Friday, March 28, 2014

Swoon Quilt

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This is Lynn’s Swoon quilt and she is going to use this as a large wall hanging so asked for custom quilting!  I’ve had this quilt on my machine all week and it was so nice to take it off my machine and see all the quilting texture in the sunlight!  Lynn suggested a few modern and traditional quilting design so I incorporated a mix of both to give it an eclectic feel!  I had search Swoon quilts online  for inspiration and most of them are quilted edge to edge but there where two custom quilts that stood out to me.  You can see Kay’s here and Linda’s here!  I have been following both these ladies blogs for many years, they are great inspiration to me.  Sometimes just one little design element can spark a series of ideas and you end up finishing a quilt in a way you never imagined when you started.  That is what happened here, I had only a few simple ideas planned when I loaded this quilt on Monday then the ideas just grew from there.

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It is still cold here, –20’ with a –25’ windchill when I was taking these pictures!

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I started the quilting by stitching in the ditch then added continuous curves to the print fabric in the Swoon blocks.   I then added the back and forth lines around the star…which I had never done before….if you look closely at the 45 degree corner one you’ll see just how new I am to that design!  :)  

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Then I quilted the two over lapping squares and added a feather motif inside. After that the big open space in the background….what to do there?  I knew I wanted a small feather motif in a diamond shape and have more line radiating out of the center.  Did a lot of stitching and ripping to get to the final design with the pebbles and curls.

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The batting is Quilters Dream Blend and the thread is So Fine.  I also used Invisifil for the pebbles.

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22 comments:

  1. Your quilting always looks fabulous!

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  2. Wow! I love how this turned out. Your quilting is gorgeous.
    Thanks for the wonderful pictures.
    Saskia

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  3. wow you did a fantastic job...no wonder it took you all week

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  4. Great work Kathy!! Your quilting is inspiring to me. When I saw the first picture I thought 'uh-oh better not read...I am so trying not to start another project and Swoon is getting close to winning as the next thing...I didn't want to be tempted. But now after reading the entire post, instead of wanting to piece a quilt; I want to go try that custom quilting you've done!!! Unfortunately, the quilt of the day gets stars and loops (HA!)
    And the fact that you take such beautiful pictures in such cold, cold temps is really amazing. I'm serious. brrrrr.

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  5. Gorgeous!! I still have to quilt my Swoon, but it will not look like this if I machine quilt it...lol
    Beautiful!!

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  6. Fabulous!!! Thank you for the two blog tips you gave above: more gourgeous quilting to look at and enjoy :)

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  7. Lynn is going to be over the moon with what you have done with her Swoon. Absolutely gorgeous quilting.

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  8. Absolutely beautiful you have a real talent love love it

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  9. Outstanding job on this Swoon quilt! I have one that is just about ready for the Long Arm - and have been going over lots of ideas in my mind - now you've given me some more inspirations - I love these swoon quilts - the big blocks just scream out for some fun quilting - but e2e looks great on them as well.

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  10. OMG WOW!!!! Both the quilt, and your quilting....WOW

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  11. it really is stunning and I love all the designs that you used in this one.

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  12. An amazing job by both yourself Kathy and by Lynn. A beautiful piece of art for your wall Lynn.

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  13. Beautiful! Love the secondary designs produced with the quilting

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  14. spectacular, gorgeous quilting!

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  15. Kathy: Beautiful quilting! Wow! Absolutely stunning!!!

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  16. Outstanding custom work. It's stunning!

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  17. What a great job you did on this beautiful quilt Kathy! It is just gorgeous!! Congrats!!

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  18. Your quilting on this is over the top beautiful. My daughter is making Swoon...I sent your link to her. Love your posts!!

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  19. Another beautiful Swoon quilt.....gotta love them......

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  20. Beautiful quilting! I think I'll get my long armer to do edge to edge on my Swoon. It's for my bed. I can't believe it's still -20! Has it warmed up now that it's April?

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