it's delightfully heavy and cozy. The pattern is<a href="https://atkinsondesigns.com/products/fire-escape-pattern"> Fire Escape by Atkinson designs</a>. Their patterns are always so well written.
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I quilted this way back in March or April, when we were still operating under pandemic protocols, so Dawn dropped off the quilt and then we phone consulted about thread colors and quilting design. There were many great options for thread color.
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We decided on the teal colored thread, and the E and 3's quilting pattern--its my go do design for a reason! It always adds great texture and movement. The fireside backing shows the quilting nicely, and adds to the weight and cozy of the quilt.
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Sandra made this Beautiful Blue Bargello for a special young adult in her life. I just love the movement in it, and her color transitions. It's a queen size quilt--as you can see its big enough I couldn't avoid getting the furniture into the photo.
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Because it was for a young adult, and becasue of the backing having quite a modern look to it, I kept the quilting a little more modern, with my version of modern spirals. I also knew how this design looks on a bargello, so it was an easy decision.
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I quite liked this backing, so when I spotted it at the store this week I picked some up.
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Linda brought me this Color My World to quilt for her. Isn't it great? I love all the different houses and trees and the towers in the corners--Big Ben, Eiffel Tower and I don't know the names of the others. <a href="https://thequiltshow.com/learn/category/block-of-the-month-classroom/2021-color-my-world" target="_blank">Color My World was the 2021 BOM at the Quilt Show, designed by Wendy Williams </a> I was impressed that Linda had it finished to bring to quilt in January--my 2021 BOM is still in block form.
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Originally, Linda had thought to put custom quilting on this quilt, but there are so many details, and so little space for custom quilting to show, that ultimately we decided a freehand edge to edge design was best.
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Linda chose this design, as it represents a topographic map--my DH came along to have a peek while I was working on the compass area, and he got it immediately, "a compass and a topographic map" was his comment.
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There were so many fun fabrics to look at while I quilted. Thanks Linda, for letting me play on your creation.
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Hello readers! Have you stuck with me through my blogging gaps? January and February are very computer intense for non-quilting reasons, and so I don't tend to spend any extra time sorting photos or writing posts. I also have little time for quilting, so have less to show.
This Beehive runner is made by Colleen, for our guild exchange. This years theme was Flora and Fauna. I didn't participate this year, so quilting Colleens exchange was fun, and let me feel a little bit involved.
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I quilted hexagons in the beehive itself, and then some ruler work in the bees wings, as the bees in the hive fabric had very segmented wings, and then a meandering loopy path as the bees buzzed along from flower to flower.
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Colleen combined a few different patterns so there's no pattern to reference, although I think Elizabeth Hartman was involved somewhere.
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In the waaay back of early pandemic days, in April of 2020, Bonnie Hunter started a mystery quilt called Unity, and unlike her usual winter mysteries this was a round robin quilt--each week we got directions for another round of blocks. YAY! Something to do while we're stuck at home for a few weeks :P
I have very limited fabric stash at home, and the local stores were closed to in person shopping. So I emailed <a href="https://alongcamequilting.com/" target="_blank"> Along Came Quilting </a> and connected with Sharla. I wanted to do an all blue quilt--described to her what I wanted, she texted back some photos of fabrics, and she had a short stack of bolts to choose from by the time I went to the store to peer at the fabrics from behind a taped line through the open door (this was waay back when when we were being told NOT to mask because masks were for the medical professionals). Not an optimal way to purchase fabrics but better than on my computer monitor. I think we did better than OK. But I did learn, the hard way, that Grunge doesn't have anyting on the selvedge to indicate the colorway, and its hard to match up later if you didn't get the color name off the boltend when purchasing the first time. Luckily, when I needed more, Kim was able to take my swatch into the store and match the bolt, give me the name, and then I could order still more again online from Willow Creek, as I emptied the bolt at ACQ.
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And then the fun began--I like having a step all cut out and ready to sew, its easy then to sit down for even just 15 minutes and run fabric through the machine.
