Marathon FMQ Finished!
09-02-2010, 07:21 PM
#132
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Bardstown Ky
Posts: 663
What an awesome quilt! My sons, who all love the color blue, and are all starch fans of the "Ky Wildcats" would love a quilt like this. Is there a pattern for this somewhere, perhaps free. I just love it. thank for sharing with us.
09-02-2010, 08:00 PM
#135
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Douglas County, GA
Posts: 1,722
It is sensational! I can't wrap my mind around the fact that you did all those feathers, etc., without markings. I can tell by the looks on your dogs' faces that they are as stunned by that as I am.
09-02-2010, 08:48 PM
#137
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Texas
Posts: 2,811
WOW! Your feathers are amazing!
Did you mark anything for guidelines? I'm not that good and I've got that 6600P too! I'm jealous, but not all of us can be good FMQers, even with years of practice. ☺ You should be really proud of your work!
Did you mark anything for guidelines? I'm not that good and I've got that 6600P too! I'm jealous, but not all of us can be good FMQers, even with years of practice. ☺ You should be really proud of your work!
09-02-2010, 10:00 PM
#138
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: France
Posts: 1,813
Hey I am overwhelmed by your lovely comments, thank you so much everyone.
To answer a couple of questions:
The feathering - alot will have already seen on previous posts the recommendation for the method in Sally Terry's book "Hooked on Feathers". It has improved my fmq out of sight, and is easy and fun to do - and best of all, it looks so impressive.
I dont mark but instead work to different points in a block - no two therefore are absolutely identical, and some of the curves are a bit deeper than others, but no-one is going to notice and it doesnt matter if they do!
You do get braver with each quilt.
Annieshane - only the fmq took me 3 weeks! - the cutting and piecing seemed to take forever. I started it last winter but put it one side for a few months before layering it - I think sandwiching it was the hardest part of making it!
Irenecarter - The pattern is from Judy Martin's "Star Happy Quilts". The smallest star is my own addition, it's not on the pattern. But the block itself is not difficult and you will find it on Quilters Cache - its just doing it as a 12in and 6in blocks. But the book is not expensive and gives several layouts and colour ideas, and I dont think I would have attempted the pieced star border without it.
The other thing which has helped is a Sewslip mat I got recently. I wouldn't be without it - so much easier to move the quilt fluidly with it.
Thanks again!
To answer a couple of questions:
The feathering - alot will have already seen on previous posts the recommendation for the method in Sally Terry's book "Hooked on Feathers". It has improved my fmq out of sight, and is easy and fun to do - and best of all, it looks so impressive.
I dont mark but instead work to different points in a block - no two therefore are absolutely identical, and some of the curves are a bit deeper than others, but no-one is going to notice and it doesnt matter if they do!
You do get braver with each quilt.
Annieshane - only the fmq took me 3 weeks! - the cutting and piecing seemed to take forever. I started it last winter but put it one side for a few months before layering it - I think sandwiching it was the hardest part of making it!
Irenecarter - The pattern is from Judy Martin's "Star Happy Quilts". The smallest star is my own addition, it's not on the pattern. But the block itself is not difficult and you will find it on Quilters Cache - its just doing it as a 12in and 6in blocks. But the book is not expensive and gives several layouts and colour ideas, and I dont think I would have attempted the pieced star border without it.
The other thing which has helped is a Sewslip mat I got recently. I wouldn't be without it - so much easier to move the quilt fluidly with it.
Thanks again!
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