Custom quilting - what does that really mean anyway??? Well, to me, it means having permission to "play" with designs on a quilt top. Actually, it really has more to do with customizing a design or design elements to fit with the elements in the pieced quilt top. No matter . . . I had to opportunity to "customize" the two beautiful tops from Ruth. What fun!
The first quilt was made from Ruth's stash - WOW! It is a Dresden Plate design - made into sunflower blocks . . . Ruth had three extra sunflowers that she put in the border of the quilt. The quilting consisted of Terry Twists in the pieced sashings, different fillers in each sunflower block and half sunflowers freehand quilted in the two outer borders.
Glide Thread; Hobbs Heirloom Wool batting
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in progress . . .
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Close up - Sunflower block
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| Sunflower Quilt hangin' out |
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| Back of Sunflower Quilt - close up |
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| Back of Sunflower Quilt - close up |
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Sunflower Quilt - backing
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Don't you just love it!!!
Ruth's second quilt was just perfect for the lilac blooms!
The fabric in this quit was actually pansies, not lilacs . . . but the colors are the same, don't you think?
Glide thread; Hobbs Heirloom Wool batting
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| in progress |
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See those little red pins . . . . they remind me to pick out stitching that either I didn't like or isn't quite right . . . sometimes there are a lot of little red pins!!! :)
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| Close up |
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| Close up of quilting in border |
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| done! |
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| Hangin' out at the farm |
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| Ruth's quilt - backing |
What can I say . . . I've been busy since returning from my trip to Turkey . . . yes, I went to Turkey! Fabulous . . . and I'll be returning!
For now - I remain quilting at the Little House!
3 comments:
Love those sunflowers Bev, and the texture and definition on that quilt..just yummy
Wow Bev - both quilts are gorgeous and your quilting is amazing! I can't pick a favorite, they're both GREAT!
What you did with the sunflower quilt is fantastic. What a treasure.
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