Thread: quilting batiks

WOW!!!!!!!!!!! What a great quilt, it is outstanding :D

Beautiful quilt! I certainly can appreciate the work you put into it.

Wowza!! You did good...really good girl!!:0)What an amazing surprise....hmmmm...my MIL gave me..she gave me...what was that gift ?>.....oh, well, a headache!:))LOL

Beautiful!


maria

You've made a very special and wonderful quilt! Two sides pieced? You go girl!!!

Sharon

Originally Posted by Skeat

Wowza!! You did good...really good girl!!:0)What an amazing surprise....hmmmm...my MIL gave me..she gave me...what was that gift ?>.....oh, well, a headache!:))LOL

I have always said that my MIL gave me a really nice guy. Anyone who can be married to me for 46 years is something special. :lol:

Bev your quilt is stunning--both sides!! I love the movement in the front. First time to hand applique?? WOW!! :-) :-) :-) Nice quilting job too!

It's absolutely gorgeous!!
Thank you for the pic's.
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I have always said that my MIL gave me a really nice guy. Anyone who can be married to me for 46 years is something special. :lol: [/quote]

Awww! That is sweet! I just might have to borrow that!:0)We'll be 24yrs this spring!

Btw..on that quilt, I am curious to how you did your applique...?? Since I am working on one presently, now I am checking them all!LOL Thanks
.(fusing?Needles turn?) It looks really great!

Hi Skeat, I graphed out my pattern and divided it into the individual pieces making sure I had a bit more where they overlapped. I cut each piece out of freezer paper, and numbered them to correspond with my graph (can you tell I made a stained glass quilt once??). Then I put my fabric(s) right sides together, fused the pattern piece to one wrong side and sewed around the pattern. If it was going to be overlapped I left that part unsewn and just turned it to the right side. The leaves, for example, I would clip around the curves and snip off the extra fabric at the points. Then I'd make a long cut in the center of one side and turn right sides out. A really good press and it was ready to be hand sewn onto the quilt. This way I didn't have to worry about turning the edges under. I made a pattern out of a sheet of tissue paper and pinned it to the quilt so I could place the pieces exactly where I wanted them and then tear away the paper. The stems were just bias strips that I make for binding, only thinner. Hope this helps. Remeber to post the finished product. My head is so big from all the compliments I may never be able to wear a hat again!!!
bev.

thanks! Compliments well deserved! You did great and thanks really for the tid bits! Skeat

Gail G. Thanks for the compliment. Thought you might like to see the whole quilt. That is, if I do it right this time.

Oops. Well, I gave it a try. Sorry.

the whole thing

close up of a bear

Why does it always make me think I messed up and then actually shows the picture??? Boy did that one come out blurry, but you get the idea.

lets see if this is any better.

a matching ball I made.

Gorgeous. The quilting blows my mind (since all I can do is stitich in the ditch and cross-hatch.). And the ball is so pretty. There was a little one here with me this morning that would have had so much fun with that. I have the pattern. I just need to take the time to get one made for him.

Beautiful quilts!