Pictures of my new one - Part 3

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05-12-2011, 07:32 PM

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bonniebusybee

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It's so good to see more of your work again, Andrea. You're truly an inspiration!

05-12-2011, 07:42 PM

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moonwork42029

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Originally Posted by tealfalcon

Wow.....picking my jaw off the floor now

no kidding... my fingers are protesting at the thought of it

05-12-2011, 08:36 PM

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HeatherS

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What else can you say? It's simply exquisite!

05-12-2011, 08:38 PM

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zz-pd

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WOW this is going to be a breath taking quilt when its done.
I can't wait to see it.
Great job.
GOD bless

05-12-2011, 08:56 PM

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Pickles

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Wow if there was a reward for the best HandQuilter you'd
have it !!!!!!!
You are the best I have ever seen. :thumbup: :-D

05-12-2011, 10:22 PM

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Borntohandquilt

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Originally Posted by roselady

Andrea, At this point do you know how you will continue, or are you still thinking about what to do next. Do you have a hard time making your ideas fit the space? I am amazed at how beautiful your quilting is, thank you so much for sharing.

Yes, in that case I knew it. The English quilt in my book has a beautiful border pattern, a big sea shell! I have already marked the first quarter on my quilt and started quilting yesterday.
Sometimes I finish the center medaillon and I am still thinking about the patterns for the border or I change the original plans. It's not so hard to make the patterns fit. The center can be devided like a cake in 45°, 60°, 90° - pieces and the patterns have to fit there! For the borders I measure the length of my quilt and devide it into equal parts. The remaining rest is a lot of improvisation!

05-12-2011, 10:27 PM

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Borntohandquilt

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Originally Posted by NatalieMacDonald

How do you do that?! I see some blue guidelines but do you design in all out first? Your stitches are amazing. Thanks for sharing.

No, the design develops while quilting. The first thing I do after basting is to mark the exact middle of the quilt, than I mark the vertical and the horizontal lines and as well the diagonals through the middle. I baste these lines with a thread, you can still see some of them on the pictures in blue, and they are my guidelines for the center medaillon.

05-12-2011, 10:30 PM

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Borntohandquilt

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Originally Posted by eye2quilt

You are truly amazing!!! I tell all my quilting friends about you !! Could you show us again how you mark your quilt.........how much do you mark at a time? Thank you for sharing this with all of us.
Leslie

For this quilt I do again the needlemarking method, you can see it here:

http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-89527-1.htm

Sometimes I only mark single patterns, but the markings last quite long and I can do about a quarter of the quilt at a time.