Queen of Egypt
 

Hi This is my attempt at applique Little did I know how complicated it was this is edited into 2 parts per panel there are 4 panels 7" x 8" ..First attempt over confident brought on few head aches but I got through it by the time I got to the 4 th panel I was fairly confident The big problem was the instructions hard to under stand I will go another way on the next applique

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That is truly lovely, and worth the headache! I love it-- you can hang it on my wall any day. .https://cdn.quiltingboard.com/images...es/thumbup.pngfor
all the hard work.

that looks like a lot of applique for a first attempt! Looks great, though. you should be proud!

All I can say is wow or double wow.

This quilt is to die for beautiful! I would never believe this was you first attempt at applique! You make the Queen of Egypt look alive! Thanks for sharing this one of a kind quilt.

wonderful, looks great,

Very pretty and such a good job.

Stunning! You have done a wonderful job on it and I can't believe it is your first time. Your workmanship is beautiful

Wonderful appliqué. Keep up the good work.

Your quilt looks amazing and complicated. Congrats on pushing forward and learning a new technique.

Hi the quilt is Egyptian theme Nile around the edge with lotus above a breakfast and dancing scene each side and usual Egyptian figures in middle with queen in the center Have finished all of the panels just waiting on some color cotton for applique of 2 small panels in corners I can post images off each the panels if people were interested The panels are 10"x10" finished so most of the images are 7-8" tall. I use a Janome MC11000 and most of the images are done in Macro hoop 8" x 11" .I have to split the file in 2 ,most have 50-70K stitches. I usually use the recommended color for stitch out. Posted image of the quilt in layout as I'm just starting to piece it together..have a Janome 6600P for this job..have been working on this for about 6 months

Wow! I am totally impressed with this quilt. You have done a fantastic job. Looks like you are already a pro at applique. Thanks for sharing!

Are ALL of those various parts and pieces applique pieces????? WOWZA!!!!

Hi Have just completed Cat corner one of the 5" x 5" corner fills this applique Cat-Orange-Teal are fabric ...Have to do another one for other side of quilt.....Zoo

Hi Osewme & Terricat Most of the pieces are full embroidery 50-90 K stiches the applique is the center window and the cat I've just done..need another to complete corner....Zoo

It's wonderful--a showpiece and show winner, for sure.

That is stunning!

Beautifully done appliqué!

Hi I'm going to post panels as I was starting to go through the process of how I was going to put quilt together this pic is what I did for the boarder ..it's the Nile river with fish and lotus flower and where it goes around corner..I done these in a Janome macro hoop..The lotus boarder is 4 designs merged together and the fish are merged in a separate file I used the grid insert in the hoop to place parts as required...I can do this with software SewWhat..... computer is connected to the machine so I can change things on the fly as I go the software shows the hoop with grid so I can move design the where its required to stitch.....Zoo

Hi This panel is a scarab beetle got this design from a link to Anitagoodesign they also have a CD called Egyptian it has a collection of 25 ancient Egyptian designs both applique and stitched The applique winged cat is one of designs There is also pottery & boarders ...Zoo

Hi Here is a couple of caricatures you would see on walls with hieroglyphs these are about7" x3" each and the finish square are 10"x10" ....Zoo

Hey I found a pic of the quilt in layout stage a couple of weeks ago I since have started sewing the blocks together...Zoo

Beautiful!!

Hi this is a pair of Goddess Maat same embroidery just turned around with different Cartouche symbols mergered ....Zoo

Looks great!

What a beautiful piece of work! Fantastic finish, well done!

Hey this is part of a 5 block scene that runs along each side of quilt.....Zoo

from Don-isewman
 

VERY VERY NICE and your 1st applique WONDERFUL

Hi isewman The applique design file has sat in the computer for a long time ..I looked at how to do applique for quite a while on youtube most of ti was simple single designs..... the Queen of Egypt (4 design files) has (7) seven pieces per panel ..they over lap and its done in two halves like a split design ..the only way I could work it out was with a program SewWhat I could click onto each of the colors and see what the section was doing took a little back and forwarding but I could see what was happening, the instructions that come with the design are very difficult the follow and if you do you will not end in a good place..I will admit the first panel I did , which was the cat scene I tried the three times before I got a work ethic that worked..If anyone wants to do these four scenes I would be happy to help them through......You must be patience or it will do head in real quick...Who ever designed it is very clever...another mistake I made in the lower right corner panel ..brick wall with earn..I thought the brick wall applique material needed to be a brick scene print ..so I digitized a brick file and sewed onto the material before it was glued to the block little did I know it embroidered over the top so that brick file was part of the file ..so that one had to be redone....The hardest part of the Queen was her dress as it has a satin base with fine tulle over it.Had to use masking take to keep it from catching and getting in the way of the foot was a bit of nightmare in the pic the satin looks a different color ..it just a light difference the camera hasen't adjusted too I like the applique look gives good depth the image if you have any questions about this please ask....Zoo

Hi isewman ..Just a follow up on the applique materials in the urn scene material used is...mottle blue pond - mottle beige brick wall- clay & dark blue urn -green foliage- Prussian blue handrail -white satin-white tulle dress .....Zoo

Hey Finished sewing all the blocks together ..cant finish it for a while as we are in a #4 covid shut down which has closed all the retail down so I cant get any wadding or fabric for a back.....Zoo

Hi Have started on the3 layer back with embroidered Egyptian figures finished half should get the rest done 42 in total in a few days

It's been in the cupboard for 2 1/2 years ,but finally got it finished