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Friday 11 November 2011

3D Baltimore

This exquisitely stitched appliqué quilt was made by Pam, and if you look closely at the photos you can see that many of the flowers are individually made and stitched on.

Pam asked me to background fill around her appliqué to make it pop, which I did with a small curl design, and to quilt feathers in the border.

 


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17 comments:

  1. Renee11 November 2011 at 08:31

    Lovely, lovely, lovely... both the exquisite applique and your stunning quilting. Quick question, on the right hand boarder, did you quilt the flower design first, and then go back and make the feathers around it? It is such a fitting design. I absolutely love it!

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  2. Debbie11 November 2011 at 08:31

    I'm so glad to see this quilt...what a beauty!

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  3. Cathy Hetzel11 November 2011 at 08:31

    The quilting is beautiful, it enhances the lovely applique and really makes it stand out......

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  4. Lynette11 November 2011 at 08:49

    Oh!!!!!! My, this is breathtaking!

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  5. Teresa Silva11 November 2011 at 08:55

    This is a stunner! You are able to quilt the most wonderful feathers.

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  6. Annelise Pedersen11 November 2011 at 09:17

    What a beauty!!!!!

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  7. Kathy Schwartz11 November 2011 at 10:17

    That is a beautiful applique quilt and your quilting isn't too shabby either ;)
    Question - How did you handle the thickness of the appliques when rolling this quilt on the frame or did you float the top?

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  8. Diane11 November 2011 at 10:50

    aww that is just too gorgeous!

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  9. Desley11 November 2011 at 12:37

    Kathy - Yes I do float my quilts, and I will post a tutorial on how I do it tomorrow. When rolling the quilt forward there was additional bulk in the take up roller. I monitored this, and in this case it was manageable and didn’t distort the quilt. However, if it did distort the quilt I would have put scraps of wadding between the 3D appliqué to balance the bulk.

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  10. What Comes Next?11 November 2011 at 14:06

    this is just so incredible! Beautiful quilt and gorgeous quilting!

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  11. BunkHouseQuilts11 November 2011 at 16:18

    Fantastic. What a delight to see.

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  12. Desley11 November 2011 at 21:14

    Renee - Yes, I did quilt the flower first. I chalked in two circles for the inner flower and the outer edge to give me a guide line. Then I freehand quilted the flower. Next I chalked the stems of the feathers. When I came to quilt the feathers I filled the space around the flower.

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  13. Joan11 November 2011 at 23:00

    Absolutly wonderful to both of you. I always always always love your quilts :)

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  14. Heather11 November 2011 at 23:36

    Wow, both the top and your quilting are just stunning.

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  15. Renee12 November 2011 at 02:46

    Thanks Desley... I quilt on my Bernina 830 and usually just turn the corner with my feathers. I like this idea so much nicer... I can think of a couple of designs that would fit quite nicely depending on the top. As I said earlier, absolutely gorgeous!

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  16. Mitt lille rosa syrom12 November 2011 at 03:44

    It is fantastic!

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  17. Lynn12 November 2011 at 06:09

    Another beautiful quilting job - thanks for posting about it.

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