Crazy custom QUILTING

Ok..... SO everyone I'm sure that has ever looked into or tried free hand quilting has heard of Angela Walters.  She is everywhere and she is amazing.

 

Ive read (well flicked through) her books, and blog www.quiltingismytherapy.com, and then I heard about "Craftsy" (google it, its awesome, has everything from cake decorating to quilting)... so I watched a free lecture that she gave at quilt con.

 

So with Angela Walters in my head, I headed down to quilt this next quilt. 

And I had SOOO much fun doing it.

 

 

The lighting in these photos is defiantly not the best

 

 

Ok, SO the pebbling actually took a very long time!! But as the quilt went on I did get faster.

 

And after I quilted around the turtles in the centre blocks and took it off the quilter, all those millions of lil circles now make me think of turtle eggs!!!

Hence this quilt has become known as "turtles"

 



Playing on the long arm

So a few weeks ago, my amazing mother got a long arm quilter!!

needless to say I was straight out there to have a play!!

 

The first quilt I pinned on was one that I had pieced awhile back "purple passion" made with fabric by Joel Dewberry.

 

 

I just did an all over pantograph, which surprisingly only took me one and half hours once it was all pinned on!!

 

Its far from perfect, but far from bad for my first attempt I think!!

and yes I did notice that there's some threads on the back that I didn't dust off before taking the photo, but its dark outside now so I cant take another!!

 

 

No I just got to get the binding on, but no promises on when that will be done!!

When the Husbands hunting and the kids are sleeping......

I blog.....
well that, drink wine and sew!!!

Am just loving this new quilt top I just finished with a layer cake from moda called "little black dress"
 

 

I'm a big fan of the beige and creams in with the black, it gives a new take on the used black and whites theme.  But doesn't loose the "POP" you get in the strong contrast with lights and darks 

 

 

Can not wait to get this baby on the quilter......