My great-niece stopped by last night to show me her first quilt. She said she was the only one in the class that chose batiks to work with. I was very impressed with her choices. She was lucky to have a talented quilter for her teacher too. I recognized her name and have heard a lot of good things about her.
I finally made some decisions about thread and how I wanted to quilt this quilt and got about a third of it done yesterday. I'm not a big fan of clear monofilament thread but with the number of color changes in the fabrics and the irregular width strips I decided it was the best choice. I am following the angle of each strip so as I go from one block into the next the angle sometimes changes midstream. This photo was taken by a window with natural light coming across the quilt. It has some distortion from diagonal quilting and will look much better after being steam pressed from the back when I am done.
Congrats to your niece! What a terrific first quilt! I totally agree about her choices of fabric too! Looks like she is a natural.... runs in the family, right?
Great first quilt! Love your batik strip quilt. So many lovely batiks. Did you stitch in the ditch around the blocks first? Before following the angle of each strip like you said.
That's a nice quilt she made. Do you supposed she's genetically predisposed to loving batiks, like her Great Aunt? LOL I love your strip quilt. I've been wondering if there's any way to avoid that pulling and bit of distortion one gets when quilting straight lines through blocks. Even with a walking foot, I get it, especially at seams. Bugs the heck out of me. Glad you're back at the long arm again. Have fun.
Your niece's FIRST quilt is amazing ! Can you imagine what she will produce as she continues quilting through the years ? Hope she entered it in the Fair.
Your piece you are working on looks great, I love the texture that shows up on the screen. I see lots of quilting time in this one. And know it will look wonderful when complete.
Your great niece's first quilt looks fantastic. Wonderful fabrics! And your stip quilt is not too shabby either! It makes me want to finish the one I started.
Wow, love your niece's batik Rail Fence! Beautiful colors and I really like that "seeing through to the background" effect she achieved. A good eye must run in the family!
I like your batik strings too! Yes, tell me about this steam pressing from the back, please. I've not heard of this!
My great-niece stopped by last night to show me her first quilt. She said she was the only one in the class that chose batiks to work with. I was very impressed with her choices. She was lucky to have a talented quilter for her teacher too. I recognized her name and have heard a lot of good things about her. 
I finally made some decisions about thread and how I wanted to quilt this quilt and got about a third of it done yesterday. I'm not a big fan of clear monofilament thread but with the number of color changes in the fabrics and the irregular width strips I decided it was the best choice. I am following the angle of each strip so as I go from one block into the next the angle sometimes changes midstream. This photo was taken by a window with natural light coming across the quilt. It has some distortion from diagonal quilting and will look much better after being steam pressed from the back when I am done.
Congrats to your niece! What a terrific first quilt! I totally agree about her choices of fabric too! Looks like she is a natural.... runs in the family, right?
ReplyDeleteGreat quilt by your neice - looks terrific! Love your quilt too. :0)
ReplyDeleteIt's always fun to add another quilter to the family, isn't it? Quilting is a tradition in mine.
ReplyDeletegreat to have a quilter in the family, nice first quilt.
ReplyDeleteKaren
Your great niece's quilt is gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteYour niece made a beautiful quilt, I am sure you are proud of her.
ReplyDeleteGreat first quilt!
ReplyDeleteLove your batik strip quilt. So many lovely batiks. Did you stitch in the ditch around the blocks first? Before following the angle of each strip like you said.
That's a nice quilt she made. Do you supposed she's genetically predisposed to loving batiks, like her Great Aunt? LOL
ReplyDeleteI love your strip quilt. I've been wondering if there's any way to avoid that pulling and bit of distortion one gets when quilting straight lines through blocks. Even with a walking foot, I get it, especially at seams. Bugs the heck out of me. Glad you're back at the long arm again. Have fun.
I think any quilt made from Batiks is predestined to be beautiful, and the one made by your niece is no exception!
ReplyDeleteSteam pressing from the back. That is a new one for me. What does that do?
I think she has your eye for color. It is lovely.
ReplyDeleteYour niece's FIRST quilt is amazing ! Can you imagine what she will produce as she continues quilting through the years ? Hope she entered it in the Fair.
ReplyDeleteYour piece you are working on looks great, I love the texture that shows up on the screen. I see lots of quilting time in this one. And know it will look wonderful when complete.
J~MT
I like the layout on your string quilt.
ReplyDeleteYour niece has a great eye for color and design! What a fabulous rail fence. I love how contemporary this looks.
ReplyDelete~Jillian in North Dakota
Your great niece's first quilt looks fantastic. Wonderful fabrics! And your stip quilt is not too shabby either! It makes me want to finish the one I started.
ReplyDeleteI think your great niece has inherited some of your color eye. Beautiful quilt. I like your strings, too, and how you're quilting it.
ReplyDeleteHi Wanda,
ReplyDeleteIt looks like your great niece has lots of fans here! Very nice color choices and work.
Your string quilt looks nice as it's being worked on. I never thought about how to quilt when there are uneven pieces...
I'm loving this cooler weather; today was just beautiful. For you, too?
Vicky F
I love the scrappy string, I'm going to have a go too
ReplyDeleteWow, love your niece's batik Rail Fence! Beautiful colors and I really like that "seeing through to the background" effect she achieved. A good eye must run in the family!
ReplyDeleteI like your batik strings too! Yes, tell me about this steam pressing from the back, please. I've not heard of this!
I like your great-niece's choice of fabrics. Creativity and colour selection must run in the family.
ReplyDeleteI've never used monofilament and I've heard it's tricky but it does seem to be the right choice in this case!