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Wednesday, May 14, 2014

I'm seeing green & yellow...Quilt!

Here's a project that some friends from church and I have almost completed:

This is Diane's Green & Yellow Quilt because she's a University of Oregon fan (the mascot is a Duck)! I will create a label for it, and then we bind it.

I did the free-motion quilting on my domestic machine, using the motifs of flowers and leaves for about 104 blocks! It measures out to be an over-sized twin.

Free-motion motifs on the top of quilt
Since I don't have a large table that is level with my machine's sewing surface, I had to muscle it around and do the best I could. I found this to be an awesome opportunity to practice my free-motion skills, which I do enjoy. I think I'll concentrate on doing smaller projects on my machine in the future though. With a smaller project I can experiment more and use smaller fill patterns.
Free-motion quilting on the back
Since she is a duck fan, there had to be duck fabric. I searched and found this:
"Everything but the kitchen sink" fabric by Yuko Hasegawa for RJR Fabrics

The photo doesn't do it justice, but it's very cute and would make a darling quilt, place-mat, outfit, handbag, etc.

Being a University of Oregon fan myself, I'm just ducky on what's going to be a rather hot day for May in the Northwest. How about you?

Linking up with creative people like you at:

WIP Wednesday at Freshly Pieced   AND  Sew Fresh Quilts






5 comments:

  1. Wow! Way to muscle it! Looks great...for a duk quilt. GO BEAVERS! :)

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    1. I wish the photos were better, cuz you gotta love the GREEN & YELLOW!

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  2. Your quilting looks great. I imagine it was difficult to muscle it through. I have only every quilted something so large with my machine in a cabinet to keep the surface even. It is well worth the investment.

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  3. I'm envious, Jasmine! I would love to have a cabinet. I'll have to plan to buy one cuz I know that having that flat surface around the bed of the machine and needle makes the process so much easier and smooth. I did have to muscle this one, and constantly watch for areas where the excess fabric sandwich would get caught on some corner and inhibit movement. Yuck!

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  4. Your quilting looks fantastic, Julie. I know it is a chore, but you persevered! What a beautiful finish!

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