You are a very patient woman. It's beautiful!

Beautiful!

I am just in awe of your quilting skills. Please keep showing pictures.

Very nice! Beautiful hand quilting! so good, I couldn't decide if it was hand or machine!! Wonderful job!!!

WOW!!! Beautiful.

My stitches don't look like that!

For this one I use the Hobbs 80/20 batting. It is one of my favourites, easy to needle and a nice drape.
I have started hand quilting in 1989 - you see hand quilting needs practice.

Thats for sure.

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gorgeous!

absolutely beautiful...I don't think I have the patience for this type of work!

That is just beautiful!!!

I'm overwhelmed..........................that is beautiful. You have a gift when it comes to hand quilting.

Great job your stitches are so nice and even :thumbup:

Beautiful

Your quilting is truly a work of art.

Amazing!!!!!

Looks like you are off to a great start on another prize-winner.

Truly wonderful. I admire your talent.

Thank you so much for the tips. I want to make another whole cloth quilt. I love to hand quilt. How much planning do you suggest? Do I start at the edges with planning and go to the middle? Or vice versa? My first quilt was a pre printed whole cloth. This time I want to make my own design. Teach me o master quilter!!!

Awesome quilting and beautiful patterns.
Congrats, Kutnso

That is fantastic!

I love seeing your quilts. I wish I could touch them. Thank you for sharing.

I agree!

I too, always look forward to seeing your work. It is absolutely stunning, I could only wish to have such perfect stitches.

I think it is your very personal decision who much you plan your quilt design in advance. Some need exact planning, some do a master sheet, others just have a rough idea and start! I always start in the middle of the quilt and work towards the edges. After I have finished the center designs (also the quilting) I devide the rest in quarters, mark the first quarter and quilt it. The very last step is to quilt two or three lines around the complete quilt and close the edges.
My quilt designs are very much inspired by traditional British wholecloths like the Welsh and the North Country ones. They are no exact reproductions because I add some details or change some patterns and do my own designs.

Your quilting is AWESOME!!!! Can't wait to see this one finished!

Thank you so much. I think I may start with a smaller wall hanging and move on from there. I don't want to overwhelm myself straight out of the gate. HAHA I will let you know how it goes.

Your quilts are so very beautiful! I look forward to seeing your pictures. Please post often so we can see the progress of this latest beauty.

This is a good idea and exactly how I started to design my own quilts. It is much easier to overlook a smaller design than a big one and you will establish a good sense for the proportion of a center design and the borders etc. I am sure you will make a good job and I am looking forward to seeing the first pics!

Ok I know there will be a ton more questions but here goes another. Do you lay in the big design elements and then go back and fill in with the cross hatching or whatever fill in you are going to do?

Stunning!!!!

Your quilting always amazes me ,you do such beautiful work.

WOW your quilting is AMAZING.

What beautiful quilting!

This is sooooo beautiful. I want to do a whole cloth.
It is on my to-do list!!!

Yes. After finishing the center design I mark the border patterns first and fill in the background in the spare areas. The quilting I do from the center to the edges - that means for the first quarter I start quilting the background and go down the edges.
I found out that the fabric stays flat and won't get so bumpy when I quilt cross hatching in a zig-zag!

Beautiful job Andrea...I love all your posts and just stand in awe of your talent.

Oh wow I never would have thought of that. Thank you.

WOW! that is very pretty ,you are do great job

I love seeing pictures of your work - it is so amazing!

oh wow. I'm absolutely speechless. That is going to be gorgeous!