Instructions on how to make a whole cloth quilt- a quick and easy yet super satisfying project !
Quilt Sunday the workroom Toronto, ON February 23, 2014
Learn to make a whole quilt cloth with 4 layer gauze. This is one of the EASIEST and softest quilts you can make.
I love whole cloths! There is something so elegant about just a piece of fabric and thread. The problem with whole cloths as I saw it was that there was a lot of measuring (which I totally dislik…
Black Medallion Made by Lisa Brothman This is a whole cloth quilt with cording couched to set off each section and the design elements quilted in. Pretty! Gary's Golf Memories Made by Wanda B. Harker and quilted by her as well. I don't know who Gary is, but this quilt is made from his 1996-1999 golf shirts! I thought my husband would enjoy seeing this quilt and since I am making a t-shirt quilt for my son, I was looking for some inspiration myself! Andrew Made by Kathi Carter and quilted by her as well. The quilting on this quilt is absolutely amazing, which is why it won "Best Machine Quilting"! It is machine appliquéd and she said it's a variation of two patterns from "More William Morrie" by Michele Hill of Australia. In her artist statement, Kathi said that the hardest part of this quilt was to find a continuous path to quilt the background. Take a look at the detail photos below - the quilting is incredible. I am going to keep practicing! All of those little triangles in the background are quilted!! Circle of a Beautiful Life Made by Carole Lifferth and quilted by her as well. Whole cloth with trapunto, and she said she added crystals (her first time doing so on a quilt). This quilt won "Best Whole Cloth Quilt" and very deserving of it! Asilomar Circles Made and quilted by Ruth Ewers. She began this quilt at an Empty Spools seminar in Asilomar, CA. The class was taught by Raynola Pakusich. She said Raynola stressed letting the fabulous fabrics speak by keeping the pattern simple. Good advice! In The Meadow You Can Build A Snowman Made by Pamela G. Pierce and quilted by Holly Williams-Sosa. Pamela did a lot of handwork in this quilt - buttonhole stitches, whip stitches, needle turn, back stitches, french knots and more! Very whimsical. My Pink Flower Baskets Made by Linda Williams and quilted by Kim Peterson. She made this quilt for her granddaughter's antique iron bed. It won Judge's Choice, picked by Cody Mazuran. Natures's Daintiness Made by Jane Mathis and quilted by Sue McCarty. She started this quilt in a class taught by Jeanna Kimball on needle turn appliqué. I learned my favorite method of hand appliqué from Jeanna - back basting!! Jane said it took her three years to complete this quilt. Shoe Boutique Made by Louise Lemon and quilted by Miriam Higgensen. This quilt was made as part of a block exchange in her guild "The Quiltaholoics". She asked for high class shoes with bling on the blocks made by her friends :) Sophie Grace's Garden Tour Made by Penney Huang and quilted by Charlotte Freeman. This quilt was also started at an Empty Spools seminar in Asilomar, but in a class taught by Laura Swartz Smith. The quilt is hand painted, hand embroidered, machine and hand pieced, hand appliquéd, and hand beaded! Emily Made by Kathi Carter and quilted by her as well. She also made "Andrew" above. Andrew is named after her grandson and Emily is named after her granddaughter. She said this is a variation of Conway (I'm not from Baltimore) Album. She added daffodils and it is machine quilted and machine appliquéd with hand ruched flowers. I need to take a machine quilting class from Kathi! This quilt won "Best of Show". I will have more detail photos of this quilt tomorrow as it is absolutely stunning. Have a GREAT day!!
Cristina Arcenegui Bono discovered that she preferred the machine quilting to piecing quilts that opened a world of art to her.
Learn to make a whole quilt cloth with 4 layer gauze. This is one of the EASIEST and softest quilts you can make.
Two layers of Embrace Double Gauze from Shannon Fabrics with Pellon Wool Batting in the middle makes for a super soft and cuddly quilt. The wool is lighter and fluffier than cotton batting — the only difference in care is that it can't go in the dryer. It's just returned...
