Sunday 13 March 2011

A Finish....Gilded Churn Dash!

It's not that it was a big quilt or a difficult design....just that at the moment I don't have much time to quilt!



I used Hobbs 80/20 batting and Metro thread top and bottom in navy and a gray/blue.



I stitched in the ditch (SID) the main blocks and then it was freemotion feathers with a small amount of ruler work for the continuous curve in the churn dash blocks.




There's a continuous double spine feather in the border but it's difficult to photograph on the dark fabric.





I marked registration dots in the blue blocks and used a curved ruler for the lozenge shapes and then freemotioned the feathers with no markings...they turned out quite well,  just need to work a little on the spacing for the feather fronds to get them more even and consistent.....





I started this quilt to use up that navy gilded fabric...in the end I think the gilded  fabric gives the quilt an elegant touch, it's on the back too!


The finished quilt measures 50 x 62 inches an is the perfect size for the back of a sofa.....it doesn't really match the decor of this room but it can stay there for a while!

8 comments:

  1. Kay, Beautiful, your feathers are wonderful. You sure have mastered your Millie

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  2. Hi Kay, it looks fabulous! If only I had a quilt top that I could get you to quilt for me!!
    Anne x

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  3. Kay - love your churndash treatment. I never know what to do in that block!

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  4. Another awesome finish! Simple, yet so elegant.

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  5. Very nice. I like to see what people pick out to do differently with different blocks. It has turned out great.

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  6. Congratulations! It looks wonderful - I sure don't see any problems with your feathers. But if it really bothers you, I'll be happy to send you my address....

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  7. Beautiful Kay - just beautiful. lOve it all!! I think that the Churn Dash block offers lots of ways to quilt - Its on my to do list...one day - Ha. Your quilting is fabulous!

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  8. Kay your quilting is gorgeous! I can relate to putting a quilt in a room for awhile even if it's not a good match. I just love to look at them for a bit.

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