It's difficult (for me) to come up with an all-over quilting design, when you have blocks and sashing and side and corner setting triangles, so ... in my infinite wisdom (actually, it's my inability to concentrate on ONE thing!) I decided to use A LOT of designs! Almost every block is different, as are the side setting triangles. I did feathers, and wispy weeds, swirls, stipples, water, leaves, teardrops, and vines/hearts. Great practice! I'm working on sashing now ... what to quilt? what to quilt? Probably a leaf on a vine but ... time will tell. The Flying Geese border is almost done and now I need to find the binding fabric around here somewhere. (My lost Flying Geese never appeared.)
Any odd almost-straight lines you see are my water-soluble basting thread stitches that will wash out. It's going to crinkle and pucker up just perfectly and will hide imperfect stitches! 8-)
These are 9-inch blocks on point, and the quilt is finishing to about 65"x78" - a perfect TV watching size.
16 comments:
I love the variations you are doing. I love that current quilt too..... love the applique at the top.
It looks great! Can't wait to see it finished! I decided to start collecting some shirts for a future quilt. We went to some garage sales and I got 3 shirts. I like your Ohio star (I think that's what it is) and that would be a good pattern to start one. I'll have to think about it. Ruth
I think that a scrappy quilt looks great with a varied quilting theme. I also use spool ends when making such a quilt. (Couch watching quilt for my house!)This is a beautiful quilt.
As for shirt quilts, I'm going to ask everyone in my family to give me an old shirt to make my 82 year old dad a memory quilt.
I like the idea of a different pattern in each block. It's a great way to practise and find out how they look for later reference. Since I got my big frame I almost always meander or loop. I don't really like following pantos.
Now you will have a form of sketch book of quilting patterns. And you can go back and tell yourself, "yes, that was fun to do" or "no, I don't think I'll repeat that one" as your fingers trace the stitches.
Love this as much as the first one.
Your quilting skills are very impressive.
It looks so great! Have a great holiday!
Wow, I love your quilting "plan" - a cool sampler of patterns! I think this is gonna be another great quilt. What a treasure for your family, too. Can't wait to see an all-over picture.
Have a very Happy Thanksgiving!
A very cool quilt design. I cant understand how you ladies do it, it looks so complicated to me.
What a great idea! The quilting looks great! I have the same problem with "what to do?"
Boy, I have quite a few entries to catch up on - you've been busy!
It looks great! I am learning a great deal from your blogger site. I finally got some pics up on mine.
I love the variety of quilting designs. This is going to be a fabulous quilt.
You will have to keep your eyes open for any errant Flying Geese blocks showing up on any friends' quilts. Then you will have them red-handed! LOL
Ohio Star is a great pattern for shirts, i think. So wholesome and prairie feeling. Love the idea of varying quilting on the different blocks.
I love your comment on the Flying Geese being still lost...I've done that with blocks too only for them to resurface long after they were replaced and the quilt finished. I guess that is another source for orphan quiltblocks (or perhaps they are just rebellious blocks?!) Your quilting looks wonderful...can't wait to see it finished!
Great idea~ I love the different quilting in each block.
I love it! I just couldn't picture quilts made from shirts even though Bonnie does it all the time and I've seen pictures. But I was so amazed at the look of them in now that I saw one in real life!
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