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Quilting: Autumn Quilt Top
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Autumn Quilt Top

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Category: Quilting

Type of item: Functional

For: Home

Style: Traditional


What was your inspiration?

I really did plan to have this finished by October, but I kept making it more complicated. It started out with the idea of just a simple border until I had the main leaf section done. It was just too plain and dull somehow. So I stopped work and started thinking and looking at photos online. When I saw a picture of a small table runner with the scalloped border laid onto stripes I knew that was what I had to do. Creating this new border was a learning experience, to say the least. The rick-rack popped out at me when I was making an apron and the funny little nut-like appliqued shapes wee an afterthought. The top is finally done, but I like this so much that I refuse to quilt it till I've really practiced and conquered FMQ with the aid of two wonderful Craftsy courses that I'm taking.

What are you most proud of?

That scalloped border! What a challenge!

What advice would you give someone starting this project?

Patience, patience, patience. lol!

 

19 comments

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Tanya W. on craftsy.com
Oct 28, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Very, very nice!
2strings on craftsy.com
Oct 28, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thank you so much!
Pamillia on craftsy.com
Oct 21, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
I really like your creation. Your colors & fabric choices are wonderful. Your positioning of the leaves, the scallops & the border are wonderful. The punctuation of your little nuts & the rick-rack are just perfect. It is wonderfully bright & happy. Thank you so much for sharing. :-)
2strings on craftsy.com
Oct 21, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Oh, thank you! I was feeling so disappointed in it until I added scallops and the strippy border, but it was the rick-rack that brought it all to life.
Arlene C on craftsy.com
Oct 21, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
This is truly a one-of-a-kind quilt. It is original and a testament to your ingenuity. I like it a lot!!! Can't wait to see the final product.
2strings on craftsy.com
Oct 21, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thank you so much! I hope that within a few months my skills with FMQ will be up to the challenge. Right now I need to focus on Christmas projects.
2strings on craftsy.com
Oct 21, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thank you so much! I hope that within a few months my skills with FMQ will be up to the challenge. Right now I need to focus on Christmas projects.
Oleo on craftsy.com
Oct 21, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
That border really makes the quilt! Very nice.
2strings on craftsy.com
Oct 21, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thank you. I just wish I had made it an inch or two larger.
sewbug57 on craftsy.com
Oct 21, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
This is so pretty and creative. You really need to enter this in a quilt show (contest). You would win !!!
2strings on craftsy.com
Oct 21, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Oh, you are so sweet! What I really need to do is practice my free motion quilting so I can finish it. lol
Wazoo Sue on craftsy.com
Oct 21, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
I almost always add rick rack to my show quilts because of the pop it gives. Your boffo border treatment was certainly well worth the extra effort!! Great quilt.
2strings on craftsy.com
Oct 21, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Oh, thank you! You are so right about the rick-rack. I tried a narrow bias strip to cover the seam, but the rick-rack was so much better.
Betsy0 on craftsy.com
Oct 21, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
A beautiful fall quilt, I love the scallops inside the border. It definitely shows your creative side.
2strings on craftsy.com
Oct 21, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thank you so much, but there must be an easier way to make those scallops.
NO PATTERN USER on craftsy.com
Oct 21, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
AWESOME! As usual mom, you are like a magician with your hands, beautiful
2strings on craftsy.com
Oct 21, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
You are very sweet, daughter. Thank you.
3patch on craftsy.com
Oct 21, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Very cute! The boarder is amazing! Thanks for sharing.
2strings on craftsy.com
Oct 21, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thank you. The border made me crazy, but it was worth the effort.