Hello Everyone,
Melissa, the co-owner of In Between Stitches is getting married next month. This is her wedding quilt made by her relatives, friends and employees. It is beyond gorgeous! The pattern is called Yellow Patty Lucy by American Jane. I told the girls, you make it and my contribution to the effort will be the machine quilting and binding. When I saw the whole quilt the first time on Monday, terror stuck. How will I quilt this???
I waited for two days for the quilt to "talk" to me. Quilt speak is very subtle and downright hard to hear. I started quilting this afternoon after doing a lot of listening and a little bit of marking.
The top border is now finished. Onward and downward as I work my way to the bottom of the quilt.
Lots of ruler work and prayer along the way.
A wedding quilt has to have hearts. This one is going to have 24 hearts.
I thought I would experiment with this quilting design in one of the borders. First I marked the spine to distribute the design evenly around the center section, then started filling it in with feathers. I'll be bonding with this quilt over the next few days while I quilt my way across and down.
The pattern says, "A pretty miss all dressed in yellow caught the eye of a handsome fellow." This quilt is perfect for Melissa and her fiance! All of us at the shop couldn't be happier for them. They make a wonderful couple, and deserve every happiness of a blessed life together. Insert an extremely happy face here! (The face will be happier once this quilt is finished!)
Soon,
Lynn
Gorgeous! I just was looking at gray with another color like pink the other day. I really like the yellow though. You are doing a beautiful job! Are you going to do quilting in the 9 patches and the plain squares? Lucky couple to get such a wonderful quilt! XO
ReplyDeleteThat is just beautiful. They're a lucky couple to be getting a quilt like this, quilted by you.
ReplyDeleteOh Lynn, your quilting is fabulous!! I so understand the "quilt speak voice"! You inspire me!! Blessings for the new couple!
ReplyDeleteHugs and prayers!
What a wonderful wedding gift ! Your quilting is AMAZING !!
ReplyDeleteWow Lynn, your quilting is so, so fantastic. Wonderful quilt too ;-)
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The quilt is so beautiful and your quilting is gorgeous!!
ReplyDeleteIt looks beautiful so far!!! I know it will be a work of art by the time you are finished! I hear ya, sometimes I want to yell at my quilts and say "could you talk a little louder!!" lol
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! The quilt is outstanding and your quilting awesome. The lucky couple will be quite pleased.
ReplyDeleteThe quilt is awesome and your quilting adds so much!
ReplyDeleteI sat at work all day anxiosly waiting to get home so I could see more than just the thumbnail picture and title of your post! The quilt didn't look like one you'd posted about before, but oh so beautiful! Finally! I can see your whole post...its true when they say that its the quilting that makes it a quilt. Your feathers are the most beautiful feathers ever! The moment you create in them makes them almost liquid. Melissa is such a very very lucky girl...to be soo loved...
ReplyDeleteThat would be "movement", please excuse my hunt and peck single digit tablet typing!
DeleteWhat a totally awesome quilt! Melissa and her fella are very lucky to be receiving such a wonderful gift from all of you at the shop! Your quilting is just icing on the wedding quilt!
ReplyDeleteCheers!
It looks like you have Quilt Speak down to a fine art - what a wonderful job you are doing on it. I always find choosing the quilting pattern the most difficult part of the project - I'm convinced that it's something that you really do have an eye for. Obviously you do.
ReplyDeletePretty, pretty. I can't wait to see it finished.
ReplyDeleteYou are making some really unique quilting choices, I think you and the quilt are communicating very well. Can't wait to see more!
ReplyDeleteYou did a wonderful job quilting it and the ladies who made is are to be commended too. It is truly a labor of love, for all involved, and should be very well received.
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