Quilt
Years ago I started a mile-a-minute quilt, but was not too keen on the results. I decided to do something with it after all, if only for practice, so last week I cut blocks from the pieced fabric pieces. You are supposed to cut them on an angle, but I cut the smaller ones straight to get as many blocks as I could.
The quilting of the blocks is done at the embroidery machine, the strips and border at the sewing machine. I used an orangy-brown, same as the little flowers in the border, for the embroidery of the blocks to add some interest to the plain sections. That softened the sharp contrast a bit as well.
The design is just as pieced as the blocks are: the feathered wreath is done in 5D QuiltDesign, the stippling added automatically with the wizard in 6D Extra, the square outline that produces removed in Embird Studio where I also added the crossed lines in the centre of the wreath.
As I had 3 blocks left I incorporated those in the back.
All in all I am pleasantly surprised how rather ugly blocks could make up something as colourful and even rather pretty as this turned out to be. And I learned a lot in the process.
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45918What a fantastic quilt you have made. It is lovely and bright. Sarah
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255054Well done. Like scrapquilts. Don´t like to throw fabrics away
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113917I love the bright colours and the quilting! A good way to use up scraps.
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1245216529I love all the colors, it all works so well together!!! Very very nice!
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23282Lovely quilt. Great way to use up scraps. Happy Stitching
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9793I love this it is terrific how you put it together. Little pieces and colors makes it so pleasant and fun to pick out a favorite color or print. Love your feather block.
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by mops
11 Sep 2014
Thank you. I think it would be nice for a child to look for the tiny prints, like the little indian girl or the dogs.
86901This is Stunning work!!!!Big pat on the back....Well done
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66025ziet er geweldig uit,lekker veel mooie bonte kleuren
lgr,Lammy
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5461933641260102748love it how/where do we get this awesome Quilt design my friend???
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by mops
10 Sep 2014
I wanted it to fit the block with a little to spare at the sides.
Thank you and flowers for all.
by noah
10 Sep 2014
yes i know you made it but i was hoping it would be on ****lets see**** maybe u embroidery??I can't dream can't i lol hugs
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27028OMGosh, Martine! This is a "happy Memories" quilt. Not an ugly duckling at all! Its beautiful. You come up with the best ideas!! ***FLOWERS to all***
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by mops
10 Sep 2014
Thank you. Let's put it this way: the pieced fabric did not look very inspiring, but the end result is nice and colourful.
13216This turned out amazing. It is such a cheerful quilt. I can imagine the hooping issue. I have wondered until now if it was possible to do the quilting on a larger quilt using the embroidery machine. Now I know. Thank you
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by mops
10 Sep 2014
Thank you. It was rather difficult as the embroidery is 136 mm square, the blocks were 145 and the hoop 150x150 - not much room to manoeuvre! A 200 x 200 hoop like the Husqvarna quilter's hoop might have made it much easier, but I did not want to buy another hoop, they are rather pricey.
by Midnight1
10 Sep 2014
Yes they are expensive. I find I use my 200 x 200 a lot. More than the 150 x 150
109774It did turn out very pretty - well done!!! Laura*
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96279Wow! I don't quilt, if this is an ugly duckling quilt...I may never start! Great front and love the patterns and simplicity of the back. Family memories at the next level. :-)
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by mops
10 Sep 2014
Thank you. It's meant to be given to charity, but until then I have it up on the front of my bookcase. Hiding all those ugly files with labels like income-tax, bills, etc.
by Leaha
10 Sep 2014
You are welcome...functionality and beauty! Maybe it has found it's home doing this job! :-)
35301A lot of work went into this quilt, twice! Turned out beautiful!
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by mops
10 Sep 2014
Thank you. It took three days, cutting included, not too bad, but I must say 35 of the same embroideries is a bit boring.
7590what a wonderful challenge! You have done a remarkable job as hooping this would have been work too! I love that you have used fabrics from long ago & that some are from your kids is an even better memory quilt! What a lovely quilt this has turned out to be & I am so happy that you are pleased with the final results. There is nothing worse then having a top quilt all done & then hating it! It can sit forever only to thrown in the trash or given away! Good for you another UFO done too! ~hugs~ PS your feather block with stipple edging is terrific!
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by mops
10 Sep 2014
Thank you. I just had a shoebox filled with smaller and larger panels and as I try to get rid of as much fabric and knitting yarn as I can I just had to do something about it. If I make one quilt, sew some child's dresses, knit one jumper and crochet a blanket every month I might end up with nice floor space and one or two empty cupboards in a couple of years. :) I am a good copycat and am halfway one of those multi-directional shawls ...
2995591186723577Nice use of an "Ugly Duckling" as I call them...
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318471Wow, Martine.......what creative juices come from within!! This is such a wonderfully interesting quilt...great job!
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by mops
10 Sep 2014
Thank you. So nice to do something crazy in between, isn't it. And it brought back a lot of memories. The fabric ranges from Laura Ashley to Vlisco; scraps of boxer shorts I had to make for my then teen-aged son who once surprised me by having bought 8 different rather outrageous fabrics at a market stall deciding that would be cheaper than buying 2 boxers in the shop saving "dress allowance" for some extra computer memory (he is the geek in the family); scraps from dresses and blouses I made for my daughters and so on.
261163You have created a gorgeous quilt, Martine! I would describe it "a happy quilt", based on the bright, "happy" colours.
Hugs, Lidia
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78119You did a great job! A lot of work, but the end results are very nice! I love the featherblock design, too!
Hugs, Angel
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by mops
10 Sep 2014
Thank you. The embroidery of a block took 9 minutes at a rather low speed, but hooping the quilt was another matter as it had to be straight and centred, which is easy with a small piece of fabric, but the weight of the quilt made it a bit more tricky.
by bjerles
10 Sep 2014
This looks fantastic to me! I am like the other gal who said if this is an ugly quilt I had better not try quilting!
I cannot even imagine the hooping nightmares! I love the stitching you used. Even the back looks sooo pretty!
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