Please confess - Did you design those motif's? Did you freehand them or draw them out first? Are the sailboats zigzag stitches or something else? Everything blends so well together, it's truly amazing.

I'm sorry to be so nosy but I just can't help it when I see something wonderful.

OOPS!! I stole kimmers reply. I didn't read all of the replys before I posted!! do I will say....DITTO to what kimmers said!!!

Jacque, this quilt is just wonderful. I am so in awe of your skill, I hope you will always post pictures of your things. I get great inspiration from your work!

LOVE IT!!!!

WOW! Please answer all the questions! Inquiring minds want to know! :lol: :lol:

As my Mother would say,OH MY Goodness! You really do fantatic work..
Love It

Love your quilt and the quilting is wounderful.

I've already replied once, but I just can't stop thinking about this quilt! I recently redid my guest room in a "coastal cottage" theme. I subscribed to Coastal Magazine for a year just for ideas! I always knew I wanted a special quilt for this room and I've put off making one until the absolute perfect quilt "spoke" to me. Well, Jackie, you made my quilt, LOL! I just didn't know it until I saw your's. Again, it's gorgeous and you have tremendous talent! It's so unique and different. You should enter this one and then show us all the blue ribbons you rack up!

Come on, Shelley. Show them I'm not all that. I have a customer waiting because I wanted to learn more before I touched her quilt, our Marcia here. I know you can do better than I can. I can't wait to see yours and have you share it here with us. Hmmmm, maybe I shouldn't let them know about all the longarmers that do absolutely wonderful work. Don't want to ruin their image of me. ;-)
YOU ALL ARE WAY TOO KIND but I love it :oops:

Here goes. The boats are embroidered with a $1.00 design I downloaded from Embroidery Library. Our longarm instructor (online class) gave us the layout for the quilt. I was supposed to make applique boats but I didn't want to (me, the rebel). Our instructor gave us a challenge to find our own quilting designs and we had to do a million freehand sketches (slight exaggeration) but she did give hints. I used a coloring book to find my dolphin and copied the other motifs from parts of various sources. LOL, I did freehand the starfish, like you couldn't tell that. I am also freehanding the water background, such as it is. I use water soluable ink and draw where I need to, like the dolphins, shells, seahorse. I freehanded the swirly thing in the one border, as you can tell. So, don't anyone look TOO closely. When you have your nose right there where your quilting, you see every little thing that isn't perfect and just want to scream when your hands don't do what you want them to. I'd be glad to answer any other questions that I didn't cover. I still feel like a newbie at longarm quilting.

Jackie,
You truely have the eyes of an Artist.
What a magnificient piece of Art.

You have done it again go girl

I think it is stunning and I love the soft colors. Beautiful Job.

Your quilts really are stunning!

I love your dolphin jumping out of the "waves". Really pretty.

Di

You do the nicest work! I wish you were in CA...................

This is stunning!!! :D

Jackie... Your work is lovely, are you using a long arm? Is this Free Hand Quilting? Great quilting ....

Lovely Quilt

Wow, your quilting looks perfect! What type of batting are you using? I don't know if it is just your good photo taking skills or the loft of the batting, but your quilt has more puffiness than anything I've ever quilted.

Hi Jackie,

I wrote early this morning but I don't see my post? I just wanted to ask you if your using a long-arm machine and are you free-hand quilting. Your work is very lovely and I really like your border, it's going to be very nice when it all comes together. Thanks for sharing and please show the finall work... I can hardly wait to see the end results! Great Job so far~

Happy Quilting...

Amazing! Beautiful! Stunning!

Well Zippity Do Da... well believe me it sure wasn't there a short while ago... What can I say? I kept calling today to make an appointment at the Beauty Shop and after the thrid try I kept getting this man... He was really getting upset with my continued calls but I didn't want him! <g>
Back to quilting for me....

Absolutely gorgeous!
Thanks for posting the photos. :)

Here goes. The boats are embroidered with a $1.00 design I downloaded from Embroidery Library. Our longarm instructor (online class) gave us the layout for the quilt. I was supposed to make applique boats but I didn't want to (me, the rebel). Our instructor gave us a challenge to find our own quilting designs and we had to do a million freehand sketches (slight exaggeration) but she did give hints. I used a coloring book to find my dolphin and copied the other motifs from parts of various sources. LOL, I did freehand the starfish, like you couldn't tell that. I am also freehanding the water background, such as it is. I use water soluable ink and draw where I need to, like the dolphins, shells, seahorse. I freehanded the swirly thing in the one border, as you can tell. So, don't anyone look TOO closely. When you have your nose right there where your quilting, you see every little thing that isn't perfect and just want to scream when your hands don't do what you want them to. I'd be glad to answer any other questions that I didn't cover. I still feel like a newbie at longarm quilting.

You really don't give yourself your dues darlin...so we will!! That is one totally rockin AWESOME cool beans quilt!! You are becoming quite the longarm artist kid!! The dolphin jumping out of the waves is totally awesome. I was wondering what someone else asked earlier too...how are you getting all the definition puffiness in your work? Inquiring minds just have to know!! Lovin the quilt!

This is a beautiful quilt. Love the colors.

Tennessee Rose

Verry, very nice!!!!!!!!! I love the way you did this. You must have an embroidery machine and what a wonderful idea.

Absolutely stunning!!!

oh jackie your so talented beauitful work :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

Oh my gosh that's beautiful!

Love it!! Especially the dolphins, I love dolphins, I even got to swim with them in Fla a few years back