The computer catalog of their quilts is a good place to start and we spent a long time looking up our friends and favorite quilters to see what works were there. We wrote down the catalog numbers and the next day, some of the quilts were presented on the tables in the viewing room you saw in the last post about the Quilt House. This is by one of my authors, M. Joan Lintault from NY. It is one that isn’t in her book so I was excited to see it. It is a printed design on the fabric and then quilted. Just spectacular detail in the leaf designs and the colors are beautiful. Here is the Libby Lehman they own. One of her ribbon play quilts with vibrant colors after all these years! Of course, Libby is on everyone’s mind in the Quilt world and we are hoping for a complete recovery so we can see more of her work! Goats by Ruth McDowell. ONe of my friends owns a large horse piece by her so I had to see what the museum had. I regret not taking a class with her! These beautiful full quilt shots were generously provided to me by the museum. Any that are odd or badly lit were ones that I took. I couldn’t get an angle to shoot some and of course didn’t have ideal lighting so it’s the best that I could do under the circumstances. Some of the quilts that are filed flat are ones that have embellishments so can’t be folded into boxes or are too delicate.For example, this is a crazy quilt made famous by being on the cover of a Penny Mc Morris book. This embroidered bedcover from 1710-1730 has lots of gold thread, very heavy and intricate. The center medallion is a bed of gold thread and I think the base fabric is silk. As a contrast, this white wholecloth quilt from 1750-1800, France, is just fantastic free motion quilting! It’s over 5 ft so just close ups here. This is a Mughal ‘floor’ quilt from the first half of the 18th century and is silk with silk embroidery, wood-block cotton print on the reverse side. The embroidery is tiny here and amazing! I wonder if it was truly for a floor or a repro of an image on a floor? The vibrant colors of this silk were a standout and I could study this for hours. It is one of the 3 quilts that I found inspirational because of the small pieces used in the quilts. I’d like to try creating with tiny pieces. Here are the other two below. Detail in the Gallery. Pieces were about half inch at the smallest center. Made by Bertha Neiden in Lincoln, NE about 1910 of wool and probably wool scraps from clothing! Wool and felt pieced by hand! It reminds me of many gameboards all together! More photos coming in future blog posts!
Cristina Arcenegui Bono discovered that she preferred the machine quilting to piecing quilts that opened a world of art to her.
"The Jump" by Cristina Arcenegui Bono is based on an illustration by Sveta Dorosheva.
Quilt national est une compétition qui a lieu tous les deux ans, elle sert à promouvoir les quilts contemporains. Depuis son origine cette association a pour but de montrer que ces oeuvres textiles sont de l'art à part entière. Elle offre l'opportunité...
Learn how to make a wholecloth quilt with this step-by-step photo tutorial that includes tips for Kantha-style stitching!
Are you overwhelmed with the simple elegance of a wholecloth quilt but are clueless on how make one yourself? Read for 5 tips on how to wholecloth quilt:
ARTISTIC QUILTING - The Latest From My Quilt Studio
Today's post is all about Jane Ogren. Her piece is an ode to her husband a retired Geometry teacher. Rusted Geometry She wrote that this quilt was inspired by a store in Pittsburgh, PA, called "Construction Junction", which collects and resells recycled materials. When she needs inspiration she browses through the store...this time a bucket of rusty nails caught her eye and intrigued her. Jane is a native Pennsylvanian. She has lived the last forty years in the Pittsburgh area. Jane graduated from Edinboro University of PA with a B.S. in art education and an M.Ed from Indiana University of PA. She taught art in several suburban schools. Although retired from teaching Jane has stated, "A part of me feels alive when I work with young people and when I teach. And although teaching and stimulating other people's creativeness takes a tremendous amount of energy it is also very rewarding." Rusted Geometry Detail Whole-cloth quilt, cotton canvas, backed with felt, hand-quilted, rusted with old nails, embellished with those same nails and wire. Jane enjoys the evolution of her work as she problem solves through the entire process deciding on color, texture and design. Here is Jane's website: http://www.janeogren.com/index.html Be sure to look through the galleries. You will be glad you did!
The issue has finally arrived!!!! It was so hard to NOT post pictures of this quilt in progress. I had the great pleasure of being asked to participate in a whole cloth challenge by…
Whole cloth quilts, done in icy white or pale pastels, remind us of winter. Here is the second part of our series. Capturing the texture o...
