Monday, April 15, 2013

Island Sunrise #7

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This is Eileen’s Island Sunrise quilt which is another finish from the Judy Niemeyer workshop our guild held in the fall.  Eileen really liked how I quilted Alex’s a few weeks ago so I took a lot of the quilting elements from that one and change a few details.   I did a feather design in the outer border but did three different shapes….a plume, a leaf and a swirl.  I did loops in the inner border and a windy swirl in the background of the arcs.  Repeated the same design in the spike shapes as in Alex’s quilt.

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I used #439 Amethyst So Fine thread on top and it blended so well into all the bright colors.  For the backing I used #648 Dark Brown Bottom Line thread and Dream Blend is the batting.

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I dyed the backing a soft brown, it almost as a suede look to it!

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8 comments:

  1. Perfect quilting for the quilt. Love the design in the border!!!

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  2. Morning, Kathy! I am just amazed at how much you get done in such little time! So awesome! Enjoyed checking out your Zigzags, Isosceles, Island Sunrise -- great work. Covered in snow down here. Glad to hear you have sunny skies. :-)

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  3. I love this quilt and how you quilted it too. The brighter sections just pop!

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  4. The quilt looks great Kathy and Eileen. So glad Eileen allowed feathers on her border.

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  5. Wonderful quilting.
    Grit from Germany

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  6. The quilt is so beautiful and your quilting fits perfectly.
    Saskia

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