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12-21-2011, 08:34 AM

#61

amandasgramma

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Bobbie --- this is absolutely gorgeous! And I'd not thought of doing the quilting that way!!!!! Good idea!

12-21-2011, 04:59 PM

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That quilt is just stunning and the quilting is gorgeous, well done to you both.

12-21-2011, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by valleyquiltermo

Wonderful quilt, lovely quilting. Do you do this all free motion on the LA ?? I'd be using the backside, LOL

I use a straightedge ruler for any straight line quilting and a circle templates to quilt the veins of the feather wreaths, the rest of the feather I then quilt freemotion. The feaths in the borders are all freemotion.

12-21-2011, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by amandasgramma

Bobbie --- this is absolutely gorgeous! And I'd not thought of doing the quilting that way!!!!! Good idea!

Just leave it to any of us quilters and we will find a way to do anything!

12-21-2011, 05:35 PM

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Sibi

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wow, amazing work! Perfection!

12-21-2011, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by mhansen6

Your quilting on this and the Dresden plate are just stunning. You are a true artist.

Thank you, but I have never considered myself an artist. When I was a child I wanted to go to art school, but mom and dad said I could never make a living with art so I have a background in law and banking. Now look what I do to make a living!!

12-21-2011, 05:37 PM

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Gorgeous and wonderful quilting can't say enough nice things you should be proud. Sue

12-21-2011, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Bobbielinks

Well, its just stunning! beautiful beautiful work!

12-21-2011, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by feline fanatic

Clever idea to turn the quilt around. It is often very hard to see the quilting when using a matching thread and that is a pretty busy print on the right side of the quilt.

Please share with us your method of quilting feather wreaths. I don't see a spine quilted at all. Looks like you quilted just the plumes with no spine as a guide. I am assuming you had to mark some sort of circles in order to do those double wreaths.

Yes, I will be glad to share with you how I quilt the feather wreaths. There is a spine there among the plumes. I start with a large circle template, quilt around it then branch out to quilt the plumes around the outside edge of the circle, then branch out to quilt the inside edge with plumes. I then choose a smaller size circle template, center it within the larger feathered wreath and do the same with it - I don't mark on the quilt at all as I'm always afraid the markings might not come out of the fabric.

12-21-2011, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by paulswalia

Please help me understand - why could you not see where to put the feathers when first loaded? Why could you not see the negative space where you ultimately put the feathers?

Because the fabric is pretty busy and I was stitching with a rust color thread that blended right into the fabric on the top side of the quilt. I was able to SID all the borders and that gave me something to quilt within when I loaded the quilt upsidedown. Then using the rust color thread I could easily see actually where I was quilting. Hope this helps.