Wall Quilt: Buoys with the Bues
 

I made this wall quilt for my brother who has a place on Cape Cod. He loves the shingles on all the houses in the north east, he has a few of these buoys in his yard, AND, he has a big patch of blueberries! So when I found the blueberry fabric, I had to figure out a way to include it.

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I did the patchwork of the buoys using a printed grid fusible.

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The shadows and shading were done on my DSM. Most was done FMQ/thread painting, but I was able to use one of the decorative stitches to do the shadow along the horizontal lines of the shingles. I also tried to "age" the shingles by stitching jagged lines in every one with a very light blue thread. It also helped to lighten the color of the shingle wall.

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Then I put it on my LA and did some simple quilting. Tried to make the white border look like beadboard, and did a big x-hatch on the blueberries, since no quilting was going to show up there!


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Final step was adding the "ropes", which I had planned for from the beginning by adding little loops at the top of the buoys and along the top edge. Will be delivering this to him in person in August ... hope he likes it!

Wow! What a great job!

It's fabulous but what is DSM? So much detail, he'll so appreciate it....calla

"Domestic Sewing Machine" ... means the traditional machine most everyone has, as opposed to a long-arm.

love the 3d effect. great quilt

Stunning! Really really like it!

Wow, wow, wow. I was thinking you made the buoys and they were hanging there. Wow!

what a super quilt!

How perfect is that? Very creative and the 3 D look! :thumbup:

Creativity at its best!

Thanks cat.........

I absolutely love your quilt! At first I thought the shading was done with fabric. That and the "rope" makes this quilt fabulous .... not to mention the other great details you included like the beadboard look and the blueberry border! Your brother should be very pleased. PS: I love blueberries also and the ones up north from Jersey and on up (Maine especially) are so good!

My thoughts exactly, this is really something else! He's gonna love it!

Fantastic job! You really made the buoys pop off the quilt.

What a fabulous piece...I was stunned at all of the details. He should fall in love immediately! I think I see a free lobster dinner in your future - lol.

Well, I don't care for lobster, but I'm looking forward to his taking me out to do some clamming, and enjoying dining on the results!

Amazing! What a fantastic quilt. Thank you for showing so many details.

Oh my - what a terrific wall hanging. Love all the nuance you were able to add with thread painting

It is fantastic..... lots of folks would love to have it hanging in their lakefront properties

Well, if he doesn't like it you can send it my way...... it's really spectacular!! You are very talented to come up with such a super idea for his quilt. Great job, Sis.

WOW! THIS IS FANTASTIC!! You are so creative!!

This is so cool. You are very creative!

What an interesting design. I am sure it will look great in his home.

Just noticed that I mistyped my title for this thread :(. Supposed to be "Blues"

What a happy quilt. You did great. BrendaK

Lol I thought that as well :)

Love it! You could probably sell the pattern if you wanted to!

Truly amazing quilt! l love the concept of rope/loops, and your quilting sends it over the top:)

That is truly spectacular. Love all the detail I can't imagine how long it must have taken you to make it.

That is a great design. I bet you could sell patterns if it is your own. I love the addition of the ropes, too. Thanks for showing several views! Excellent work!

I think you did great. I love the fusible grid. I did a wall hanging with it for our church.

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Holy smokes-- Amazing!

He will love this and you are so talented.

Susan

Absolutely AWESOME! I'm sure your brother will be thrilled!

You did a great job!! He will love it!

You put a lot of thought and effort into this quilt and it really shows. Very unique and just outstanding!

It's a perfect quilt, especially for Cape Cod. I think I have that blueberry fabric somewhere in my stash. Your quilt is totally awesome.

Oh, it is so gorgeous and creative!

You have certainly put in all his favourite elements. Very well done.