Monday, January 27, 2014

Yellow Patty Lucy is Machine Quilted!!

Hello Everyone,
 
Yeah, this gorgeous quilt is now off the machine and let the miles of binding begin!  This is the quilt that had me shaking in terror and worry every time I thought about how I was going to quilt it.  Once I decided what to do, I dug in and the terror vanished stitch by stitch......the worry hung on a little longer.
 
 
Each corner has feathers coming out of a double heart.  I marked a spine for the feathers and then started filling in.  Are all the corners identical and a mirror image?  Not you on your life, but they are close enough.  (Notice I'm not showing you a picture of the whole quilt!)
 

There's a different design in each of the light sashings strips because they were all different sizes.  What to do?  Well, I did something unique in each one.


 The center section had a bit of an issue.  It wanted to poof up way too much.


So I nailed it down by stitching in every other little block.  By the time I finished, I became an expert with these little guys.  As Lisa said, "Quilt it into submission."  So I did.


I'm sure after the wedding this quilt will be hanging at In Between Stitches.  Those of you that are local can view it in person.  I'll take a picture of the whole quilt then.  I will also compile a list of everyone that had a hand in the making of this wedding quilt.  Without them, I wouldn't have had anything this beautiful to quilt!

Many of you expressed concern that I was going to spoil the surprise by posting pictures before Melissa had a chance to see it.  Well, she promised me she wouldn't read my blog for a few days because she doesn't want to spoil the surprise either.  Now we can't wait to give it to the very special bride! 

Soon,
Lynn

34 comments:

  1. JUST STUNNING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  2. Wow, that turned out beautifully. I love the colors in the quilt too.

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  3. WHOOOAHHHH! That is so GORGEOUS!! Unreal! I would love to see that in person. AMAZING! Can't say enough good stuff about this! What inspiration! XO and cheery wave! Bev

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  4. It's a beauty. I love the way the yellow, white and gray work together perfectly, and the gorgeous quilting brings out the colors.

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  5. STUNNING!!!!! Love how the nine patches POP and the feathers - oooooo la, la!! I'll me coming here for inspiration for a future project!!
    What a beautiful expression of ya'lls love for your friend and coworker! Bravo!!

    Blessings

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  6. Beautiful isn't enough to say about this quilt! Amazingly awesome quilting. Very impressive!

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  7. Absolutely gorgeous quilt and stunning quilting! What a treasure.

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  8. Breathless I am, Lynn! You've really outdone yourself - Melissa and her betrothed will have an heirloom to cherish! Bet Zinny was happy to see you finish, too - time for play!
    Cheers!

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  9. Wow, wow, wow! Did you sleep at all this weekend? What a special gift.

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  10. OK, you just excelled with this one - cannot wait to see the whole quilt once allowed.

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  11. Awe struck. Absolutely fabulous! I agree with the others can't wait to see the whole thing.

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  12. Amazing. All of you should take a bow. The Bride will have tears in her eyes when she sees this beautiful quilt.

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  13. What a beauty! Such lovely yellow!

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  14. Stunning. This is a lovely, lovely quilt.

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  15. I literally have moist eyes and a lump in my throat. You are amazing and Melissa is such a blessed girl!

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  16. Thank you Lynn, your Country Charmer is wonderful!!!

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  17. Oh woww. Excuse me while I force my jaw up again and wipe the dribble of my keyboard. That is just amazing Lynn.

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  18. Amazing! You really are the master of that quilt machine.

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  19. This is just so beautiful :D She's going to love it so much.

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  20. Wow, it was a beautiful quilt before the quilting and now it's a stunning quilt. It is so beautiful the bride will be thrilled beyond belief.

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  21. So lovely! STUNNING! :)
    Greetings from Finland!
    Hugs, Ulla

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  22. Oh my goodness. Its beautiful! Its quilting like that which has me stubbornly trying to free motion quilt on my old machine till I can afford a mid or long arm. Congratulations on such fine work!

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  23. Your quilting is so neat and perfect, your design really stands out. Wish I could quilt like you do.

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  24. This is exquisite. Is it a commercially available pattern?

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  25. I really love the way this turned out. You did a fabulous job.

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  26. Will you be making a pattern for your "Yellow Patty Lucy"?

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  27. Wow, so beautiful. Your quilting design and layout creates a three dimensional look that puts this quilt in it's own category. Enter it in competition. You deserve a chance to win.

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  28. Wow, so beautiful. Your quilting design and layout creates a three dimensional look that puts this quilt in it's own category. Enter it in competition. You deserve a chance to win.

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  29. So lovely Lynn, I love it. - Laura Keating

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