Originally Posted by
Belfrybat
Very nice! Thank you for showing how they can be made smaller. I've been reluctant to start as I have a twin bed. I think I'll pick my favourite stars and go from there. BTW, I love your colour scheme.
You are welcome! As I was trying to lay it out on my design wall I thought what the heck am I doing? I don't even have a King bed! We often use king duvets on the bed but that's so I have nesting room but couldn't fathom how I was going to keep 108" x 108" off the floor.
Originally Posted by
Gay
So beautiful. I checked out the website, and their colors didn't impress me, but your fabrics make me want to do one. I guess that's another added to the bucket list. I do like the idea of feathers - am not partial to stitch in the ditch on its' own. I'm sure you will make your quilt more beautiful, hope you're going to show all of them when done.
I loved that quilt from the beginning but all of those colors really didn't do it for me either. When I went to the quilt shop, she said "what colors do you like?" I said, "I like blue...." She figured I could get away with an all black and blue quilt. I was unsure up until the end but she was right. The Batiks make it.
I agree, SITD by itself works on a really strong pieced quilt but not this one. I quilted a Log Cabin based top called "My Canadian Home" for a friend not long ago and her piecing was so perfect and the fabrics so amazing, I couldn't do anything else. It would have taken away from her piecing. My piecing will never be like that, mostly because I piece so I can quilt.
I will show whatever I'm allowed to show. i.e if my cousin and her friend want theirs shown, but I will show the 2 I do for sure!
Originally Posted by
dunster
Gorgeous! Thanks for the pattern link. I think your fabrics are just perfect for this pattern.
Thanks dunster! I was glad to have managed to look past those colors on this one. Usually the color determines if I make the quilt, so it was a real milestone.
Originally Posted by
Tartan
Great idea! I have her Quilting Wide Open Spaces book here but I will check that particular quilt out too.
Originally Posted by
gigi712
Yours is much better looking than the one on the website, love it. I see you have an Aphrodite quilt on your wall. I have that one waiting in the wings, btw, it's getting crowded over there, lol.
Awww! Thank you! It definitely looks better from a distance. I'm a mediocre piecer at best. Yes, the Aphrodite is the quilt that got me into quilting to begin with. It was the first quilt I saw and said I'd do exactly as it was. In the end, I changed a couple of fabrics but otherwise it's true to the design. It's getting crowded here too.