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I was planning all along to make Unity for our bed--but I thought I wanted it square, rather than rectangular, so I put flying geese all the way around (In Bonnie's pattern the geese are only on top and bottom)
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It kept growing and growing, and I really ran out of room to lay it on the floor for photos
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This was where Bonnie's pattern ended, and with my geese all around, about 98x98. I decided I wanted it a little wider, so the sides would cover the drop of the mattress, so I made it rectangular after all, by adding a checkerboard border to the sides. This is where it took me a while to source the extra grunge, and to figure out what to add.
99 1/2 x109 1/2 was the prequilting measurement.
and this is my quilt, for our bed, so custom quilting all the way!! which meant it had to wait for me to have a large chunk of time on the frame, and the right mindset for designing the quilting. The right mindset has been a little hard to come by some days in the past few years. December was finally the time! Wool batting for lovely loft to show the quilting and for warmth and comfort.
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I gave the quilt a mix of ruler work and freemotion --straight lines, continuous curve, ribbon candy, loops, figure 8s.
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And really, I can look at the back as much as the front. I haven't yet reversed it on the bed, but maybe next month!
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Some areas I knew right off how I wanted to quilt them, and some took quite a bit of drawing and planning.
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Binding only took an afternoon--I had already made the <a href="http://www.52quilts.com/2012/05/tuesday-tutorial-susies-magic-binding.html" target="_blank">Susie's Magic Binding</a> last year when I finished piecing the top, so it went quite quickly for a king size quilt. I love that method.
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This quilt was on my frame for a full month, I generally track my hours on all quilts, but I didn't on this one--suffice to say it took a ridiculously long time. I was extra picky on this, as it's the first bed quilt I've made for us in more than 10 years, since I've had my Innova. I wasn't able to do precision work or ruler work on my old setup.
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Post quilting measurements are about 96x106, so it shrunk up about 3 1/2" in each direction. I've come to expect anywhere between 1-3" It makes a lot of sense, if you think about crumpling a piece of paper and then trying to lay it out again--it won't be its original size as the folds/crinkles have shrunk it in. I did <a href="https://www.colorwaysbyvicki.com/save-my-bleeding-quilt.html#/" target="_blank">presoak all the fabrics</a>, so I don't expect it to have much shrink from washing--it's been cold here so it went straight on the bed (our other quilt had silk batting and I was a little chilly some nights) where it has been keeping me perfectly warm. There is room for some more shrink though, so it will be OK either way.
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Happy New Year!
Michelle
Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17356511095468201072noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767358223687540406.post-48914514912828664162021-12-30T14:14:00.000-07:002021-12-30T14:14:53.469-07:00Christmas at Noreen's<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg9ETlBUVt_lGHSrvY9lve58HsWnjjjNUs-c8pegkznsNrvZXTEuQpkjU2sUJL_507nZcwK_lcBcVmmEyFcdGAw7oWoJxwhhdzpPNv-lAa20KRH0Ml67njtJ8KNHRrJXLN0Fbvj4oJESIU0i003UOc29UKJJVop3g9ioJGzIp4vbyZO8kARm3z85T5S=s1773" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="600" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg9ETlBUVt_lGHSrvY9lve58HsWnjjjNUs-c8pegkznsNrvZXTEuQpkjU2sUJL_507nZcwK_lcBcVmmEyFcdGAw7oWoJxwhhdzpPNv-lAa20KRH0Ml67njtJ8KNHRrJXLN0Fbvj4oJESIU0i003UOc29UKJJVop3g9ioJGzIp4vbyZO8kARm3z85T5S=s600"/></a></div>
Merry Christmas from Noreen's house. Noreen made 5 Christmas quilts for gifting this year. She started early--I quilted the first few in March, but wasn't able to share until after Christmas because secret Christmas gifts.
Quilt one got a feathered swirl (a la Kathleen Quilts) freehand edge to edge design and had a pretty pointsetta backing. This one is being gifted to someone who does do freehand quilting, so I was aiming for a design that I don't think she does on her own quilts.
