I have been quilting this beauty off and on for 6 weeks.
It was pieced by a family friend, Janet, who learned quilting growing up on a dairy farm. She still lives, and works there. I wanted to quilt one of her tops as a way to honor her, her relationship with my husband's family and as a memorial to my late MIL.
The piecing is exquisite. See, Janet doesn't own a rotary cutter, she cuts each piece separately and pieces precisely. The flowers are not made of carefully pieced half-square-triangles, they are diamond shapes with exact y-seams. Perfect points. Hand-appliqued stems.
I took my time quilting, heck, this was intimidating!
I first did a tight stipple in the white backgrounds (with white thread), then left it as I built up my nerve to quilt feathers in the lavender sections. I had Isacord in a matching lavender for the solid blocks and stitched a plume in each. The border is stitched in a piano-key , it didn't need anything else.
I was happy with it, but a bit anxious to give it back. What if she didn't like it? Thats a lot of stitches to rip out.
She loved it. Her sister and brothers loved it. Her sister-in-law asked for it. (whew)
And we spent a wonderful afternoon and evening with them. And the cows.
This girl was so curious, she kept her eye on us the whole time!
Pieced by Janet, quilted by me
68" by 78"
The piecing is exquisite. See, Janet doesn't own a rotary cutter, she cuts each piece separately and pieces precisely. The flowers are not made of carefully pieced half-square-triangles, they are diamond shapes with exact y-seams. Perfect points. Hand-appliqued stems.
I took my time quilting, heck, this was intimidating!
I first did a tight stipple in the white backgrounds (with white thread), then left it as I built up my nerve to quilt feathers in the lavender sections. I had Isacord in a matching lavender for the solid blocks and stitched a plume in each. The border is stitched in a piano-key , it didn't need anything else.
I was happy with it, but a bit anxious to give it back. What if she didn't like it? Thats a lot of stitches to rip out.
She loved it. Her sister and brothers loved it. Her sister-in-law asked for it. (whew)
And we spent a wonderful afternoon and evening with them. And the cows.
3 comments:
Beautiful!
Well done!
Holy moly! Hand stitching like that is amazing to me. My husband's 92 year old grandmother did and does every stitch by hand. Your quilting is a perfect match for this wonderful piece!
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