Monday, April 7, 2014

Not a Feather Weight...


I've seen lots of Anna Maria Horner feather quilts out there and I wanted mine to be a touch different but I really struggled with how to accomplish that.  Messing around with some graph paper, I finally got it.  Instead of a typical block layout, I laid mine out to mimic the general outline of one single feather.  Love it.  But in doing that and figuring out how many rows I would need, the top turned out positively ginormous.

Queen sized to be exact - far, FAR larger than anything else I've ever done.  I can't even begin to imagine the quilting that is possible for this quilt.


Okay, so I do have a few ideas, but they are really far out of my skill set and all these gorgeous shapes and negative space are simply begging for a cracker jack quilter to knock this out of the park.

And just in case inquiring minds want to know, I did end up taking out the sections that had the large white splotches.  And with all of the different trips that I had to take to replenish my Kona bone supply, there are three different dye lots in one quilt.  Though you can't tell in photos, you can definitely tell in person.  Oh well - I still think this top is gorgeous!

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12 comments:

  1. It is gorgeous!!! If you're willing to wait awhile, you could learn how to longarm, then longarm it yourself. Or send it to someone. But I agree, all that white space really needs something special - especially after all the work you've done to get here. :D

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  2. This is awesome! If you do a lot of quilting in the background with the same color thread, the different dye lots might not be as noticeable in person. Of course then it wouldn't be as comfortable to snuggle under. Regardless, I bet this looks awesome in person and I hope to see it this Saturday!

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  3. beautiful!!!! I am itching to make another version and do the feathers correctly this time. You know I love big quilts- well done!

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  4. Beautiful feathers! Great idea for a layout too! Not sure what a cracker jack quilter is...? I do look forward to seeing it all quilted though!

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  5. This looks great. I had the same problem with my HST quilts recently. Kona snow from different dye lots. I can see it in person but you cannot tell from pictures.

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  6. I agree I've seen a lot and was debating on whether or not to ask the girls in my Stash Bee to make blocks for my month...but I'm still undecided...I love your layout and colour scheme, definitely a point of difference

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  7. so pretty! is this paper priced? great job

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  8. This is awesome!!! I love the layout, so unique:-)

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  9. Great to see more of those feathers by Anna - I hope to try some soon.

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  10. I love the arrangement of those feather blocks. After it's quilted, I'll be you will be the only one that can tell that there are three different dye lots in th background. It's going to be beautiful!

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  11. Hooray! I mostly enjoy that your voice and vision is shining through!! Wonderful!

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  12. Beautiful! That is going to be a very dramatic quilt!

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