I'm finally "back in the saddle" again and able to start quilting. Boy does it feel good!!! My first priority was to get back on our boutis challenge and I'm excited to share some great progress this week! Since this fragile linen is so wiggly I wanted to make sure my straight lines stayed straight so I stitched thes
I'm finally "back in the saddle" again and able to start quilting. Boy does it feel good!!! My first priority was to get back on our boutis challenge and I'm excited to share some great progress this week! Since this fragile linen is so wiggly I wanted to make sure my straight lines stayed straight so I stitched thes
Before I took two weeks off from work in June, I sent multiple finished quilts tops off to Kaitlyn of Knot + Thread Designs for quilting. The one that I was most anxiously awaiting its return to me was this Warp & Weft Jawbreaker Quilt. If you haven't read up yet, I wrote a blogpost all about this quilt, PLUS a tut
I'm finally "back in the saddle" again and able to start quilting. Boy does it feel good!!! My first priority was to get back on our boutis challenge and I'm excited to share some great progress this week! Since this fragile linen is so wiggly I wanted to make sure my straight lines stayed straight so I stitched thes
A few days ago I took a trip to see some old Welsh quilts. They are part of Jen Jones’ vast and amazing collection of antique quilts and were on show in the Welsh Quilt Centre in Lampeter, Wa…
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Cristina Arcenegui Bono discovered that she preferred the machine quilting to piecing quilts that opened a world of art to her.
Some examples of my quilting and the category they come under. Not all quilting designs will fall neatly into once category; they can be tailored to suit your needs. For more pictures of my quilting, select any of the recent quilts (listed by year on the right hand side of my blog) to see individual posts with more detailed photos and descriptions. ----> (scroll down a little) Please click on any image for a larger view Allover quilting e.g. Feather meander Stipple Large swirls (Heart-shaped open feather meander; customer quilt) (Large-scale loops and wavy lines, on minky backing; 'Hoot') (Large sun allover pattern; 'Hushabye Stars') (Allover open feather meander, from back; customer quilt) Dense Allover quilting e.g. Freeform feathers Curlicues Feather/swirl Triple paisley/swirl/double feathers (Freehnd feather and swirl combination, flannel backing; 'Jindy') (Clamshells; 'Happiness') (Freehand feather and swirl combination; customer quilt) (Echo feather/paisley/swirl; 'Feathered Friends') (Lines of Figure-8s; 'Colour Play') (Freehand gumleaves and connecting loops; 'Whispers') (Small curlicues; customer quilt) Allover Plus quilting e.g. Some quilting in the ditch or echo quilting Small amounts of McTavishing, Pebbling Different border quilting (no marking) (Allover feather meander Plus echo/ditch quilting around applique; customer quilt) (Allover curlicues Plus single feather plume; customer quilt) (Allover freehand feather/swirl flowers Plus echo/ditch quilting and dense filler in centre; customer quilt) (Allover curlicues Plus small swag border - unmarked; 'In the Pink') (Allover heart feather meander Plus separate border; customer quilt) Any marking is custom quilting Light Custom quilting (Areas of large pebbling, plus detail quilting, combined with an allover in the background areas; customer quilt) (Freehand feathers, some ditch quilting, freehand border; 'Nectar') (Some marked motifs combined with freehand fillers; 'Reflections') (Ares of dense stippling combined with lots of ditch quilting; 'Sweetness') (Combination of custom feathers, ditch quilting and stippling; 'Soft as a Feather') Custom quilting (Above and below from back, custom feathers, McTavishing, marked motifs, ditch quilting, multiple borders; 'Hush in the Forest') (Extensive ditch quilting, custom feathers, piano-key border, dense fillers; 'Feathered Friends') (Custom feathers, separate borders, freehand motifs; 'Lilac Soda') (Custom freehand feather motifs; 'Hidden Star') (Above and detail below - extensive ditch quilting, many customised fillers, individual block treatment; customer quilt) (Above and detail below - custom marked feathers, centre motif and curved cross-hatching, pianokey borders; 'Pink Feathers') (Custom feathers, marked swag and pianokey borders; 'Stars of the Sea') (Freehand sky with cloud effect, separate sun treatment, detail quilting on trees...; 'Footsteps') (Feathers, second border, ditch quilting, freehand fillers..., 'Nurture') (Freehand fancy feathers; Adds' quilt - 'Flying Feather Filler') (Custom marked feather and individual swirl motifs; 'Cuggle') Other fancy quilting examples (Above and detail below - Wholecloth quilt featuring a large selection of dense filler patterns in different colour threads; 'May') (McTavishing, trapunto, dense fillers...; 'Crowing') (Small wholecloth quilt on black, marked feathers, freehand echoing; 'Feathered Flake') (Small wholecloth using silver metallic thread, McTavishing background fill; 'Snowcrystal') (Extensive ditch quilting and McTavishing; 'Bountiful Winter') (Different border treatments; 'Footsteps')