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The quilting does show nicely on the back
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Quilt two is, I think, a BQ2 block. Pointsettas and pinecones.
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There was so much movement and pattern in the background fabric, I didn't want the quilting to compete, so a ribbon meander in a red thread. Ribbons being very Christmas appropriate.
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The quilting can't really be seen from the front--but shows nicely on the flannel backing
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Quilt 3 is called Christmas Relish.
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This quilt I quilted with freehand curls, which I like to call filigree. I think it's very elegant and has lovely mtion. I used a shiny gold colored Magnifico thread for this one.
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And again, the longarmer is rewarded with a lovely showing of the quilting on the back
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I think quilt 4 is called Honor. The piecing in this one was more simple, so I added a little custom quiting combined with my favourite E's and 3s.
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I just love the panel in the center of this one.
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And again, the quiltng shows well on the flannel backing
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And lastly we have, quilt 5, Christmas Dimaonds. One of the things I really like about this quilt is how it has fabrics from the others, perfect for family gifts.
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The one block quilt made it easy to do freehand clamshells. I just love the texture this design gives.
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The quilting is a little hard to see in these photos on the front, but once again, the red flannel backing was my friend
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I bet it was a great Christmas for Noreen's kids! Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17356511095468201072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767358223687540406.post-92019455032600696122021-12-29T08:37:00.000-07:002021-12-29T08:37:52.355-07:00Geesey Geese 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhjzdLzJEXH5kmb3O0WFK1aY5hTnMqGv_hI_uvh3SorS9bgLC9QjmARH3xhKkafIpUDrf0haGu9ttsK1CtUEX__GuqyRHpcgd3zhkKww71SGdNCzAs_Bnt-F2oZdlvRlSM3EtFC65JFsROc7q5kyYOoxlplDAqFLKX89xuyxVuvkQ-MvMt7uml8YdOP=s1773" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="600" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhjzdLzJEXH5kmb3O0WFK1aY5hTnMqGv_hI_uvh3SorS9bgLC9QjmARH3xhKkafIpUDrf0haGu9ttsK1CtUEX__GuqyRHpcgd3zhkKww71SGdNCzAs_Bnt-F2oZdlvRlSM3EtFC65JFsROc7q5kyYOoxlplDAqFLKX89xuyxVuvkQ-MvMt7uml8YdOP=s600"/></a></div>
When Katherine finished her first Geesey Geese Quilt, she took her "curated scraps" and built another--similar yet different.
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This quilt received leaves in the geese, and ribbon candy in the setting columns
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And Katherine pieced the backing with Giant Geese, using the <a href="https://bryanhousequilts.com/2015/02/big-geese-quilt-tutorial/" target="_blank">Big Geese Quilt Tutorial from Bryan House Quilts</a>
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The quitling shows up well on the back
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Katherine participated in the Geesey Geese sew along hosted by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/stitchedincolor/">Rachel Hauser @stichedincolor</a> and this is the top she made from that sew along
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Katherine asked for leaves on this quilt--and as usual, she was right. The freehand leaves added fabulous texture. I didn't want to do the same leaves I'd done for Katherine before, so I added a double curvy line between each leaf vine.
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When the direction of the geese changed, I changed the direction of the leaves.
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These are some 26" pillows I made for eldest and their housemates. I had the remnants from this <a href="http://mmmquilts.blogspot.com/2019/10/pathways.html" target="_blank">Pathways </a>quilt I had made a few years ago, and I had kept them all together, wanting to use these Moda Shibori fabrics in a project again someday. This used up the scraps from that quilt entirely, and some extra fabric had to be purchase for the backs of the pillows.
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I think both sides look great, so it won't matter how they're arranged on the couch.
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And while I was making pillows with scraps, I made this one for myself. It's a 20" form. These were all the fabrics I had left from the <a href="http://mmmquilts.blogspot.com/2021/09/fractal-bargello-quilt.html" target="_blank">Fractal quilt</a>, and I got one pillow from it. It's not stuffed yet, in this photo, but it sits on my spot on the couch, so I enjoy it when I watch TV. It was hard to give away the quilt, I loved it so much, so this is a very nice reminder of the fabrics.
