Customer Quilts

Three more lovely customer quilts.
First up is Martha’s with Camellias pantograph.

Next is Betty’s quilt in tan’s, brown’s, grey and gold’s. Really gorgeous colors. I used a golden yellow thread and Feather Fancy pantograph. The photo doesn’t show the beautiful depth of color because it’s such a dreary day.

Last and largest quilt at king size is Judy’s. She used beautiful fall colored fabrics with a brown border. Pantograph is pretty paisley. A pantograph that is turning out to be popular.

Thanks quilters for letting me quilt your quilts.

Linda

Customer’s Turquoise Quilt

Some lucky grandchild of Marian’s is getting this lovely quilt. I kept thinking about the beautiful turquoise waters of the FL Panhandle (at least when I lived in Mobile many years ago).

Pantograph is Star Swirl. Although you can’t tell in the photos, I used a turquoise and green King Tut variegated thread by Superior Threads.

Thanks for stopping by.

Linda

4 Patch Kaleidoscope Quilt

The last quilt to come off my Innova longarm was made by my good friend Marian. It is a 4 patch kaleidoscope in lovely blue and brown. I’ve never made a kaleidoscope quilt but if I decided to take the plunge, this is what I would choose. Lovely.

Pantograph is Pretty Paisley.

Pretty backing too.

Thanks for stopping by.
Linda

Customer’s Shirt Quilts

Judy recently lost her husband and although she wasn’t a quilter, made two quilts from her husband’s shirts with a friend’s help. One is an Ohio State t-shirt quilt and the other one is a golf shirt quilt. She’s a quilter now!!

I used the pantograph Simplicity on the t-shirt quilt.

Since the golf shirt quilt had plackets and collars, I quilted a freehand overall meander to avoid those areas.

I’m sure these quilts will be a sweet remembrance of Judy’s husband.

Thanks for stopping by.
Linda

Blue Danube

Blue Danube brings to mind a number of appealing images-a piece of music, china Mom used, a river. Now I also envision this lovely quilt made by Carolyn who participated in our Guild’s mystery quilt challenge.

Pantograph is Camillas.

Just lovely.

Thanks for stopping by.

Linda

Customer Quilt Show

It’s been quite awhile since I have posted pictures of customer quilts. Here’s some of the recent ones. There’s a lot pictures. I hope not too many for your system to retrieve them.

Marilyn’s wedding gift with Feather Fancy pantograph.

Marilyn’s Baby Quilt. Simple stars, line dancing and background fills. I love the dump trucks I quilted in the plain rectangles.

Pat’s quilt she started in 1989 and is just now finishing. Pooh Bear is painted on.

Pauli’s quilt with Rosie pantograph.

Carolyn’s Scrap quilt.

Mary’s Partridge in a Pear tree. Wood meander in the tree with swirl background and feather leaf border vine.

Patsy’s modern quilt with Bauhaus pantograph.

That’s all the pictures I should put in one post but there’s more to come. I also have some pics from a couple of shows.

Thanks for stopping by and keep on quilting.

Linda

Custom Quilting

I have 2 customer quilts to show. One is done in batiks and I used the pantograph Feelin Groovy. Why is it in a post titled “Custom Quilting” you say? Because it is every bit as beautiful as the custom quilted quilt. See for yourself.

Pieced by Marilyn. Quilters Dream wool batting (which quilts like a dream).

The custom quilt in pink and brown has log cabin blocks and some other block along with an appliqué center. I greatly prefer custom quilting for appliqué but the pieced blocks would be great with or without it. So a compromise is to do a freehand overall on the pieced area (meandering hooked feathers in this case) and McTavishing around the appliqué after stitching in the ditch around The applique. The skinny border was SID and the larger border was quilted with hooked feather vine.

Pieced by Lynette. Hobbs 80/20 batting.

Two more lovely quilts on their way back to their owners.

Thanks for stopping by.

Linda

Quilts of Love

Last evening I visited Honey in one of our local rehab facilities to deliver this lap quilt to her. Our Guild makes blocks, turns them into quilts, and gives them to members who are in the hospital or if a loved one passes on. It’s our way of wrapping them in hugs and well wishes. We call them Quilts of Love.

All the blocks from this particular one were made by Dode who received a “Heart Quilt.” She wanted to pay it forwarded. It was her way of thanking the Guild for their kindness.

The pantograph used for quilting is Popcorn.

Thanks for stopping by.

Linda

Pantograph Quilting

Pantographs are all over quilting patterns that are quilted by following a pattern with a laser light at the back of the Longarm machine. The quilting pattern starts on the left top edge of the quilt top and continues across to the right edge. Then the quilt is rolled up on the pick up roller to an unquilted section and the pattern is repeated. While it sounds easy, it takes time to get the hang of keeping that light on the drawn line. Smooth curves and long lines without wiggles are the hardest. But with practice and getting comfortable with the movement of your machine, you can create lovely texture on a quilt top. So, if you are a new longarm quilter here’s a few suggestions.

1. Relax your shoulders and breathe.
2. Hold the handle of the machine lightly. I stand on the left side and hold the left handle with both hands. Other quilters stand behind their machines.
3. Especially at first, keep your upper arms and elbows close to your sides. Use your entire body to follow the pattern.
4. Don’t tighten the quilt sandwich as tight as a drum.
5. Go into and out of points at a constant speed. Don’t take a long pause in a point.

This cute baby quilt was made by Jean. Popcorn pantograph.

Barbara’s bright and happy Tradewinds. Steamed Up Pantograph.

Last two pictures were taken at night. Sure makes a difference. I must remember to take pics during the day.

Thanks for stopping by.

Linda

Great T-Shirt Quilt

This is probably the best T-shirt quilt that I have quilted. The blocks of color are knit fabric from other parts of the t-shirts and everything is backed with a soft interfacing. Seams are pressed open so there’s no bulky intersections.

Batting is Hobbs 80/20. Pantograph is Simplicity and is absolutely perfect for this quilt.

Close up of one of the t-shirts which I really love. My previous married name was Biggs and of course, my 3 children have that name!

Thanks for stopping by.

Linda