I LOVE Austin TX. I just returned from teaching at Quiltcon 2015 and I really don't think I can do a blog post without at least mentioning how much I LOVE the food in Austin. I'm not here to wax poetic about my diet or health but I will say I follow a pretty restrictive AIP Paleo diet and I found more delicious farm to table food than any celiac could shake a stick at. Just sayin'. Apart from eating at Max's Wine Dive a total of 5 times (in 4 short days), I also enjoyed seeing some of my favorite people in the world and meeting some of my new favorite people in the world. I am a very visual person and I am guessing if you're reading this blog, you are too. So, thanks for reading and come enjoy some photos with me. This quilt; Diving Geese, pieced by Katie Pedersen, won best machine quilting at the show!! Here are some pictures I took while quilting it. The last picture is a beautiful full shot of the quilt taken by Katie. The Back: The subliminal Star Trek emblem: Leonard Nimoy passed away four days ago and I started researching his life and his quotes. This one hit me hard and has resonated with me since. "The miracle is this, the more we share the more we have." -Leonard Nimoy photo courtesy Katie Pedersen I was able to share some of the things I have learned over the past ten years with my students at Quiltcon and I am so grateful to have had this opportunity. My students filled me with their energy and spirit. I made this as a sample for my zig zag sampler class, one of my students took it home as a door prize! I always love a rainbow. Speaking of teaching and sharing, have you gotten yourself a piece of plexiglass yet? This is THE TOOL I could not live without. If you were in one of my classes you might want to shoot yourself in the foot rather than hear me say it again but if you don't have one yet, DO IT, BUY IT, TAPE IT, USE IT! DO IT! I use a 20"x30" piece of plexiglass that you can source from your local home improvement store. TAPE the edges with painters tape......trust me, even though you think you won't, you WILL draw off the edge. Mark on the tape "drawing side" so you only use one side. Lay that bad boy down on your quilt and you can try out every design your heart desires to-scale. Deal with the density of quilting, play with different designs in different places. This is not a marking tool. This is a drawing tool to help you visually understand the space you are getting ready to quilt. You are also building muscle memory when you draw your designs. I'm not kidding, DO IT. Now that I got all my design work sorted out I can start quilting without stressing about what I am going to quilt. If you're wondering about this awesome quilt it is a pattern called Modern Mountains designed by my namesake bestie Krista. You can find the free pattern here. This version was made by one of my awesome customers, Amanda. Do I draw in a sketchbook? Yes, all the time. But the sketchbook does not give me the perspective to deal with density of quilting and other to-scale design issues. I'm gonna say it again. PLEXIGLASS. DO IT. Use your sketchbook too. Use it every day, bring it with you on the bus, train, airplane. Don't be afraid to use anything/everything you see. Designs belong to all of us. I love moons. I love drawing them. I love quilting them. Here is a sneak peak of a quilt my sweet friend Jen Carlton Bailly made for Cheryl Arkison's book, You Inspire Me to Quilt, coming out soon. Of course I consulted my plexiglass first: Collaborations are so awesome when you are on the same page with your friend/customer/collaborator. Plexiglass is a great way to visually communicate with your piecer, or yourself, if you're lucky enough to have the time to quilt your own work! Plexiglass again? Are you sensing a theme here? I finally finished my value quilt and have been sleeping happily beneath it, even though it still remains unbound. Sorry for the blinding flourescent reflection. And Voila: The last photos I am going to share are more WIP shots from a quilt that I quilted for Elizabeth Hartman for her book Patchwork City. I was so happy to see her sweet face in Austin and teach two doors down from her. I am always in awe of Elizabeth's work. This quilt is badass and completely blew my mind. There are some of the coolest blocks in this quilt that I have ever seen. I love the way the brilliant piecing in this quilt informed my design decisions to explore so many unexpected possibilities. I wish I had taken photographs of the plexiglass for this project. You can trust me though, I used it. As always, thanks for stopping by. I expect you to have a sheet of Plexiglass before my next blog post which technically means you are off the hook for at least another 6-7 months, right? DO IT.