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Hmmm....as I look at this photo, this was just before I had to do some unsewing, as I had sewn the pillow back to the wrong side....we all have those days
I delayed posting until I rememberd to take finished photos--I used up every bit of that rainbow panel I had
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Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17356511095468201072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767358223687540406.post-24215792686767324372021-12-19T08:43:00.000-07:002021-12-19T08:43:53.918-07:00Patchwork City--Metro<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOH2RVBDB4Crz9DP1i_eOtrxRxpMqmz6pP9HDhOqLdu9nxw99WQUhxOUiTYpdmxfbvf0aKJ8C1XImvjJXZv5Smygzvy51OgOa0bmycHqsBNOY296GOAhIY0EXtLP-06gU-8UHkOsbtmUum0huKHw2zVlwFpwXJn5X4dGU9RvR8DyTrCSmYR8JK-81C=s1773" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="600" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOH2RVBDB4Crz9DP1i_eOtrxRxpMqmz6pP9HDhOqLdu9nxw99WQUhxOUiTYpdmxfbvf0aKJ8C1XImvjJXZv5Smygzvy51OgOa0bmycHqsBNOY296GOAhIY0EXtLP-06gU-8UHkOsbtmUum0huKHw2zVlwFpwXJn5X4dGU9RvR8DyTrCSmYR8JK-81C=s600"/></a></div>
Vicki made this quilt--Metro, from the <a href="https://elizabethhartman.com/books" target="_blank">Patchwork City book by Elizabeth Hartman</a>
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I had so much fun quilting this quilt, recognizing fabrics Vicki had used in previous quilts I have longarmed for her, and admiring everything about the blocks--design, precision, fabric choices.
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I quilted it with an Angela Walters freehand design--because Vicki had told me the quilt had a top, I felt comfortable putting this very linear design on it--and thought it complemented the modern feel to the blocks as well
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Since starting to make this quilt, Vicki said they've done some rearranging in the house and so she didn't quite know where she was going to put this quilt. I very quickly offered to house it for her, but she declined my kind and selfless offer, and came and picked it up. :(
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Vicki made the backing beautiful too--with this lovely rainbow of fabrics used in the front of the quilt
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Colleen and Marilyn collaborated on this quilt, aren't the fabrics gorgeous? I wonder if they're related to a story book, but didn't think to ask.
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Sometimes, as I'm casting about for ideas on how to quilt a top, I'll have a look at the fabrics, and I used this 3 petaled flower in the border as inspiration for my quilting
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Someone will enjoy cuddling with this quilt for years.
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Katherine made this applique sampler. She said it started with 32 orphan blocks from another project, and the remainder inspired by Di Ford and A Wedding Sampler by Charlotte Gillingharm (circa 1840)
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Katherine wanted edge to edge freehand feathers on this quilt. Some people are relucant to quilt over top of applique, but it's a good option, and if the thread blends well it looks good too.
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The feathers show really nicely on the back. The small strip of white is Katherine's sewn in label piece
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This is Katherine's Lady of the Lake quilt. She asked for continuous curve in the dark blocks, and a feather border.
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The quilting is interesting on the back.
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Yvonne made this very sunny batik quilt.
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I put Edge to Edge E's and 3's on this quilt--lots of nice movement in this design and a nice texture on the batiks.
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The quilting shows nicely on the soft yellow backing
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Marilyn made this stunning quilt. I just love how it looks with a dark background. I'm not sure if this is the exact way Marilyn made this quilt, but when I made one like this I used <a href="https://tamarackshack.blogspot.com/2014/05/four-patch-charm-quilt-with-tutorial.html" target="_blank">Tamarack Shack's tutorial</a>
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The background fabric is directional, and Marilyn did a great job of making it all run in one direction. She asked for Edge to Edge freehand feathers.
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The feathers show up so nicely on the cuddle backing
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