I woke up early this morning & started sketching for the on line class I’m doing. I did 10 pages, before my hand cramped up & decided I should move on to other tasks I needed to do. The feather sketch below is similar to the feathers I quilted on the “Chicken Delight” quilt that won an Honorable Mention at APNQ IN 2004.
I’m thinking about doing this leaf design on the quilt that I just loaded on to Lily.
Below I test quilted it on black velvet using 12 wgt. Aurafill cotton thread.
This little seascape is another design I did on the same fabric with the same thread.
I made a background quilt to hold my threadplay samples, for the Basic samples.
The Advanced Threadplay I mounted on black card stock.
I agonized over the quilt that I’m going to be quilting on Lily. It has a back as beautiful as the front, & the quilting is going to be more visible on the back. I thought long & hard about possibly putting the back on top to do the quilting, but ultimately decided against doing it that way because of so many bias edges on the top.
I stitched Wash-away stabilizer to all of the top’s edges, then cut all but a 1 inch strip along the edge, to help stabilize & keep it square. I also used wash-away thread, so it will all go away with just a little water, when I’m done quilting.
Below are the front,
and back of the quilt.
11 comments:
Your sketches and quilting are beautiful! Very fun. I hope to advance to such intricate quilting at some time in my life. For now I'm still practicing simple flowers and feathers. You're a great inspiration!
Your quilting is lovely! I especially like the black with white thread sample you did. I'm a practicin' fool these days on my machine and finally feeling a little comfortable.
Those sketches are breathtaking! You definitely have an artistic gift...
Amazing-I love the seascape one! These are calling us forward in our quilting-thank you!
I am constantly amazed at your talent. I,too, love the seascape. It brings back a fond memory. Wow, what you do...I'm afraid my little sewing machine sits idle for now. I Will keep checking you out tho for I am so in awe.
Blessings Be Yours
Your white-on-black sketches are awesome, and so are you.
Beautiful designs Deb! I took some time just getting caughtup with your blog and was surprised with all I'd missed. Your threadplay work is gorgeous and I especially liked your Fiberaction piece using Mrs Roosevelt. How neat for an inspiration. I've heard you've gotten quite a cold spell up that way... I envision you just as your profile photo
Your quilting designs are beautiful, I'm sure your at the head of your class. Looking at your thread play flower (on your tree quilt), I can not imagine how you made it. It looks knitted! I love it.
Simply gorgeous!!
Wow!-great work.
Your sketches are fabulous - I did Carla's class in November - isn't it fabulous!
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