I spent the week quilting this and learning new skills.
"Winter Solstice" 68" x 88"
Pattern by Gwen Marston in her book, Liberated String Quilts.
I thought I was learning feathers, but they turned out to be hearts. Oh well. I like hearts too.
I never thought I'd say this. FREE MOTION QUILTING IS FUN! (With plenty of dark chocolate.)
Now, off to shop for binding fabric and baste the next one.
This just may be the summer of fmq for me!
LeeAnn, that is fab-u-lous! Feathers are just stretched out hearts, so you are on the right track. Love how this turned out, great job!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful work!!
ReplyDeleteI love everything abut this one: the strings, the starry-night polka dots, the plaid sashing, the chubby feather quilting! Excellent job!
ReplyDeleteLove it! Gorgeous!!!
ReplyDeleteIt is just gorgeous!! And good for you with the quilting, you did a fabulous job! Chocolate helps everything, doesn't it??
ReplyDeleteI see MANY more quilted quilts in YOUR FUTURE!!! Love this one!
ReplyDeleteMagnificent! A really spectacular tribute to the winter solstice.
ReplyDeleteGosh its beautiful, who wouldn't want that on their bed or sofa..
ReplyDeleteHow happy is this? Free Motion Quilting is fun as long as the quilt is small! I missed your last post. Just bought metres of white but it's waiting for an idea. I'll have to visit all your links now.
ReplyDeleteFMQ is my project for this year. I love this quilt. the polka dot fabric really makes it.
ReplyDeletejust beautiful ! what a great finish, good for you.
ReplyDeletethis is just such a fun quilt I love it.
hey machine quilting is all about experimenting and practicing I think you did a great job, I happen to like hearts too! but I do see feathers in the stars..liberated ones but they are feathers!!!!!
Kathie
Yay for fmq! And your quilt is divine, I adore all that colour on the black and white polka. Great job. xo
ReplyDeleteLeeAnn, Winter Solstice is wonderful!! I love your FMQ hearty feathers!! I can see you and your machine ( and dark chocolate) are in for some fun times together!!
ReplyDeleteWow, looks amazing! Great job! I still need to learn how to free motion quilt, I've always been a bit daunted by it.
ReplyDeleteThat's gorgeous! I set out to do feathers and ended up being leaves. But I do like them. Yes, Free motion quilting is fun once the tops are basted. I think the basting is back breaking, knee aching job.
ReplyDeleteWhat thread are you using?
woohoo, go go go!
ReplyDeleteColorful! Wonderful! Congrats on the new fmq skills, too.
ReplyDeleteFantastic finish! I love the polka dots...
ReplyDeleteOh! Oh! This is fabulous!!!!
ReplyDeleteLove how this came out...the combination of plaid and polka dots makes me smile! Your FMQ looks great...at what point did it become fun? nice to know that may be in my future!
ReplyDeleteYou did it!
ReplyDeleteFMQ......you may just be my inspiration to try it to!
Love this and now it will get bound and be done! Congrats!
Happy Sewing
Oh, I love this quilt! Love the polka dots, the plaid and all the lovely scraps! And I love your fm quilting too! Good job! I just love how the dots make it look like it's snowing!
ReplyDeleteYes, dark chocolate improves much in life! hee hee!
Absolutely stunning!
ReplyDeleteSew cute! Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteVery brave and very pretty!
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I am so happy for you! Now I know I have to give it a try. I already have the chocolate.
ReplyDeleteI needed a nudge to get going on my free motion quilting. Do you use a spray basting? Your quilt is wonderful!
ReplyDeleteGreat job all around.
ReplyDeleteIt looks stunning! Your quilting is beautiful! The different varieties of fabrics makes it very interesting to watch!
ReplyDeleteSmashing! And good for you that you are tackling FMQ.
ReplyDeletestring quilts are so fun, your stars are great.
ReplyDeleteI am so flattered you came to my blog! I have been following yours for ages.
Yea! great quilt and the quilting looks great.
ReplyDeleteLove the b&w polkadots!
I'm impressed that your feathers look like hearts- my FMQ attempts haven't looked like anything at all! I love the quilt!
ReplyDeleteThis is fabulous! I just love it. Great job! And dark chocolate makes everything better!
ReplyDeleteAt first fmq frightened the do do out of me. Now it is completely meditative. I love all stages of quilting really, even the binding. But the best for me is the quilting.
ReplyDeleteFound your blog through a link on Quilter Kathy's blog to your streak of lightening quilt. Then got to looking around generally and found your Winter Solstice quilt - WOW stunning!!! I have Gwen's book you mention, so will have to check out the pattern ... I have plenty of strings :)
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