Joanie Zeier Poole has written some excellent books which can help with you design and make wholecloth quilts. I took a class from her and made the Ivy Wreath quilt. I took a picture of the design in a carpet and made the other quilt from that design. Both quilts are under 18" square. You draw the design with washout pen, stitch the designs, and then microstipple the background. I have about 13 hours in the Ivy Wreath quilt and 17 hours in the one I designed. These are machine stitched. I used Robert Kaufman fabric, Radiance, which is a silk/cotton blend and very yummy in 52 colors. I used YLI #100 silk thread.
Joanie Zeier Poole
http://www.heirloomquiltingdesigns.com/
Ivy Wreath - Joanie Zeier Poole design
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My design from the pattern in a carpet
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Closeup of carpet design
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Closeup of Ivy Wreath
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