Saturday 27 June 2015

Custom Quilting . . . .

I've had a few custom quilting jobs on Freeda over the past couple of months.  I love custom quilting, but have to admit, it's stressful and takes a lot of time . . . but the results are worth it - in my humble opinion!

Heather made this quilt top in reds, whites, and beige colors - just so awesome.  She did a wonderful job of piecing!  When we talked about what she wanted, Heather was very clear that she wanted it peaceful - and didn't want the quilting to overtake the piecing, but rather work with the piecing.  She chose the stencil design for the plain blocks, and I quilted each of the pieced blocks differently - but remained simple.  I "ditched" around each block, and added an extra 1/4" border in each of the plain blocks . . . I love how it turned out! . . . and so did Heather - I think between the two of us we captured what she wanted for her quilt. Here's a bit of a photo journey of the process . . .

just starting out - stitching around each block in the "red" .... see how the SID makes the block stand out?

 
 
 ...moving on to the cross hatching in the setting triangles . . .


....working down through the quilt -



done . . .




backing . . .looks as nice as the front! 


See why I love custom quilting???  Lots more coming . . . from the Little House . . .

3 comments:

Lori S said...

Beautifully done. I love the choice of using a stencil in the open blocks, less fussy than feathers. I think you achieved your goal.

Ardelle said...

Loving fabulous Bev!

Anonymous said...

And the owner of the quilt burst into tears upon seeing it, because it is so beautifully done! I have a whole cloth quilt on one side, and a lovely red-and-white quilt on the other. Bev does wonderful work!

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