Island Star
 

A recent finish to a quilt I started four years ago. I planned to keep it for myself, but wasn't very enthused about getting it done. My daughter saw it in my sewing room during a visit last Thanksgiving, and really liked it. That was the motivation to get it completed! I named the quilt Island Star.

I designed it on my EQ 7, and quilted it on a Gammill Vision 2.0 that I rented time on - my first long arm experience! Was so fun!

wow. gorgeous!! was anyone there to help you manage the long arm? if your first time. I would need help at times I'm sure.

Very nice.

Very, very nice! I'd be proud of that quilt, too. Your daughter will treasure it!

Very pretty quilt and colors.

beautifully done

very nice......................

The blue really pops to me. I like it.

Wow! Beautiful job. I love the colors.

Very pretty quilt. I am glad you tried the long arm experience. I know the first ones are expensive because of the learning curve. But, it will be a time saver in the future. I have done one queen size that way and have a second one ready to do.

Very pretty...smart daughter!

Love it! Lucky daughter!

OOOooo! Purdy!! Beautiful Job!

Very pretty. Love the colors of your fabrics. Lucky daughter.

I love it.

Just beautiful! Do you mind if I ask what you spent to quilt it?

Good job!!

Yes - the owner of the store, a Gammill dealer, was extremely helpful. I took the 3 hour orientation class for $80.00. I learned about the machine and its functions, how to load the quilt, etc. After the class, I rented the machine for $20.00 an hour and I had to purchase my own needle, bobbins, corsage pins and thread. I purchased the batting from her because she sold it there off the big rolls. She had a bobbin winder and a tension tester to use at no extra cost. She also let me borrow her Red Snappers, which we discussed renting per use, or purchasing my own. The owner was readily available if I ran into trouble, or couldn't remember how to do something.

Thank you!

This quilt took me 3 hours start to finish at a cost of $20.00 per hour. I had to wind my bobbins, test the tension, thread the machine, put the needle in, load the 3 layers, baste, then quilt it and remove it from the machine along with my needle, thread and bobbin. The quilt is 63" square. Other than the $80.00 orientation class fee and cost for supplies, it cost me $60.00 to actually quilt it. I could have maybe done it in less time, but it was all a new experience for me. I rented the machine again a few weeks later to quilt my 91" square En Provence (Bonnie Hunter), and that took 5 hours, which was $100 to quilt. Both were quilted with an end-to-end flower and swirl design. My third quilt was a twin size camp quilt with simple meandering that took 2 hours.

I really liked that I made the quilts start to finish and it was cheaper than sending them out for someone else to do!

That's beautiful & I can see why your DD fell in love with it. So glad to hear that you are learning how to use a long arm quilter. That sounds like the way to go ... renting one... as it is very expensive to have one quilted by a long arm quilter. It's a win/win situation...you learn something new & you get to do it yourself & it doesn't cost as much if you were to buy your own long arm machine or have it sent out.
Just gorgeous quilt!!!

Beautifully done! Your colors play together well!

That is beautiful! I love the colors you used. Thanks for showing us.

Beautiful fabrics, color and design...it’s nice to hear that you had a great experience on the longarm.

Nice quilt.

Wow! That is glorious!! Love the colors, pattern, and name.

Love the quilt. BrendaK

Very pretty I like the colors and placement.

Thank you, everyone - so nice to hear all the wonderful comments! :hug:

Pretty quilt! :)