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#151
[ATTACH=CONFIG]387305[/ATTACH]I guess my favorite of all time is the Crazy Quilt that I made about six years ago. Probably because I chose all the fabrics and the embroidery designs and did some of the decorative stitches myself. I took me about two months to make it.
The backing is a very light weight black courdory that already had red embroidered roses on it. That was such a great "find" when I went to the fabric store!!
The backing is a very light weight black courdory that already had red embroidered roses on it. That was such a great "find" when I went to the fabric store!!
#152
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Outstandingly beautiful - love the colors and the patterns made by each card-trick! Wow! Did you hand or machine applique the card-tricks onto the background fabric?Originally Posted by JenniePenny
Here is my lovely "Venetian Solitaire". this took about 6 months to piece, and more than a few years to simply gather all the different fabrics. The cutting was the crucial and time consuming part. Each triangle of each card had to be fussy cut.
#153
JenniePenny , 01-10-2013 03:57 PM
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Thanks Jan!Originally Posted by Janquiltz
Outstandingly beautiful - love the colors and the patterns made by each card-trick! Wow! Did you hand or machine applique the card-tricks onto the background fabric?
The cards were not appliquéd to the background - they are all (machine) pieced blocks . the quilting may give an illusion of the cards being raised slightly from the background.
#154
mustangquilts , 01-10-2013 04:23 PM
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Your quilt is beautiful and the quilting is out of this world. Awesome JOB!!Originally Posted by Snooze2978
As I don't have many quilts under my belt, I'm very happy how this controlled scrappy Pineapple Blossom from Quiltville came out for me.
#156
quiltapillow , 01-10-2013 04:45 PM
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Sure is pretty; I make Wedding Ring Quilts; I have tried all the patterns out there; the best that I have found is the Flynn Pattern with cutting the end triangles on the bias(thats the secret) to fitting the rings together easily. So, now you know--Shar cuts the ends on the bias but uses individual squares for the rings and Flynn uses a strip method for quick cutting of the rings and even though you have to go back and restitch each square to a small angle; to me its faster than individually sewing each block. No matter how many Wedding Ring Quilts I have made they all take about the same amount of time 2 to 3 months just for the top. I tried the ironing ring method and it seemed to tideous to me. I have even had my DH pin my pieces as I sewed and its still took 2 to 3 months. But its a quilt worth doing. The last one I did; I bought tone on tone white at Wal Mart for the background and used red and blue rings; I walked by one night to the kitchen and looked in and saw a glow coming from the sewing table, it was the white fabric. Wow, what a suprise. Any way I guess I am long winded. The main idea is to enjoy the process and have fun doing it. This is a great thread and so many beautiful quilts. Arn't we blessed to be able to know how to quilt and put miscl. fabric together and share with each other. Great Job --------(I wish I know how to put pictures in).
#157
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here ya go:Originally Posted by quiltapillow
Sure is pretty; I make Wedding Ring Quilts; I have tried all the patterns out there; the best that I have found is the Flynn Pattern with cutting the end triangles on the bias(thats the secret) to fitting the rings together easily. So, now you know--Shar cuts the ends on the bias but uses individual squares for the rings and Flynn uses a strip method for quick cutting of the rings and even though you have to go back and restitch each square to a small angle; to me its faster than individually sewing each block. No matter how many Wedding Ring Quilts I have made they all take about the same amount of time 2 to 3 months just for the top. I tried the ironing ring method and it seemed to tideous to me. I have even had my DH pin my pieces as I sewed and its still took 2 to 3 months. But its a quilt worth doing. The last one I did; I bought tone on tone white at Wal Mart for the background and used red and blue rings; I walked by one night to the kitchen and looked in and saw a glow coming from the sewing table, it was the white fabric. Wow, what a suprise. Any way I guess I am long winded. The main idea is to enjoy the process and have fun doing it. This is a great thread and so many beautiful quilts. Arn't we blessed to be able to know how to quilt and put miscl. fabric together and share with each other. Great Job --------(I wish I know how to put pictures in).
http://www.quiltingboard.com/qb-help...s-t168819.html
#159
I am so impressed by all the beautiful quilts shown in this thread. The quilt I am most proud of is the one I made using Jinny Beyers' free pattern called Seaside Stars. I made it from fabrics I bought at a batiks factory in St. Lucia when my husband and I went on a Southern Caribbean Cruise for my 60th birthday. I thought this pattern would be perfect for my batiks, but didn't realize it had all those BIAS edges! I had to be extremely careful not to stretch everything out of shape! lol It took me about 2 months to make, and I love the way it turned out!!
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#160
gramma nancy , 01-10-2013 06:40 PM
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I am sitting here looking at all these incredible quilts (Snooze2978's gets my vote for the best of the best,) ooh-ing and aah-ing at every image. My DH started to wonder what I was looking at and I told him "quilt porn." It certainly is a not-so-guilty pleasure to drink in the fruits of the work of these amazing quilters.
Thanks so much to all of you for sharing.
Thanks so much to all of you for sharing.

