Divine Quilting

July 4, 2012

Marlene's second Sunbonnet Sue

My intentions were to quilt this top just like the previous one. Through a comedy of errors, all of my own making, I ended up ripping the quilting out when I was over halfway through. After 30 hours of ripping out stitching, I just couldn't bring myself to try it again. So I used my most requested pantograph for baby quilts, Popcorn by Jodi Beamish.

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Marlene's Sunbonnet Sue

Marlene gave me two very similar Sunbonnet Sue tops. I quilted the first one with a digitized Baptist Fan pattern.

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Vicki's Let it Snow

Vicki's Let it Snow is a country quilt that makes good use of printed panels. It's quilted with an all over curlicue design.

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Debbie's Calendar Applique quilt

This is Debbie's applique quilt--didn't she do a wonderful job? I don't know if this was a kit, but the fabrics and designs are beautifully balanced over the quilt. I love the recurring heart shape.
I quilted a medium stipple in the background of the blocks, used rulers in the sashing and cornerstones and did an all over curlicue design in the outer border.

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July block

August block

September block

December block

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July 1, 2012

Diane's Double Irish Chain

Diane's crisp blue and white double Irish chain was quilted with Patricia Ritter's pantograph Fanfare.

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even closer--isn't that pretty?

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Diane's Hungry Caterpillar

Diane's Hungry Caterpillar, semi-custom quilted. Variegated loops or X's in the "bricks". White thread stippling in the background of the butterfly and caterpillar. I used the same bright variegated thread to highlight some areas of the butterfly and caterpillar.

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