Black & White Beauty top done! Now.....?
#71
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Black & Whit Beauty Top Done!
I cannot afford to have it LAd and the giftee's want me to do it. Nice compliment but....!
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you do very nice piecework. maybe you can exchange piecework for LA services with someone here on the board. try putting an ad in the 'swaps' section.
i know they want you to do it yourself, but be honest. not everything people want is best. if you feel you need more practice before you try your hand at a large gift quilt, then follow your own instincts. quilt a large one for yourself first and see how that measures up to your expectations before gifting one that size. i would be terrified to quilt a large quilt for someone else without having done one for myself first as a 'learner'. you would feel terrible if it didn't turn out the way you envisioned it.
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you do very nice piecework. maybe you can exchange piecework for LA services with someone here on the board. try putting an ad in the 'swaps' section.
i know they want you to do it yourself, but be honest. not everything people want is best. if you feel you need more practice before you try your hand at a large gift quilt, then follow your own instincts. quilt a large one for yourself first and see how that measures up to your expectations before gifting one that size. i would be terrified to quilt a large quilt for someone else without having done one for myself first as a 'learner'. you would feel terrible if it didn't turn out the way you envisioned it.
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Backing - for those who asked this is the backing. Lucky to get 108" wide! It is a true black with while design which will also work with the viney quilting!
Thanks for the ideas, Butterflywing, but wrongo!! I am being honest!! I have done 2 kings and 5 queens before. I do not doubt my abilities, just was searching for design ideas!
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Thanks for the ideas, Butterflywing, but wrongo!! I am being honest!! I have done 2 kings and 5 queens before. I do not doubt my abilities, just was searching for design ideas!
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I just want to add my admiration to the others. You did a fantastic job with the color choice and the piecing. I like the lighter touch on the quilting too and I think your vine idea really works with the fabric and will enhance the quilt design. Thanks for sharing and am looking forward to seeing it quilted.
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Backing - for those who asked this is the backing. Lucky to get 108" wide! It is a true black with while design which will also work with the viney quilting!
Thanks for the ideas, Butterflywing, but wrongo!! I am being honest!! I have done 2 kings and 5 queens before. I do not doubt my abilities, just was searching for design ideas!
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Thanks for the ideas, Butterflywing, but wrongo!! I am being honest!! I have done 2 kings and 5 queens before. I do not doubt my abilities, just was searching for design ideas!
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#76
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With a domestic machine on a king-size quilt? No, and too small (busy) for the front.
Both of your suggestions would require FMQ and I do not and probably will not ever want to do it! I can do my vine design continuously, though.
Both of your suggestions would require FMQ and I do not and probably will not ever want to do it! I can do my vine design continuously, though.
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Kitsie, I am partial to black and white myself. (I just finished a black & white and posted it here:
http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...t-t184776.html
I love your design and your fabric choices. All in all it is a gorgeous quilt. Be sure to post after you are finished. Thanks for sharing.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...t-t184776.html
I love your design and your fabric choices. All in all it is a gorgeous quilt. Be sure to post after you are finished. Thanks for sharing.
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I did see that Alma and was very impressed with it! When the kids said they wanted "my" pattern in Black & white I thought it would not be very nice - but Wow, I was so wrong! B&W is very elegant. Your quilting is beautiful!
Kitsie, I am partial to black and white myself. (I just finished a black & white and posted it here:
http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...t-t184776.html
I love your design and your fabric choices. All in all it is a gorgeous quilt. Be sure to post after you are finished. Thanks for sharing.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...t-t184776.html
I love your design and your fabric choices. All in all it is a gorgeous quilt. Be sure to post after you are finished. Thanks for sharing.
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Me too, I thought they were going to be a real challenge, but they were actually very easy!! The way I tackled it, half "face" one way and the other half the reverse direction so they meet in the middle of the side. But they are very eye-catching aren't they? (Not a brag - I didn't design the pattern, but the borders caught my eye, too.)
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