Half the blocks are done
07-09-2010, 07:22 PM
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I'm really glad that you have decided to stick with the hearts - and to applique them as you go along. The other idea might have been a little too repetitious. The simplest way to check it out would be in your EQ6.
I haven't dug out my copy of that magazine, so I don't know what the original design looks like. Did it have any applique where your hearts are? And is the border quilting design (I think that's what your thin green lines are - not the thicker ones?) your design, or was it in the magazine? Either way, those lines + the little hearts in the border pull every thing together. It's a very feminine quilt.
Each of your quilts is more beautiful than the last. I'm so glad that you share them with us from the early design stage to the finish as you progress.
I haven't dug out my copy of that magazine, so I don't know what the original design looks like. Did it have any applique where your hearts are? And is the border quilting design (I think that's what your thin green lines are - not the thicker ones?) your design, or was it in the magazine? Either way, those lines + the little hearts in the border pull every thing together. It's a very feminine quilt.
Each of your quilts is more beautiful than the last. I'm so glad that you share them with us from the early design stage to the finish as you progress.
07-09-2010, 09:05 PM
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Yes, this is the one in my avatar. I got two more rows with sashing done but haven't sewn the two together yet. I believe I will call it Never Ending.
I decided I will do the hearts and need to do as much as I can before sewing larger sections together. The hearts were my first idea and when I start questioning myself it usually doesn't turn out as well. The whole thing looks good to me in EQ7.
The magazine has it done in magenta, yellow, and multi-color bright batiks. It's very pretty though the colors aren't my style. The magazine doesn't have applique where the hearts are or a border but there is a bonus border design online for members. It is large, tropical type flowers and I just looked at the online one a couple of days ago for the first time and there are a couple of scattered flower appliques in the blank areas.
The original border I did in EQ6 was vines, kind of like my final design but, had tentrils coming off it. I decided that was too much applique for me to be happy doing so I did the simple arc and drew in the green lines that I figured could be done while quilting.
I so appreciate the feedback and sharing the process. You all give me an idea if I'm going in the right direction or if something needs to be changed. Like taking a picture of it, I get another perspective that I might not have thought of.
I decided I will do the hearts and need to do as much as I can before sewing larger sections together. The hearts were my first idea and when I start questioning myself it usually doesn't turn out as well. The whole thing looks good to me in EQ7.
The magazine has it done in magenta, yellow, and multi-color bright batiks. It's very pretty though the colors aren't my style. The magazine doesn't have applique where the hearts are or a border but there is a bonus border design online for members. It is large, tropical type flowers and I just looked at the online one a couple of days ago for the first time and there are a couple of scattered flower appliques in the blank areas.
The original border I did in EQ6 was vines, kind of like my final design but, had tentrils coming off it. I decided that was too much applique for me to be happy doing so I did the simple arc and drew in the green lines that I figured could be done while quilting.
I so appreciate the feedback and sharing the process. You all give me an idea if I'm going in the right direction or if something needs to be changed. Like taking a picture of it, I get another perspective that I might not have thought of.
07-10-2010, 11:21 AM
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I keep forgetting to mention that the crosshatching in one part of your border quilting reminds me of a recurrent theme in New England - pineapples. They symbolize 'Welcome.' It started when sea captains would bring pineapples home with them, and one would be put on the picket fence in front of the house to let the neighbors know they were welcome to come calling.
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