Saturday, July 13

templates - ugh!

Because I love to "free hand" my long-arm quilting, it's always a stretch for me to use a template of any kind.  I have a straight edge for cross-hatching but recently I had a customer (hi, Kathy C.) who wanted a Celtic design in her beautiful Flying Geese quilt.  (Irish heritage)
It's a king size quilt with over 500 flying geese units - yowza!!!
I just kept putting it off contemplating
how I was going to quilt it.
Then I found this curved boomerang template....alrighty then! 
 
 
 You can get one here. 
I watched the video over and over and decided it just might work!
So I pulled up my big girl panties and started quilting.
It was challenging, to say the least, and I only broke 2 needles in the process...
See the y-ouch on my new template:
 

 
What I didn't realize is that I was creating a larger secondary circlular pattern throughout the quilt...
Onward and upward!  This was getting fun!

 
A little closer look...
 


She also made some pillow shams - Kathy's Kitty loves the quilt, too.


Thank you, Kathy C., for allowing me to quilt this beauty. 
I'm not so afraid of templates any more! 
 
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14 comments:

  1. Furball Farm QuiltingJuly 13, 2013 at 10:23 PM

    Fantastic!!!

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    1. kathy-oJuly 15, 2013 at 5:40 PM

      It really is a stunning quilt....thanks, from both Kathy's!

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  2. Barb NeiwertJuly 14, 2013 at 5:30 AM

    Your 'contemplation' paid off - looks fantastic!

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    1. kathy-oJuly 15, 2013 at 5:41 PM

      It was a toughy, but I'm so glad I tackled it. thanks!

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  3. AnonymousJuly 15, 2013 at 1:54 PM

    Gorgeous quilt and beautiful quilting! Great job Kathy!!!

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    1. kathy-oJuly 15, 2013 at 5:41 PM

      Thanks, Cathy - it's even more beautiful in 'real life'!

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  4. Wendy PJuly 17, 2013 at 10:42 AM

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  5. Wendy PJuly 17, 2013 at 10:44 AM

    I saw your quilting on the Notes of Sincerity granny squares quilt. Did you use a pantograph or freehand the design?

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    1. kathy-oJuly 19, 2013 at 5:33 PM

      Wendy - I always use freehand quilting. Thanks for asking!

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  6. ShariJuly 19, 2013 at 3:28 PM

    That is gorgeous!!

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  7. UnknownJuly 19, 2013 at 4:24 PM

    i love using my Deloa Jones Boomerang! I did this quilt found here on my blog: http://chezstitches.blogspot.com/2011/12/i-finished-christis-quilt-this-morning.html
    and also loved the secondary unexpected design....see the circles? I need to use this template more! Thanks for posting this! beautiful!!

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    1. kathy-oJuly 19, 2013 at 5:36 PM

      Thank you, Karen - I'm not afraid of it anymore and need to use it again and again! Your spiral square design is absolutely beautiful! Thanks for sharing!

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  8. Mama PeaAugust 12, 2013 at 5:43 PM

    Hey, nice job! I think it looks really great!

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