Thursday 10 November 2011

Feather Fans!

I've really enjoyed quilting my bought in quilt tops, it's given me the opportunity to experiment on a variety of styles and designs of quilts but also the quality of the piecing has thrown up lots of shall I say 'educational opportunities'.....I've needed to work my way around a few problems and find out how to enhance the piecers work to the best of my abilities.

Before quilting

I have to say that this top didn't really have any issues.....I did re-arrange the borders a little but that's all....I used this top as one of my 'what if' quilts, 'What if I try this and what if I try that'.
I tried a few new to me techniques including Ronda Beyers "S" shaped rulers .....only I would choose to use the largest of her rulers for my first try, those things are huge and a little difficult to manage....imagine it, ruler in one had, longarm in the other?

This is all freemotion, handguided and ruler work!









Everyone knows I'm a 'fan of feathers'....so this is 'Feathered Fans'.

It finished at 88"x66", I used white Glide thread on top, Bottomline in the bobbin, Super Poly batting/wadding gave lots of definition. When I spied it I just couldn't resist this fabric for the backing....it's Rosalee from Ikea, the colours were perfect for this top!














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26 comments:

  1. Wow....you took a nice quilt top to the upper level and turned it into spectacular. Asolutely a fan of yours!

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  2. What a fabulous job! . . . and this was a "bought" top? - like on e-bay! You saved it beautifully!

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  3. Oh Kay you did have fun with this one! Gorgeous feathers and cross hatching.
    I'm very curious about the 'S' curved rulers. I must investigate them :)

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  4. Lovely quilt made absolutely stunning with your gorgeous quilting Kay.

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  5. This is beautiful. I love all the feathers you did. It has such wonderful texture.

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  6. It's beautiful! I love the cross hatching in the middle and the feathers are gorgeous.

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  7. It looks fabulous in the photos ..... the quilting shows up beautifully!

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  8. I want this for my bed :-))

    Margaret
    www.quiltsoflove.blogspot.com

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  9. I love it! The feathers give it so much texture and movement. Love what you did in the centre, and the border is really interesting. Well Done!

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  10. That is a jaw-dropper for sure. just stunning.
    Wow!

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  11. Hey Kay that is gorgeous work. Or should I say "play" looks like you had some fun. So stunning.

    Janette

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  12. This just takes my breath away. Utterly beyond words.

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  13. Красиво и нарядно!!!

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  14. Wowzers! It is truly beautiful. I probably would not have looked twice at the top, but with your quilting, I can hardly take my eyes off of it!
    Thanks!

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  15. Oh, Kay...I bow to the master! That is absolutely stunning!!!!!

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  16. Absolutely stunning work! You absolutely made this quilt with your gorgeous quilting.

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  17. Gorgeous, stunning!!!!! LOVE it!!!! How many hours did it take you to quilt this magnificent beauty?

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  18. Hi, I really love the quilting in the centre of the quilt, you really know how to bring out the best in a quilt.

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  19. Holy smokes!!! Is this your most fabulous quilting to date? It just may be... I may have to get sme of the rulers you used. What will you do with this quilt? I think you should enter it in a show or two. Brilliant!

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  20. Kay, you are so creative with your quilting! It always amazes me! I would never think of all the designs you just did in this quilt! It's beautiful!

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  21. How did I miss this. Fabulous work Kay.

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