Friday 18 May 2012

Bloggers Quilt Festival Spring 2012

Amy over at Amy's Creative Side is again hosting the Bloggers Quilt Festival Spring 2012 Thank you Amy!

This is my third time of posting a quilt for Amy's show and tell, why don't you post a quilt too or at least pop on over to check out all of the wonderful eye candy!

I'm a longarm quilter living in the Scottish Borders, I only just recently started quilting for customers, but today I am showcasing the last quilt that I quilted for myself

I had a love hate relationship with the quilt right from the start, I lost my motivation during the piecing, even when I loaded the quilt onto my longarm I didn't feel inspired. That was before Christmas last year, I stabilised the quilt and did all the stitch in the ditch work then I had to take the quilt off the frame to do more pressing customer work and it was into February before I got back to it.
I never know what I'm going to quilt, something just comes to me once the quilt is on the frame and the design emerges.  I never intended to quilt hearts, I'm not a heartsy kind of a person, in my defence it was the week of Valentine's Day, now I like it and am keeping it..... this is definitely a large Queen sized quilt and is now on our bed!

 Its a jewel box design that I drafted in EQ so that the borders were an actual design  and colour element.  Pinks and greens always look fresh and clean. To get the scrappy look for the jewels I used part of a layer cake.
The quilt finished at 90 x 90  I used Hobby poly batting and Glide thread in the needle and bobbin. There are four different styles of hearts all freemotion quilted into the quilt.

Check out the colourful batik on the back, it's a lovely match to my duvet cover and pillow cases.














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35 comments:

  1. Gorgeous! Love the colors and all the exquisite quilting. I'm making a jewel box quilt just now too but in a barn raising setting. Thanks for sharing your quilt's story!

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  2. What a lovely quilt and your quilting on it is amazing!

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  3. Truly lovely. Your quilting is absolutely beautiful as always....and sets off this pattern like a jewel ;).

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  4. That's a whopper - it looks brilliant on your lovely bed.

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  5. Your quilt is exquisit and your quilting even more so. Great job. I love it.

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  6. It is a beautiful quilt. I love the detailed quilting.

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  7. Wow that is a wonderful quilt. I love the hearts with the feathers all the way around, just stunning.

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  8. ABSOLUTELY gorgeous! Your quilting is beautiful! Love this quilt - to say the least! Thank you for sharing!

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  9. Stunning!! This is one of the most beautiful quilts I have ever seen!! I love it....piecing, colour, especially the quilting....wonderful!!

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  10. Oh my goodness - your quilting is phenomenal! What a beautiful quilt!

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  11. It's really lovely - your quilting is amazing!

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  12. Kay.....just fabulous! Isn't the texture wonderful, you must be pleased.

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  13. Nearly speechless over here. Just gorgeous

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  14. Gorgeous quilt - stunning quilting as usual!

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  15. the quilting is stunning.

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  16. Absolutely beautiful Kay!

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  17. Simply stunning, your quilting is amazing!

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  18. This is one of my favorites!

    Hope you visit my blog too,

    margaret gunn
    www.quiltsoflove.blogspot.com

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  19. Beautiful quilt! Awesome quilting!!

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  20. Your quilting is just beautiful! Thanks for sharing.

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  21. Wow! Quilts don't get more beautiful than this! How did you piece the squares in the border? I can't find any seams. The border is sooooo perfect for the quilt. Thank you for sharing it.
    Maggie in US

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  22. gorgeous quilting and colors
    Ann

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  23. The detail and designs are awesome! Love every stitch!
    Linda in Canada

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  24. Kay, I love the quilting done here. it is absolutely gorgeous. thanks for sharing and thanks for dropping by my blog.

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  25. This is great! I love your work.

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  26. Holy cow- that quilting is stunning!!

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  27. Stunning seems tot be the word to describe your work! It is beautiful!

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  28. Kay, your quilt is beautiful! I love the color, and your quilting is fabulous.

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  29. Your quilting is amazing. AMAZING. Thanks for sharing your work.

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  30. another gorgeous quilt and quilting! just great. thanks for sharing and have a great day

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  31. Breath taking quilting! My jaw just dropped, I love it!

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