I am so blessed that I get to see the beauty that so many talented quilters create. Gail saw my quilting on this quilt
http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...g-t256886.html and contacted me to see if I would quilt her 3 unit wall hanging depicting a blue heron on a pond on her property. When I saw the flimsy the quilts took my breath away. Absolutely phenomenal, all prepared applique hand sewn! She depicted the depth and beauty of a sunrise on the pond with such skill and precision. The background is all diamonds of fabric pieced together in different colors. I think she captured a sunrise perfectly.
Gail wanted the applique elements to raise up off the surface of the quilt which means a lot of heavy background quilting. I also double batted this with wool to ensure a good relief of the applique. Then laid down a LOT of thread. The three units will be cut apart and bound individually then gifted to her DD to hang in her home. What a special gift! I quilted this with Invisifil and ditched with Superior Monopoly. I have included a picture of the quilt hanging over my rack to illustrate that a lot of quilting does not necessarily make a quilt stiff. The batting and type of thread used makes all the difference. Thanks for looking and eagerly anticipate your comments.
The 3 units
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Each panel:
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Darn sorry that came through sideways. I turned and saved them in my photo viewer. Guess it didn't take
A backshot
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And here it is draped over my rack table to show it still has nice drape and is not stiff despite all the quilting on it.
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