Judy spent several decades painting, and her knowledge of color enables her to combine fabrics the rest of us would probably never think of using.
I don't know who designed the fabric for the panels she used, but I think it might have been a quilter who loves feathers.
At first I had no idea how to quilt the panels, but then I decided to just go with the feather theme.
The other fabrics are heavily printed, so I could probably have gone with a simpler design, but I decided to just consider it an opportunity for practice.
I can tell I was pretty tired when I did some of this quilting, but I still hope it will keep the recipient entertained.
Because the border was narrow and quilting wasn't going to show up much, I mostly followed the lines in the fabric and added a few loops and twists occasionally.
I'm linking up to Free Motion Mavericks, because I haven't linked to anything lately; and I admit that I love traditional quilting so much that I'm not much of a maverick. Then again, I don't seem to follow the flock, so maybe I do qualify! I'm also linking to Sarah's Friday Confessions of a Fabric Addict because I've finished lots and lots of quilts since the last time I linked with her.
I'm hoping to get some more quilting done this weekend--although I'm also trying to ward off a sinus infection. (Although I teach at a small school, there have been long lines at the nurse's office and lots of teachers out.) We've had some very springlike weather between and after snowstorms, so there are a lot of things trying to get spring started, especially in Albuquerque, which is a couple thousand feet lower than where I live.
I'm sorry I don't have anything pink to post for Valentine's Day. I guess I could post a photo of pink thread, but I won't. Enjoy your weekend, everyone!
Happy quiltmaking and knitting,
Hello Dora,
ReplyDeleteYou quilt on a treadle, of course you are a maverick!
I love the way you have let the fabric design suggest the quilting for you. The feathers look absolutely perfect.
Thank you for linking up with Free Motion Mavericks!
Love, Muv