so here is part of the quilt. All that work and it's just blah.... So what to do?
What if I put in a tight tight scribble fill around those star points instead of a looser fill. It really popped that star after I filled it in. of course, it took a while...
And whoops, I did a ton of "Nemeshing" around this flower. Can't see it? neither can I! I could see it fine while I was quilting it and looking closely. Oh will I never learn?? So what to do?
How about a little tsukineko paint dabbed onto the feathers with a fantastik? I think it worked perfectly. But you see why I needed to have carte blanche - to do whatever I wanted. Can you believe I painted on a friend's quilt? Me neither? It had to be done though :)
In my defense, this was a quilt top that she had for many years and never got around to quilting it herself. She said to "work my magic" on it. Hope she doesn't regret that!
I have a finish too!
This is a dupioni silk quilt top that my friend had embroidered. It too, sat around in a closet for years. I am going to surprise her with this finished quilt at our Christmas party. (It may not be a surprise if she sees this...)
FYI, I quilted in the red with a pink metallic thread. It quilted beautifully one day, but the next day it tangled and broke and snarled, arggg! I changed needles, even tried a different sewing machine, fiddled around forever to no avail. Then I looked out the window and realized that the weather had changed dramatically. A front came in and I had the heater on, when the day before we actually had the AC on. So I got out my Sewer's Aid silicone lubricant and smeared it on the thread spool. Wow, I finished the quilting without anymore trouble. I bet I will remember that trick next time, I hope you will too! Later, Karen
"Keep your sense of humor, my friend; if you don't have a sense of humor it just isn't funny anymore." - Wavy Gravy
