Agave Garden Going over the top with quilting sneak peek
 

Several weeks ago I loaded this on the rack.
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This is one of my own quilts. The pattern is Agave Garden by Judy Niemeyer but as with 90% of the patterns I do, I modified it. I eliminated the applique bits and enlarged the border considerably as I wanted a big canvas for some over the top quilting. It took me a really long time to come up with quilting designs for this. I gained inspiration for the border motif by googling Mexican tiles and got that floral design. I added the melon shapes to represent corn as the ultimate recipient makes the best tamales I have ever eaten.

I marked out the entire design and you can see my marks for quilting yet to come but I couldn't wait to share a sneak peek of this.
First everything got ditched with Fil Tec Essence a super fine monofiliment like Superior's Monopoly. Then I rolled the quilt back and did all the blue thread.
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Next came yellow and here I am working from the bottom up.
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Then red and I am currently working on orange
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This is by far my most ambitious quilt I have ever attempted. Using high contrast thread on black shows every wobble and goof but so far I am very pleased with the results. I still have 4 more colors to go, two shades of purple, black and finally a variegated that has all the colors of the quilt in it.

My brother asked me to make a quilt that has a very Mexican feel to it for some very close friends of his who used to live in the US but have moved back to Mexico. I think I will enter this in a few shows before turning it over to him.

All I can say is Wow!

Wow! Can't wait to see it finished.

Wow!!!!!!!!

Wow seems the only appropriate response to this! ;) This is going to be one stunning quilt!

Love your FMQ designs and your quilt is awesome!

Beautiful quilt and quilting. You should be very proud of your work. Can't wait to see the finished product.
Sue

I cannot wait to see it finished. I agree with your idea of entering it into shows, it's a show stopper!!!!

Fantastic work! Hope you have some shares in the thread companies :D

OMG, I wish I lived close so I could stand around and gawk while you quilt, I don't have an artistic gene in my body, I have to struggle and usually copy everything I do. I realize I will never be "there" but I'm so inspired by you with every quilt you show.. BTW, what are you marking with? It appears to mark easily and thinly.