I do not get sampler quilts very often but they do remain my absolute favourite to quilt for the simple reason that I don’t have to repeat one quilting motif in several blocks to give the quilt a uniform feeling. With a sampler, such as this applique quilt, I can go bonkers and do something different in every block. I just loved working on this one.
I only took
photos of some of the blocks to try and show the fun I had.
This quilter not only used rose-printed fabric as the main attraction, but even some of the matching fabric had roses or other flowers. Then she placed 4 rose applique blocks in the corners to get this amazing look.
This quilt
will be sent to Australia as a gift for her daughter. I chose a flower for the
edge-to-edge design in most of the quilt and then just ruler work around the
appliqued roses.
The second quilt where Waffle Weave was used as backing, this one too worked equally well. Here, however, I did custom quilting with plenty of detail.
A shop owner from a nearby town wants to have soft cuddle throws made and sent fabric to test.
I am not
sure what the name of the fabric is but it was a nightmare to work with, way
too much stretch and movement in both ways and I had to admit I don’t see my
way open to quilt with it.
When longarm quilting for others, one gets to see so many different and beautiful quilts and I realise I won’t live long enough to try them all.
I was
really drawn to this interesting setting of blocks but knowing how impatient I
am I also knew that I would never get around to even figure out the pattern,
let alone make it.
I think this is a stunning piece.