May is here and finally is is nice to be outside. Our weather has gone from 40's to 70's in a matter of 2 weeks. It's pretty nice out the...
I am FINALLY able to post a progress report on my newest star quilt. I work best on a tight deadline and I desperately want this piece done before my engagement at Quilting in the Desert in less than two weeks. I also want it to accompany me to Dubai next month. I'm actually going to make that deadline! I was working on it for a couple hours this morning, took a break and came back to my room and was captivated by how pretty it looked sitting in my machine so I took photos from my point of view. I love the little circles. I put in some baby clamshells and have beaded them with little gold beads. There are four of these corners and I am filling them with tight echoing and baby feathers. I am just starting a round feather wreath that will go around the entire outside of the piece tucking underneath the linen corners. This is being done with a very heavy silk thread. Obviously this piece is still in it's awkward "puberty stage" but I am VERY happy with how she is turning out. When I was going thru the photo folder I came across these beginning pictures and wanted to share. This is when I was just getting The Ultimate Stencil project going and learning what it could do. I laid the stencil down in the middle of my piece.. marked the lines that I needed and drafted the center star pattern... and quilted the main outline. Very cool! By the way, the huge star going around is actually a commercially cut stencil thru Quilting Creations...It's NH131 and NH132. When I originally designed this large stencil medallion a few years ago, I used the very same grid system on my drafting table that has since become The Ultimate Stencil. Funny how things come around. And now you know why I've named this quilt "The Ultimate Star". Hugs, Cindy :)
Ich zeige heute hier die Entstehung meines Weißquilts, aus alter Spitze, Bett- und Tischwäsche. Bereits im Januar habe ich damit gestartet, aber hier auf meinem Blog noch nie etwas dazu gezeigt. Das hole ich nun nach, daher warne ich Euch vor, es folgen eine Bilderflut... Erst einmal ein Bild des fertigen Quilts Zuerst habe ich die Bett- und Tischwäsche in Tee eingefärbt Dann wurde gedruckt mit Siebdruckschablonen und Textilfarbe Nachdem ich ein Konzept hatte, wurden die Blöcke genäht. Da die Blöcke später mit der "Quilt as you go" Technik zusammen genäht werden sollten, konnte ich sie direkt fertig quilten. Für den Quilt habe ich dann noch vier Trapuntoblöcke genäht Und so sahen dann alle fertigen Blöcke erstmalig zusammen aus. Nun mussten die einzelnen Blöcke zusammen genäht werden, wie schon erwähnt mit der "Quilt as you go" Technik. Nun noch eine Umrandung um dem Quilt einen Rahmen zu geben. Dann noch das Binding angenäht und fertig !!! Ich habe insgesamt neun Monate, mit langen Unterbrechungen, an diesem Quilt genäht. Nun bin ich froh und glücklich mit diesem Ergebnis. Viele liebe Grüße Alexandra Dieser Post geht auch zum Mustermittwoch , wegen der Teefärbung
Cindy Needham caught the quilting bug at a young age, inspired by traditional quilts she saw while growing up in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
I’ll have one more post about PIQF so come back-it will be a surprise. But today’s post includes stunning traditional, portraiture, landscape and wearables. I have many photos that did …
Are you a quilt lover, but not quite a quilter? If so, this listing is for you! You'll see that I have quilt kits available and I can finish them for you! Please read through the item description before purchasing. If you have any questions - please reach out! This listing is for a finished whole cloth quilt that is made to order. First, choose your fabric and quilt size by scrolling through the "Whole Cloth Quilt Kits" section of my shop. Here you'll see all of the available made to order quilt kits. When you find one that you like, go ahead and add the kit to your cart. Some kits are only available in Baby/Children's size and some are available in Baby/Children's size as well as Throw size. When you know which fabric and size you'd like, go ahead and purchase the quilt kit AND this listing. Please make sure that if you are purchasing a Baby/Children's size quilt kit that you also purchase this listing in Baby/Children's size. And if you are purchasing a Throw size quilt kit, you will need to purchase this listing in Throw size. A finished Baby/Children's size quilt is approximately 40x45". A finished throw size quilt is approximately 50x60". All of the fabric that I use is quality quilting cotton. I will always pre-wash the quilt before sending it to you. I prefer to give the quilt it's first wash so that the quilt will arrive ready to snuggle with those quilt crinkles that we all know and love. Quilt fabric and batting are all 100% cotton. Some of the fabrics