Self Indulgence!
This striking quilt started off the year for the ladies at Studio Quilters and pushed us to the limits of our skill (and patience!)
Susan did all the preparation and reminded us of the technique for bias appliqué. We got ourselves in knots trying to follow the pattern and most of us took our blocks home to sort them out in the calm of our own sewing rooms!
All of our perseverance paid off though and, soon enough, everyone returned their finished blocks. Susan and Debra then worked together to set them into this beautiful background layout. The narrow white sashing really lifted it. Great job!
Then it was over to me for quilting. After I had stitched in the ditch to stabilise the whole piece, I set about enhancing the individual blocks by stitching around the knots to make them pop. This was slow work as I had to stop and start 13 times in each block. But once that was done, I quickly added ribbon candy in the wider sashing. I love that texture.
And relax! ...... Having saved the best bit for last, I indulged myself with this continuous feather border.
Susan kindly added a wide border for me to play in!
This was some serious fun!
Once I started this bit, I just couldn't stop. One continuous line, three times round; spine, top and bottom feathers.
A lovely texture on the back if I do say so myself.
Happy Quilting Everyone - Stay safe and keep cheerful!
Thank you for visiting my blog and for leaving your comments. Please share on Facebook, Pinterest etc.
Self Indulgence!
This striking quilt started off the year for the ladies at Studio Quilters and pushed us to the limits of our skill (and patience!)
All of our perseverance paid off though and, soon enough, everyone returned their finished blocks. Susan and Debra then worked together to set them into this beautiful background layout. The narrow white sashing really lifted it. Great job!
Then it was over to me for quilting. After I had stitched in the ditch to stabilise the whole piece, I set about enhancing the individual blocks by stitching around the knots to make them pop. This was slow work as I had to stop and start 13 times in each block. But once that was done, I quickly added ribbon candy in the wider sashing. I love that texture.
And relax! ...... Having saved the best bit for last, I indulged myself with this continuous feather border.
Susan kindly added a wide border for me to play in!
This was some serious fun!
Once I started this bit, I just couldn't stop. One continuous line, three times round; spine, top and bottom feathers.
A lovely texture on the back if I do say so myself.
Happy Quilting Everyone - Stay safe and keep cheerful!
Thank you for visiting my blog and for leaving your comments. Please share on Facebook, Pinterest etc.
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