Notes of Love....

This quilt top was a beauty before it came to me. My customer Anne produces lovely work, the embroidered hearts with french knots are fabulous. Anne's only request was for a feathered heart in the empty centre block

Beadboard in the borders, CC in the flying geese, feathers and then more feathers...all freemotion handguided with some ruler work.

Measures 50" x 50" Glide cream thread, simply cotton batting, calico backing...
Anne blogged about her quilt here

I don't know why I have to give so many beautiful quilts back to their owners, life is so hard????

A little bit of 'stitchery'....

I recently quilted a custom job for my customer Charlie. Charlie patiently embroidered all of the blocks in this lovely quilt and pieced them with batiks which gave the quilt a modern feel. I quilted feathers and loops to push back the background as Charlie requested giving the 'stitcheries' centre stage....turned out great, take a look....

Charlie layered up the quilt using 505 spray with 2 layers of batting and an additional circle of batting under the embroideries. A circle of 'zigzag' stitch held everything in place although we were pleased there was not even one pucker after quilting on my longarm.
You can buy many stitchery patterns like these 'life is for loving' embroidery blocks from Anne at 'Stitchin Heaven on the 697'