Quilting Buzz

 Ok. So I didn't get very many shots of this quilt, but I wanted to post what I had to show a few more designs. This quilt is made up of borders with a checker board center. In some of the borders, I quilted vines, scrolls and feathered flowers.

In a few of the two inch borders, I quilted bee's in flight. And on the checker board center and border, I quilted Cathedral windows. Question: Do you see the Cathedral window, the circle or the four point flower? Keep that question in mind... I'll try to post a better picture of Cathedral window quilting in the future. If you would like to see more of this quilt, it is hanging in Bernina for a few weeks.

Sooo Much Detail!

 You may see this quilt hanging at Bernina in the next few weeks. What a fun quilt to make and machine quilt! The pattern is in the new Home to Roost book by Whimsical. The fabric is specifically made for the book, also called Home to Roost. Yes... this chicken quilt will be going to my grandmother when Bernina is finished with it. =)

 This quilt was BEGGING to be quilted with lots of detail! Wavy lines and circular wood grain in the fence outer border, vines on the patchwork border and a simple loop on the inner border. The sun is made up of squiggle lines and stippling.

 Wavy lines for the bordered panels...

 Swirls in the pinwheels...

And my personal favorite... wavy crosshatching on the chickens! Finishing with a straight line on the roost and filling in the background with feathering. The more I quilt, the braver I get. =) I am pleased with this one, for sure!

It's all in the detail!

 This is a quilt I quilted today.  It has so much fun detail, I don't know where to begin!

 On the outer border and in the white Cathedral Window blocks, I quilted a wavy line cross hatch.  I think the wavy line cross hatching adds a very feminine touch. I quilted banner lines in the scalloped border and in the colored scallops on the White Cathedral blocks. A leaf vine and a scroll make up the inner borders.

 In the colored Cathedral Window blocks, I quilted an 8 petal medallion with a squiggle line in the white scallop bordering it.

Minky on the back showcases the quilting quite well. I have to say, I am very pleased with this one. =)

All Over Feathering

 Every spring, I make my grandmother a chicken themed quilt. This years quilt reminds me of our kitchen when I was a little girl... sunflower yellow, avocado green and brown. Oops... I think I just aged myself. =)

I chose to quilt an all over feathering pattern.  I wanted the appliqued chickens to lay uniform with the rest of the quilt... I like how the feathering blends into the chicken. I was skeptical about how it would turn out, but in the end... I'm pretty happy with it.

Squiggle Echoing and Six Petal Medallion

 Instead of quilting an all over pattern on this quilt, I decided to quilt a squiggle echo in each triangle...

 with a few 6 petal medallions thrown in. I really love the way this quilt turned out. It makes those triangles pop.

The back is pretty spectacular too. =)

Stippling, Feathered Flowers, Loops and Detail Quilting

 Ok. So you might feel a little neck strain when you turn your head to see these pictures the right way. I admit that photography is NOT on my list of talents. =)

 

I love this quilt. I love that the stippling in the background and the detail in the pleats really make the dresses pop.

 I did a simple loop pattern in the sashing and stop border... and a feathered flower in the outer border. I tried to keep the borders simple so the focus stays on the dresses.