Holiday panel with trapunto, couching and beads
 

Took a while, but just finished this panel quilt, in time to hang for the holidays. I used a lot of different techniques on this one --

• trapunto on the deer, snow and large ornaments,
• programmed stitch on my DSM for the border,
• satin stitch for the letters under the ornaments, and the cords they hang from
• a zig-zag free motion for the background between the trees
• couching on my LA for the antlers and swags
• couching on my DSM for the green edge of the binding
• hand-sewn beads

Phew! Thanks for looking!

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This is just exquisite! You did a fabulous job on all the different techniques. Thanks for the treat.

Leslie

Wonderful, just wonderful!!!!

so very cool! the spots on the deer's backs are just a really cool touch.

That sure is a pretty piece. I love all the extras you did to make it something really special.

i had to go back and look. so cool!

WOW!!! Stunning! I absolutely love it!!

Beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That is absolutely beautiful! It looks like it was fun to make too. Well done!

Amazing! Wonder where i coud find a panel? Hy boys would love them.

Stunnng work, that is so pretty

It's gorgeous! I love your trapunto, couching, and all the pretty festive embellishments.

beautiful :)

Gorgeous!
sandy

Absolutely beautiful. .

Oh, that's really pretty.

Beautifully unique. I love what you did with this panel.

Just beautiful, all your effort sure paid off, its exceptional.

Very nicely done!! Looks great!! :-)

You would never know that was a panel! Great job!

This panel came from the "Alpine" fabrics from Wilmington Prints. Looks like Hancocks of Paducah may still have it, and Fabric.com also.

That is just as cute as can be and a lot of work!

I am in awe of your work! This truly is beautiful!

Very beautiful quilt and you did such a unique treatment on everything. Love it!!! Great job.

You have taken a panel to a whole other level of quilting! I really love the way you made the trees. Were the trees actually printed on the gray background fabric or did you craft them strictly with your quilting? What a great technique if so.

Your lovely wallhanging panel goes from the common to the sublime because of all the techniques you used to create a work of art. All of the quilting and embellishments you used are perfect. It should encourage all of us to look beyond the obvious (panels) and make them real works of art. Great job and enjoy the accolades of the season as family and friends share your season decor.

Yes, they were printed on the panel ... I just added the occasional horizontal "v" to make it look like bark

Oh wow Cat, this is just spectacular. I love everything you did and am so jealous you have the ability to couch with yarn on your LA just using a special foot. Mine requires a super expensive attachment to make the machine do a true couch (a zig zag stitch over the yarn). I read the article in MQU several months ago about couching with LA and she had an HQ and the bowl shaped foot. The same type foot for the innova doesn't work right, unless I used a super fat yarn. anyway you did a fabulous job. I especially like how you did the trees in the background.

Oh my, what a beautiful piece. I know you will enjoy this beauty all through the holidays!!!

Awesome job!

Yes, the special feet on my HQ really work great. It is quite fun!

Wow! Absolutely beautiful!

I am so humbled by your exquisite interpretation of this panel. It is absolutely amazingly beautiful. Great job!

Beautiful and so perfect for Christmas.

I really enjoyed looking at this quilt. I bet with all the techniques this quilt never got boring to make!

Just AMAZING. Your embellishments made it extra special!

You did that panel extreme justice, just beautiful!

Wow, this is just amazing...so beautiful.