Monday, November 23, 2009

A favorite!




Amongst all the hubbub of last week, (thanks for the well wishes, Micah is doing fine) I did manage to get a couple quilts done. This particular quilt is by far my favorite quilt. I had a really hard time giving this one up today. I just love it. I did small pebbling in the main focus blocks and on the edges I did the shadowing. Great effect I think and it did save some time, I normally would pebble all the blocks, but I really like this look

28 comments:

Unknown said...

Absolutely LOVE this quilt, I can see why it was hard to give this one back! :) Glad to hear your little one is better, poor little guy...and poor mama! :)

HMaas said...

This is amazing!!! I was wondering how long you have been long arm quilting? Did it take you long to get this good? I am just amazed by your talent and wonder if trying to learn to long arm is worth it.
Cheers, Heather

Karen - Quilts...etc. said...

such a pretty quilt - your quilting is always so nicely done.
Karen
http://karensquilting.com/blog/

Anonymous said...

Yep...this by far is my favorite too! I like just a little bit of that pebbling and those big fun funky flowers...perfect for Swanky line of fabric! Great call on this one!!

Marlene said...

That is exquisite-it would've been very hard to give up. Great job again.
Glad Micah is doing well.

Stitched With Prayer said...

What a beautiful quilt!!! Do you know the name of the pattern Judi? Your quilting is amazing as always and really makes the quilt come alive. You are so talented. Thanks for sharing this wonderful quilt with us.

Mary on Lake Pulaski said...

Beautiful, beautiful quilting on that Awesome Swanky quilt Judi!

PunkiePie (Jen) said...

Gorgeous quilting!

Kaye said...

Your quilting skills are unequaled, I love your work

Emma said...

Your quilting is just beautiful! Are the flowers trapuntoed at all, or did you achieve the effect through the dense background quilting?

Julia said...

Oh wow!!
this quilt is just so amazing..
Your quilting is justso beautiful..
Awesome..I can see how hard it would be to give up..
Julia ♥

Barb said...

I can see why it is your favorite...looks wonderful!!

Gari in AL said...

Oh, my, that is beautiful.

katier825 said...

You have such a way of taking a beautiful quilt an making it so much more special!

Vesuviusmama said...

I know I must sound like a broken record, but I am just so in awe of your quilting! You work on beautiful quilts to begin with, but your quilting makes them so much more special.

CJ said...

THe quilting is sooo pretty! Are you using a high loft batting to get that puffiness in the flowers or is there some other trick to that??

onlymehere said...

I've said it before and I'll say it again bz I truly mean it...you are an artist! You do such beautiful work.

onlymehere said...

P.S. I almost forgot that I told you I'd tell you about when I helped sew up my husband's head. Larry had taken a tumble on some ice while he was at work (he's a salesman) and had a big gash above his eyebrow. While we were at the ER they were really, really busy. The doctor couldn't find a nurse to help him and I had already told him that I had trained as an medical assistant umpteen million years ago (I never worked as an one though but went on to do medical transcription instead) so he asked me to help him. I actually enjoyed it and Larry was surprised that I wasn't grossed out at all! It definitely was an adventure but I don't think I could do it on one of my kids. It's too heartbreaking when they hurt, lol!

SewCalGal said...

Absolutely beautiful design, delightful fabrics, cheerful colors and exceptional quilting.

Thanks for sharing this inspirational quilt.

SewCalGal
www.sewcalgal.blogspot.com

QuiltSue said...

You've done it again - another masterpiece.

Glad your littlie is recovering - I think they do that much quicker than we do sometimes.

Claudia said...

Judi
Love this quilt too!Just makes you smile looking at it. Beautiful Quilting,

~Laurie~ said...

Once again you've done it!! Just BEAUTIFUL!! Your work is so amazing - it's like looking at a beautiful painting! Thank you so much for sharing your quilting with us - it always brings a smile to my face :)
Laurie

Stitched With Prayer said...

Judi, I'm just dropping by to wish you a wonderful, most blessed Thanksgiving, and thank you for all the joy you have shared with me through the year with your beautiful pictures, your Romania trip and generous giveaways. Hugs comin at ya.

Shari said...

Your quilting is just divine - a fantastic quilt - of course you don't want to give it back!!

natderueil said...

Georgeous, Stunning, Fantastic, WOW!!!
That's all there is to say!
Nat, from Paris, France

Janet said...

Your quilting is so awesome. Love the designs.

brigitte said...

wow so beautiful quilting!!!!

RenaissanceSandi said...

Your quilts really inspire me. I do a lot of utility quilting for customers, but when they ask for something special, I always think of your work.