that is amazing. please post a picture of the whole quilt when you are finished.
LovingIzabella
10-09-2012 08:56 AM
Jane,
This is AMAZING!!! I love love love it. You have done a superb job and I just know Alex is going to love this quilt. I cannot thank you enough for the time, work and dedication you have put in to this quilt for me. I cannot say enough for how wonderful it has been to collaborate with you on this quilting and how exciting it is to see it come together.
From the bottom of my heart, thank you thank you thank you!!!
Huge Hugs
April
Cindy60545
10-10-2012 03:59 AM
Originally Posted by Tartan
(Post 5571335)
Amazing quilting! The subject may not be to my taste but you did an outstanding job on it.
me too! You've done an amazing job on this!
ghquilter53
10-10-2012 04:20 AM
Did you draw the objects on the fabric first? Awesome work.
Rumbols
10-10-2012 04:24 AM
Awesome quilting and great quilt.
bibi
10-10-2012 04:36 AM
Truly amazing skill. You are something special!
Sewfine
10-10-2012 05:18 AM
That is awesome. Love the quilt and the quilting.
damaquilts
10-10-2012 05:45 AM
Truely an original . I love it and the idea.
feline fanatic
10-10-2012 05:49 AM
Originally Posted by ghquilter53
(Post 5575128)
Did you draw the objects on the fabric first? Awesome work.
Absolutely!! First I drew everything out on paper. Once I was happy with the sketch, I scanned it and emailed it to April for her input. She let me know of any changes that needed to be done. Then I shrunk my sketches on a photocopy machine and put them on overhead transparencies. I used an overhead projector with the transparencies to mark the quilt. I used a blue water soluble marker for the white parts (the chess pieces) and I used a white chalk pencil to mark the red blocks which were the reaper, the bony hand and the Ankhs, along with the lettering April requested. I only marked the basic outline, all detail work was done without marking, like the feathers in the Angel wings, the detail on the reaper and the background chessboard with the skeleton hand.
Thank you everyone for your encouragement and comments. This was definitely a different type of quilt for me and a good experience. I have now completed it and will post pics of the whole quilt tonight. If not for the lettering, the back could be a wholecloth. It looks amazing with the red and white quilting on a black background.
