manic! Note to self: don't commit to submit 2 quilts to a quilt show within a 2 month time frame when you haven't started either of them! Improv takes me way longer than I could possibly have imagined and tiny precise piecing is time consuming and stressful. I'm breathing a sigh of relief this evening as I have finally finished both quilts for the
Quilt and Stitch Village show just in time for them to be mailed tomorrow - the deadline is Monday! Talk about last minute panic.
Anyway, enough rambling, I'm sharing one finish with you today - The
Never Forgotten improv quilt.
I have to say I'm really proud of this little beauty. It finished up around 40" square. Well, square in the loosest sense of the word. I tried squaring it up but it just kept on shrinking and for fear of having to submit it as a mug rug I gave up ;) Here are some of my favourite bits in my more detail:
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| The poppy wreath |
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| The stamped centre of the poppy wreath - Never Forgotten |
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| Crazy straight line quilting - tram lines |
I used 5 different colours of Aurifil thread for the quilting because I wanted to echo the colours in the fabrics without any one colour overpowering things. This was easily the scariest part for me as I loved the way the top looked when it was finished and was worried that my quilting would ruin it.
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| Clearer close-up of quilting |
In the end I am thrilled with the effect, it has made the quilt really tactile. So now it's all packaged up and ready for sending out. Quite what the judges will make of it is anybody's guess but to quote one of my favourite movie lines, "Frankly my dear I don't give a damn".
Catch you soon xx
LOL! So glad you love it! That's the most important thing! Jxo
ReplyDeleteWOW it is incredible. I would give it a gold ribbon :)
ReplyDeleteIt looks great! I was that woman last year BTW ;o)
ReplyDeleteI Love it!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous, well done xxx
ReplyDeletewell done x ... now ... breath x
ReplyDeleteIt's great Reene, good luck and well done for entering. Why do we always think we'll wreck things by quilting...??
ReplyDeleteLove this, it's fab. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteI think it is very moving and a wonderful piece of improv. Really inspiring in so many ways. Well done you.
ReplyDeleteThank you very much :) You appear to be a no-reply blogger hence the reply here :)
Deleteits amazing - so interesting and really drew me in.
ReplyDeleteit's bloody fantastic!
ReplyDeleteI like everything about it! The quilting is just what it called out for! Love your sense of humor!
ReplyDeleteThank you very much :) You appear to be a no-reply blogger hence the reply here :)
DeleteIt looks fab! good luck with the next part of it's journey.
ReplyDeleteVery very cool!
ReplyDeleteFantastic. And I love the quilting
ReplyDeleteIt's wonderful - good luck at the show!
ReplyDeleteReally looking forward to seeing this is real life!
ReplyDeleteIt's really beautiful! You've got all the colours so perfectly balanced across the quilt. I completely get that fear that quilting would ruin it but it's just right. Good luck:-)
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