Pretty Fabric and Feathers

Soft and pretty with gorgeous fabrics, this quilt was made by Olga.  It is a Julie Wallace design.

Olga wanted the triangles ditch stitched, and we decided on lots of feathers for the remainder of the quilt.

The border was a border print fabric, so I stitched along the print line to give the appearance of two borders and quilted different designs in each.

 

A Quilt for a Wedding

Janet made this classic quilt for her daughter as a wedding present. 

The wedding was the weekend just past, and luckily the weather was good.  We have been having some really hot days over the past few weeks, and we have another hot day forecast for tomorrow.

I quilted an allover freehand feather design like I did on Barb’s quilt last year.  It shows beautifully on the plan fabric, and gives the quilt lovely texture.

I linked this post to Esther's WIPs on Wednesdays.

Two of Janet’s Embroidery Quilts

Two more embroidery quilts by Janet Sansom that I quilted last year. 

I especially like this quilt, and had a lot of fun quilting in the plain areas around the embroidery.

This one is soft and pretty, and I quilted feathers between the embroidery and flowers and leaves in the centre.

Liberty Fabric Quilt

This lovely traditional quilt made from Liberty fabrics was pieced by Edwina.

I quilted a feather in the centre of the plain fabric, and small meandering around which made all the Liberty fabrics pop.

Feathers Around the Block

In July and August this year I completed two quilts where I did feathers inside the block around a central motif.  The first one is Debbie’s where she had a star in the centre and the feathers were uniform in each block.

Originally I was just going to ditch stitch the star, but it looked a little unfinished, so I decided to also quarter inch around it, which looked a lot better.

The second quilt belongs to Colleen.  Here the centre appliqué varied in shape and I adjusted the feathers accordingly.

With both of the quilts I really liked the effect the feathers created where the blocks met.

Ankle update – I went back to the hospital last week, and I am now allowed to walk without the boot inside the house, but need to wear it outside, particularly if I am where there are crowds, intoxicated persons, or kids.  I am making good progress, but it is a slow journey.

Possum

On the weekend Paul trimmed back the vine on the back fence.  As he was doing so, he found a possum hidden in there.

 

It was quite tame, and nibbled on the piece of bread he gave it.  It was very cute, but I wonder if this was the one that got into our roof last winter and was disturbing my sleep.  I didn’t think it was cute then.  

Paul didn’t cut the vine back too much around the little critter’s home so he wouldn’t disturb him too much.

Allover Feathers

This striking quilt in reproduction fabrics was made by Barb.  Whilst it could have been custom quilted, Barb opted to have me quilt it with an allover freehand feather design.

I wanted to try a more random feather with the feathers going through a range of sizes as I thought this looked interesting and elegant.  

I practiced drawing it out to make sure I had the feel for how the feathers would fit together.  Barb generously allows me to be creative and try new things on her quilts which usually means she gets something special.

I was really happy with how the feathers looked, and they show up great on the back.