A quick post, and a quick quilt

This is a quilt that just clicked into place. I just worked quickly on the quilting and it just flowed. It is nice to knock out a little custom quilt and know that the customer is going to be happy. I have been doing the Thimbleberries for a class here in town and the ladies really like this style.

Here are some quick photos I took of the quilt as I quilted it and after it was finished. I hope you enjoy the photos. I will warn you in advance, you better like feathers. Most of the people that have me quilt for them are wanting feathers in the big border, and piano keys to finish off the edge. I am blessed with a pretty good feather. I have bad days and times when my mind wanders, but generally I am pretty lucky with the feather, NOT perfect but I am happy and continue to improve.
I don't have a lot of time and I have to get back to the frame, but I thought I would share some of the photos with you.

PS. I know I owe you some of the images from the American Beauty, but they may be hard to come by. The lighting was horrible and most of the images are a little out of focus. I am looking into it and I will see what I can come up with.

Thanks for stopping by and checking out my blog.
Star

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Finished a few "Big" Quilts

As for the quilting “thing”…

I know it is not the best photo.   This time of year I struggle with my photos.
I am sorry in advance for the poor quality.

I have been crazy busy. I had the wonderful opportunity to quilt a Tonga Rhapsody Quilt for Sheila. What a “huge” quilt that was. I quilted it with lots of detail, and it had a ton of 1 inch finished blocks. I couldn’t believe how long it was taking. But the end result is “Beautiful” (I hope you agree). And for the best part… Sheila was happy with it. I am never sure when I go off the reservation (and do my own thing), how people see the quilting. I usually try to do what the quilt looks like it needs, and tone it down. I try to leave the quilt with texture, and compliment the quilt with tone on tone thread. The Tonga Rhapsody quilt is such a colorful quilt and it is a different layout than most samplers, I found myself wondering how I could change it up without being CRAZY or too EXPENSIVE. I try to quilt so people can afford my service, and I can actually finish them in a reasonable amount of time. 

Here are some of the pictures… See what you think.

I am just going to post a bunch of the individual block for you to see.

The best part about that quilt, My customer loved it.

Finishing this little quilt was quick and easy. Thank you, Lisa…

She had no control over when the baby was actually born…but, it’s just nice to actually have the binding on the quilt by the time the baby is born. Lisa made my job super easy, she opted for a quick pantograph. It may have taken longer to pin it on, than to finish the panto. But the quilt is still very cute.

I know it is just a panto, but it is still really cute!

V and Co: how to: faux pleated pillow

My version, it looks so cute. :)

A great tutorial pillow tutorial.  I highly recommend this one.  I picked up the Sew Stitchy jelly roll by Aneela Hoey. It is the perfect use as far as I can see.

My selections in progress! I Love them! :)

I am looking for a little input…

I am looking to move my blog? I want to know if I should move my blog from the blogspot url to “StarlitQuilts.com”.  I do very little with my main page on starlitquilts.com, and people tend to link through it to get to my blog easily, so…. I was thinking that moving my blog would be the ideal solution? I don’t think it would be a big change, but it would like to hear what experiences and or opinions might be out in cyber land? I could use some input on this. I am not sure if I want to move my followers or if they will follow me there?  If you have any input that would be so helpful.

And then we have the Breezy update… 

She has had the mammary glad cyst removed from her abdominal area, and had the stitches removed a couple days ago. She continues to improve and we are now watching the areas, (like I know what I am looking for) to make sure everything stays normal and no new lumps appear. I must say, this is very difficult, because if any of you, have had surgery the scar tissue is pretty difficult to accurately detect much through. The lumps that are there are “normal” and we need to watch them. Like I have a clue or a degree for this stuff. I just keep praying that I do the right thing.

And then I had some fun with the American Beauty quilt.

American Beauty in progress

American Beauty is looking so good! I hope you like it.

I am so happy with this block. Love it!

Julie has been waiting for this for a while. So if feels good to get some of the big quilts done.

I always enjoy quilting the “American Beauty” quilt, it is such a pretty quilt finished.  Julie let me use my absolute favorite batting “Quilters Dream Wool” and… yes it is washable.  The borders are done with flowing feathers and I finished them off with some piano keys (my favorite…also). Every time I quilt one, I realize…I really need to finish mine. Finally… here are some of the photos…. Let me know what you think, I would love to hear from you. I will have to post images tomorrow or something. I am waiting for some sun. The photos will be better if we are lucky enough to have some sun.

Finishing as fast as I can!

A part of me wishes I would quilt faster.  

Then ...I realize I really enjoy quilting, and I do not want to rush them. 

I have managed to get a few quilts done this week and I am excited to share them with you.

This is a Garden Bliss Quilt that was from one of the nice ladies that took my class at the Parish. She made hers in flannel, and I thought the swirls would be good for the light background. ...I loved this quilt. Wow, it is so soft!  I used the wool batting and she used flannel, this is one soft and cozy quilt.

 

Here is a closeup of the quilting.

Just look how soft the quilt looks, the flannel was a nice touch. I really like the quilting on the back and then the feathered wreath is nice for keeping the quilting a little loose and not so compact. 

The back was so cool. She selected a solid brown flannel. I was a little concerned at first, and then. Wow, it just looked like leather tooling. How textured and soft. Thanks for letting me quilt this. I always enjoy the opportunity.

And then the Sun Bonnet Sue, I was afraid of. Why? I always wonder why after I get them finished. This is a quilt that is a rescue. My customer repairs old quilts, and this one is something I think she found as just blocks. and now look :) it is a complete quilt, just waiting for some binding.

This customer requested not a lot of quilting? I am afraid of that. I always quilt the quilts like I would like them, but...I toned it down a bit. If this were mine I would have put a background fill or crosshatching on it.

 And this is the whole quilt.

...and a closeup!

And the Very Hungry Caterpillar! This is a very cute quilt.

 the whole quilt

 and another

 If you look real close, you may be able to see the swirls in the marble fabric.

 I had to pebble the background of the borders! Had to!

 This turned out so cute! Thanks to Kathy, she let me quilt it, and I had a good time finishing it.

Her is how I am filling my free time....Snow Happy, a bucket of snowballs is from Bunny Hill, and I am almost finished with it. What a wonderful project and so fast. I just might get the wool applique bug?

That's it for now and check back later. I have a pretty cool quilt on and I should take about a week to finish it. I can't wait.  Check back soon and I should have it finished.
Thanks - Star
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