Trying my Hand At Portrait Quilts

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06-18-2011, 06:09 AM

#41

Selena

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I totally love both of them! Wow! This is the type of quilts I have wanted to do, still learning basics. Wow!

06-18-2011, 06:11 AM

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shopbelt

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I love them both, but I have to say that I like the one of your granddaughter the best.

06-18-2011, 06:18 AM

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peacequiltingnana

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You are so fortunate to have such talent and be able to combine them into a beautiful art form. Most of us cannot even begin to aspire to what you're doing - we just stand back in awe!

06-18-2011, 06:21 AM

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QUILTNMO

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very nice

06-18-2011, 06:23 AM

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watson's mom

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Excellent results. The eyes are certainly striking in both. Thanks for sharing.

06-18-2011, 06:32 AM

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cuppi duke

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The first one is small, 9 x 12 and the indian girl is 20 x 28. I have a pretty native american print that I might use for an outside border. The quilting was the hard part. I pretty much followed the lines like echo quilting. I used invisible thread and quilted about 1/4 inch apart. The hair I just followed the way I thought it would curve. The most imprtant thing is to use good quality fabric so it doesn't fray when quilting. I dye my own. Thanks for the compliments.

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Originally Posted by TanyaL

VERY impressive! But inquiring minds want to know what size are they? What will the quilting look like? Please, please give us a tutorial.