I made progress on several projects :
Threadpainting the background landscapes from Loon Lake
Threadpainting the Jumping Fish from Loon Lake
Wild Quilting a Pillow Top (This post)
10-Minute Table Runner (It actually took more like an hour)
Borders on the Disappearing 9-Patch (almost)
The Wild Quilting Pillow Cover. A little difficult to photograph as the thread matched the fabric so well--I was going for under-stated here. The fabric come from a rayon skirt and top that had been nicely dyed by someone. The waistband of the skirt was toast, though, and not wearable. But -- oh, what a dye job!
Here's the back-side after the quilting was done, but not yet turned into a pillow cover.
I used an old mattress pad for the batting.
It gives a nice "puff," and it's been well-washed over the years.
This is a project I've been wanting to do ever since I saw The Quilt Rat's pillow ... and more recently took the online Wild Quilting Class at Craftsy with Christina Camelli.
Here I was auditioning patterns and designs on a whiteboard BEFORE I tried to stitch them out.
Me and Laura Ramseier. Laura organizes and runs the wkd, along with Jolene Stadler. I get the distinct honor of sharing a table with Laura. She is a veteran Quilter, and I so enjoy spending time with her. I heard all about her chickens -- She's been quilting chickens for years, but now she has 3 live chickens at home -- with a coop and everything! She made a Carolina Log Cabin quilt last year in honor of her daughter who died too young of breast cancer. The quilt will be raffled off next month -- I bought some raffle tickets for a chance to win one of Laura's amazing quilts. ;-)
Here are some scrappy stars for the quilts she was working on this weekend :
1 comment:
I'm impressed by two things. First, I can't believe what a difference it makes on how the swirls look when you add an "echo" on either side. Total good transformation. Second, I can't believe how much your white board practice and your actual quilting of same motifs look alike. Mine never do!
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