Sunday, March 29, 2015

milked

 

Ta-da! Here is it is - at long last.
 (did I milk this one for all it's worth)

 

Used some of the leftover fabrics for the backing.
 Seemed a shame not to use them.
 

Seriously, how cute are those owls?!

I love the effect of the quilting on this one.
Machine quilted on a Janome QC6260 using Stitch No. 10, Width 4.0, Length 3.5,  auto tension and Gutermann Cotton Quilting thread.
   Just need to add the label and it's ready for gifting.

Fabrics used: Adorn It - Nested Owls
from Fabric Pixie

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16 comments:

  1. Marsha BMarch 29, 2015 at 11:23 AM

    Ann, it turned out great! Those fabrics are adorable, I especially like the owls and the fabric with leaves on it. The quilting really looks wonderful, too. You made a really cute quilt! Someone is going to love it to pieces!

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    1. a good yarnMarch 29, 2015 at 12:08 PM

      Delighted that you think so Marsha. It is such a simple design but I think it highlights the fabrics really well. Thanks!

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  2. pamMarch 29, 2015 at 12:24 PM

    Oh. My. Gosh. I can not begin to tell you how much I love this!!! I would hang that on my wall and smile at it every time I walked by.

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    1. a good yarnMarch 29, 2015 at 1:58 PM

      Thanks Pam! It is a cheery quilt. I think it will make Baby Austin smile too.

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  3. GailMarch 29, 2015 at 1:20 PM

    So cute! Good job on that quilting! You're much braver than I, it's all I can do to stitch in the ditch with an occasional straight line down the middle!

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    1. a good yarnMarch 29, 2015 at 1:59 PM

      Well, Gail if you can stitch a straight line then you can do this. Once I got the stitch length and width right it was straight stitching all the way.

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  4. ---"Love"March 29, 2015 at 2:13 PM

    Love your quilting! I don't think I could ever stitch that much as straight as you did, but I really like it. The owls are really cute too. ---"Love"

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    1. a good yarnMarch 29, 2015 at 6:47 PM

      Don't look too closely Love - not all straight and not all even width but it certainly made for an interesting quilt.

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  5. KimMarch 29, 2015 at 5:03 PM

    Well it was worth hanging out to see your lovely quilt all finished!! It is lovely. The fabrics and design are cool and those owls are super cute. AND....what a lovely job you have done on the quilting. Super quilt!

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    1. a good yarnMarch 29, 2015 at 6:48 PM

      Thanks Kim! I'm very happy with how it looks given that it's such a simple design really.

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  6. RuthMarch 30, 2015 at 12:24 AM

    The fabrics you chose to go with the owls is perfect! I love the quilting too. I have a different Janome and it doesn't have that stitch. Too bad. Great idea to use it for the quilting! I like it that you at least post something on your blog instead of not posting anything for a really long time. We don't mind if you "milk" it! ;-)

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    1. a good yarnMarch 30, 2015 at 6:43 PM

      Thanks Ruth. Your Janome might have a similar stitch - it's a dashed zig-zag. I just played around with the width/length. It is good to be posting more regularly. Last year was a tough one for lots of reasons.

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  7. canuckquilterMarch 30, 2015 at 6:49 AM

    It turned out so cute! What else could it be with those owls? The pieced back is perfect, even better than the fabric you didn't have enough of :) The quilting you chose works on the back as well. Ta da! Reversible!

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  8. a good yarnMarch 30, 2015 at 6:44 PM

    Thanks Joanne! I ended up using small tabs rather than a full hanging sleeve so that it can be reversible. I'm very happy with the result.

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  9. BethApril 6, 2015 at 9:05 AM

    totally worth the wait!!! I love the fabrics. I love the quilting. I have some baby quilt tops that need to be finished...I may have to borrow you great idea to quilt one of them.

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  10. LeKaQuiltApril 7, 2015 at 4:10 AM

    I looooOOOOve your new quilt - i adore the owl fabric, and the quilting is gorgeous :) U did IT ! Hugs Lena

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