27 November, 2011

Quilting Effects

"Stars and Scraps Forever" is in the process of being quilted. I chose a pantograph by Anne Bright called "Calm Water", loaded the quilt sideways (which places the quilting design on end), and began stitching. I love the resulting effect; which, to me, now looks like woodgrain. This will be a great quilt for a man; often a masculine quilt and/or quilting design are hard to come by.

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14 comments:

  1. CharleenNovember 27, 2011 8:22 AM

    Beautiful combination of design and quilting. It does look very masculine, but I like it too! I can't help thinking of of Irish Spring :-)

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  2. Paula, the quilterNovember 27, 2011 8:27 AM

    You are correct in that masculine quilts are infrequent. I Like to make masculine quilts just for that reason. Love that panto.

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  3. Nancy Near PhiladelphiaNovember 27, 2011 9:38 AM

    What Paula said.

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  4. PatNovember 27, 2011 10:17 AM

    You are right -- this quilt does have masculine appeal! I think it takes a special eye to be able to envision how a pattern will play out on a top. The quilting design is not one I would have thought of, but boy does it look great. Nice job!!

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  5. AnnieONovember 27, 2011 12:36 PM

    Nice and vibrant but not childish--great masculine quilt for sure! I like the "on end" quilting idea, looks terrific.

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  6. Janet O.November 27, 2011 6:46 PM

    This is a winner in my book. Nice quilting choice. I have one of Anne Bright's books and I find inspiration there--if I can just get the courage to try them out.

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  7. lindseyNovember 28, 2011 5:24 AM

    I love your machine quilting....I have tried, even went to a workshop but am still rubbish at it!

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  8. EdithNovember 28, 2011 7:12 AM

    Sounds like a Christmas present for a certain woodworker in your life.
    Edith

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  9. NaneNovember 28, 2011 11:07 AM

    Very nice! And keeping your neighbor in our prayers....what a great idea to keep a closet of quilts just waiting to find their home.

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  10. AnonymousNovember 29, 2011 5:19 PM

    Masculine quilts are far and few for sure! (speaking from experience here on the one I've got going) LOL

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  11. Lois ArnoldNovember 29, 2011 6:33 PM

    This is a very lovely quilt and my favorite type -- scrappy! I like the calm water quilting.

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  12. TerryNovember 30, 2011 10:29 AM

    What a beautiful quilt! :0)

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  13. AnonymousDecember 01, 2011 11:11 AM

    The quilting design adds great texture and movement! Love it!

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  14. TanyaDecember 02, 2011 7:34 PM

    Wow, the Stars and Scraps looks great! And that really is a nice masculine quilting design!

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