that I use are a linen/cotton blend. Quilts can be machine washed in cold water. It is preferred that you use a natural detergent without any harsh fragrances. Natural detergents can help to prolong the life of the quilt. Tumble dry low or line dry. Turnaround time is typically 2-6 weeks. I give this larger window to allow myself time when life happens and takes away my sewing time :) If you'd like to know more of a specific turnaround time - please reach out and I can update you with a better estimate based off of my current project list. All of the photos in this listing are examples of whole cloth quilts that I have made. You will receive a whole cloth quilt made with the quilt kit that you purchase. Quilts are made by me in my home sewing studio. My home is smoke and fragrance free. My sewing studio is pet free.
During the course of getting ready for next week's engagement, I've managed to get LOTS done on my computer and at my sewing machine. One o...
Appliqued medallion inscribed in cross stitch "Mary Somerville May 26, 1818". Mary also recorded her age: 17 years old. Collection of the Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Gift of Dorothy Jewell Sanders. Early quilts in conventional applique often combined designs cut by the maker with florals and other images cut from chintz as in Mary Somerville's quilt. Her central design is what we would call a Princess Feather (or Prince's Feather---we have no idea what Mary called it) The design is actually cut from a chintz but Mary ignored the print in cutting the whirling pinwheel and simple flowers. In the borders she focused on the florals from the chintz, doing what we call Broderie Perse until she ran out of one design and then took up another. The final border is conventional applique, again a feathery frond. Mary's foresight in dating her quilt is evidence this rather complicated pattern was in use in the teens. A fact that helps us date other early examples of the pattern as in this picture from the Pioneer Museum in Troy, Alabama. We don't see any furnishing scale chintz in this quilt. It seems to be smaller scale prints in indigo and madder. Jerry Peak, the Museum's Director described this quilt in an interview. “The oldest quilt that we have in the exhibit is a ‘feather’ quilt that belongs to the museum and dates back to 1775. It belonged to the Passmore family of the Monticello community and was made by Mrs. Sam Passmore’s grandmother in South Carolina and brought to Pike County around 1820." Dating a quilt from a tiny photo is folly---but the family story could be accurate. There is no fabric evident later than 1800. The fan quilting looks very "Southern, late 19th-early 20th century," but it could have been quilted later. Here's another indigo version by Elizabeth Alexander, now in the Minneapolis Institute of the Arts, estimated date ca. 1830. See more of their quilt collection here http://americanartmn.wordpress.com/2011/04/30/bonus-exploring-19th-century-quilts/ Another blue feather in a field of stars, this one from the Kentucky Quilt Project. See the Quilt Index file here: http://www.quiltindex.org/fulldisplay.php?kid=1A-39-276 Here's an indigo feather thought to be made between 1820 and 1840 by Mary Hicks Stovall, born in Virginia in 1751, died south of Jackson, Mississippi in 1845. It's on display at the Old Mississippi State Capitol and Museum behind the silver. It has the same fan quilting as the Alabama quilt---it's probably after 1830 and not really an early quilt. After 1840 we find hundreds of similar quilts. See the pictures here: http://travelphotobase.com/v/USMS/MSJE031.HTM A medallion thought to be about 1820 from the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts. The fabrics look to be a madder orange with a chintz border. http://mesda.org/collections/mesda_textiles_sprite.html A similar quilt that Woman's Day showed fifty years ago at the Washington family house Kenmore. They also showed this one that became known as Washington's Plume from the collection of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. The design sources aren't hard to find. Feathers are so abundant in fancy quilting. Here's a wholecloth quilt from the collection of the Museum of American Folk Art dated 1796. http://www.folkartmuseum.org/ And an embroidered bedcover from my files---the source or date quite mysterious to me, but you get my point. For more about Princess Feathers see Karen Alexander's post here. http://karenquilt.blogspot.com/2012/08/princessprincess-feather-hats-or-trees.html
Work in progress. Blogged here: swede-heart.blogspot.com/2010/05/french-trapunto-quilting... Follow me on Facebook: www.facebook.com/a.little.swedeheart
Tula Pink's Paper Hearts quilt design from the book 'Sew Red', made in purples as a wedding quilt for my purple-loving daughter-in-law. Free motion quilted, including fearhered hearts in each of the heart blocks.
