Sneak Peek of Loving Izabella's IH raffle quilt
 

Loving Izabella (April) made a fund raising quilt for IH. She posted it here: http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...e-t197459.html

She asked me to quilt it for her. This one has been through quite the trials and tribulations on my rack! April said it is just like IH a real pain! LOL It took me a long time to come up with a motif. First time I loaded it the Minkee April gave me for backing was migrating through to the front! No amount of coaxing got it to behave. So off it came then frogging out the stitches I had put in. But it was a blessing in disguise because while waiting for April to give me new backing, I decided on different quilting motifs and I think this is going to be much prettier than my original design.

The second time it got loaded the timing belt on my machine broke! I had to send part of it back to ABM in Texas. Then I had to learn how to time my machine (numerous times!) so now I know how to time a LA. So through it all, April has been a sweetheart and a half with unending patience. I only have a little left to do so will probably post the finished quilt this weekend but in the mean time I wanted to offer up a sneak peek.

I used two layers of batting, Legacy 80/20 on the bottom and Hobbs Poly down on top. I used 3 colors of thread. The blue and green are Metro Embroidery thread and the white is glide.

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This is such a beautiful quilt with the most awesome quilting that you did. Only in my dreams would I be able to quilt like this. You are such a talented person....I have to just keep scrolling up and looking at the quilting...Just beautiful stitching!

Oh MY Gosh! That is amazing, talented, and beautiful!

Wow! That is beautiful!

Oh my gosh, your quilting is gorgeous. And so is the quilt. It is amazing to me the difference the quilting can make on a quilt. You do wonderful work!

Spectacular!!! Such gorgeous quilting.

Holy mother of charity quilts!! That is stunning FF!! I wish I could see April's face when she see's what you've done with it.

I absolutely LOVE THIS QUILT !!!

Spectacular!
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Its a stunning quilt. A real work of art! Some very lucky person will greatly appreciate so,etching this beautiful

WOW! Gorgeous quilting!

This is seriously a piece of art. What a masterpiece.

All of the above. Breathtaking! I just hope it raises a gazillion dollars, which is what it's worth!!!!

This quilt is just beautiful and the quilting you are doing on it is awesome! Great teamwork ~ You and April!!!!

That is fantastic your quilting is amazing, and I too hope it brings lots and lots of money.

WOW! That is absolutely gorgeous.

wow nice quilting and quilt

beautiful quilt and quilting!!!!!

Absolutely stunning!!!

The quilt is so beautiful and your quilting turned it into AMAZING!!!

Absolutely stunning. Hope this quilt brings a lot of $$$.

I am so in awe of all the talented quilters I try and try and I feel like a child could have done as well. I wish I was close enough to come and watch. Beautiful job, definitely worth the wait.

Absolutely breathtaking - both the quilt and the quilting!!

Wow, wow, WOW!!!

Ditto on the wows! Where can I buy a ticket?

Wow, that is one very beautiful quilt, you did a great job on the quilting. I can't believe how much work you have both put into it

This quilt is stunningly beautiful! The workmanship on the piecing and quilting is absolutely superb! April must feel it was well worth the wait!

absolutely beautiful...at a loss for words. congrats to you both! it looks like 3rd time was the charm.

that is extremely beautiful. breathtaking

Amazing--so beautiful!

Stunning!!!!!

All the adjectives have been used. It is beautiful.

Pretty quilt. But, WOW, you've made it absolutely gorgeous:):) That quilting of yours is fantastic. It better bring in buckets of money! Simply beautiful.

It is a beautiful quilt but sure looks different quilted lovely

That is one stunning quilt and quilting! It was worth the trouble!

What an absolute beauty !

Oh my gosh!!! The two of you did a fantastic job on this!! I agree with Sheilz. It is a work of art!

Sew awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Geez! That is gorgeous! Quilting is awesome.