I am so thrilled that today is my day on the Blog Tour for This and That from Jillily Studio for PennyRose Fabrics!
I just returned home from the International Quilt Festival in Houston, Texas. Daylight savings time plus dropping temperatures in upstate New York have me yearning for some brightness and cheer in my life. I swoon over every piece of fabric that Jill has ever designed but This and That is especially wonderful because of the text on some of the prints. It is an absolutely bright and cheerful line!
I chose a pattern that would contrast a white background with the luscious prints. As a machine quilting teacher, the design of the quilt doesn't end with the pieced top. I used wool batting which has loft to help show the contrast between the quilted and unquilted areas. I chose geometric and organic quilting designs and used white thread throughout.
STEP THREE: Throw in some high-contrast texture.
This entire quilt is bordered by a three-inch checkerboard. I wanted to quilt the border, but not distract from the beautiful prints. I chose to stitch continuous curve in each square. This simple design stands out beautifully next to the densely quilted ribbon candy:
Tuesday 11/7/17 -- The Clever Quilt Studio -- Crystal Delaney -- http://cleverquiltstudio.com/
Wednesday 11/8/17 – Ameroonie Designs – Amy Chappell – www.amerooniedesigns.blogspot.com
Thursday 11/9/17 – Debby Brown Quilts – Debby Brown – higheredhands.blogspot.com
Friday 11/10/17 – That’s-Sew-Kari – Kari Steiger – thats-sew-kari.blogspot.com
I just returned home from the International Quilt Festival in Houston, Texas. Daylight savings time plus dropping temperatures in upstate New York have me yearning for some brightness and cheer in my life. I swoon over every piece of fabric that Jill has ever designed but This and That is especially wonderful because of the text on some of the prints. It is an absolutely bright and cheerful line!
I chose a pattern that would contrast a white background with the luscious prints. As a machine quilting teacher, the design of the quilt doesn't end with the pieced top. I used wool batting which has loft to help show the contrast between the quilted and unquilted areas. I chose geometric and organic quilting designs and used white thread throughout.
I'm always asked "How do you know what to quilt on your quilt top?" I thought I'd show you how I decided on the quilting patterns for this quilt.
STEP ONE: Decide where the ribbon candy quilting will go.
I'm very serious about this. I think ribbon candy quilting is the most perfect machine quilting design in the whole quilting world. When I look at a quilt, my first decision is "Where does the ribbon candy quilting go?" In this quilt, it went in the inner border and sashings:
This is a 3-inch border which is a little wide for plain ribbon candy, so I added some loops inside each ribbon to fill the space well.
STEP TWO: Pick a background design.
After I placed the ribbon candy, I added feathers in the background squares. The feathers give the background a really rich texture:
After I placed the ribbon candy, I added feathers in the background squares. The feathers give the background a really rich texture:
This entire quilt is bordered by a three-inch checkerboard. I wanted to quilt the border, but not distract from the beautiful prints. I chose to stitch continuous curve in each square. This simple design stands out beautifully next to the densely quilted ribbon candy:
STEP FOUR: Frame what you want to feature.
The last decision I had to make for the machine quilting was "What do I do with the large star in the middle of the quilt?" I decided to leave a one-inch unquilted border around each star point and to fill the middle with a swirling pattern:
The last decision I had to make for the machine quilting was "What do I do with the large star in the middle of the quilt?" I decided to leave a one-inch unquilted border around each star point and to fill the middle with a swirling pattern:
I thoroughly enjoyed working with this fabric and quilting this quilt. It is now on my sofa offering some much needed cheer in my dark and dreary house:
Check out each stop on the blog tour for This and That by Jillily Studio.
Tuesday 11/7/17 -- The Clever Quilt Studio -- Crystal Delaney -- http://cleverquiltstudio.com/
Wednesday 11/8/17 – Ameroonie Designs – Amy Chappell – www.amerooniedesigns.blogspot.com
Thursday 11/9/17 – Debby Brown Quilts – Debby Brown – higheredhands.blogspot.com
Friday 11/10/17 – That’s-Sew-Kari – Kari Steiger – thats-sew-kari.blogspot.com
3 comments:
Debbie, beautiful quilt and quilting. Especially love that style of ribbon candy!
Wow Debby! You have really outdone yourself! Thanks for sharing not only the beautifully pieced quilt, but also your gorgeous quilting. That really is special! I LOVE it!
Gorgeous quilt, and I love your quilting!!! Just beautiful!! Hugs, H
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