50wt Light Turquoise - MK50-2588 - 100% Cotton Mako Thread - 1422 Yards - Cotton Thread by Aurifil Aurifil’s 50wt thread is our most versatile and most popular Cotton thread. It is available in all 270 of our Cotton colors, and is wound on our iconic orange spool. The 50wt is strong and thin, and results in remarkably flat and crisp seams. While it is wonderful for piecing, subtle quilting & topstitching, and English Paper Piecing it also works incredibly well for Needle Turn Applique, Bobbin and Machine Lace, Machine Applique (Straight Stitch, ZigZag, Blind Hem and Blanket Stitch,) Machine Embroidery, Dense Machine Quilting, Subtle Machine and Longarm Quilting, Basting, Whole Cloth and Micro Quilting, and Dense Background Designs.
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I am a week overdue for posting all the goodies from our September retreat which took place weekend-before-last. As crazy as things get on my home front I always look forward to these retreats. There is something so special about the setting and the building where these are held...everyone that comes, including myself, just takes a deep breath and relaxes. My day starts between 4:30-5:00 am when I get the coffee started, gifts on the tables, tidying up done...the cool part is that it is soooo quiet and I get to watch the sun rise over the mountains. I even wiggle in a little bit of sewing time before the "kids" arrive :) I couldn't run these retreats without lots of help...Beth, who is pictured on the right, comes with me to every single retreat and helps me with anything and everything. These simply wouldn't happen without her! She is pictured with another one of my favorite retreaters, Shirley Hagan :) Barbara Cavanagh is one of my "regulars"...I met her for the first time when she was one of my students at Empty Spools Seminars (Asilomar) and she has been coming to my retreats ever since. She is, of course, a special "Linen Lady" and brought a finished project to share...simply amazing! I love how she covered up a center design she didn't like with a beautiful ruched ribbon flower. I always encourage retreaters to bring guild opportunity quilts so they can sell tickets...this one was over the top! The Yuba City Quilt Guild created a wholecloth linen quilt for their opportunity quilt...breathtaking doesn't justify this quilt. It is trapunto'd, beaded, and quilted to death. The pictures just don't do it justice. ...sometimes there just isn't enuf wall space to lay out a large quilt...I love how this quilt was embellishing the bench by the window :) Beverly Mack was one of my students in Sisters last year and is doing AMAZING work...she came with the small wholecloth practice piece above and then started venturing into a small hankie sized piece to get her feet wet. I loved watching her work...:) I always give away one of my wholecloth framed miniatures at each retreat and this is the one for September. These only measure 5x5"...loved how this turned out :) And last, but not least, I'd like to introduce you to Mr. McCloud! One morning after announcements, one of my retreaters Linda Wilson, approached me with a gift and pulled this pink wool-sculptured head out of a bag...At the time he was "naked" and had about a foot long arm that was attached to the bottom of his head with a hand attached at the end. I couldn't stop laughing...almost had to change my pants. I always say "what happens in McCloud...stays in McCloud" and we had LOADS of fun with him! Later on another retreater presented him with a crocheted hat to keep his head warm...the next day the same retreater fashioned a silk shawl to wrap around his skinny neck/arm...and then Linda made him some ears. He made his way around the retreat room in various poses, performing different tasks and he now resides right here in my sewing room where he is constantly bringing a smile to my face! I will be featuring him from time to time in my travels....THANK YOU LINDA! I will be leaving tomorrow morning to teach my 5-day Designs Workshop in Rancho Cordova (outside of Sacramento) so will have more inspiration coming up for you. Hugs, Cindy :)