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Quilting A Modern Quilt
As a review, I’m an Island Batik Ambassador and our May challenge was to make a Modern Batik Quilt (here’s Part 1 in case you missed it). I have totally enjoyed stepping out of my comfort zone with this challenge….and the challenge continued….as it was soon time to quilt it!
You Can Never Have Too Many Rulers
I’ve been a longarm quilter since 2004 and have “collected” my share of longarm rulers – many while attending longarm classes with national teachers.
I hate to admit that many of them haven’t been used to their fullest potential. The most used ones were to make spines for feathers, or a circle to make a feathered wreath…I’m a self-proclaimed feather queen…but that’s another ramble….
Modern quilting?!!??! Something I’ve just drooled over at quilt shows, online, and in magazines…not something I’ve attempted…never had the time to experiment!
Personal Challenge – Use Those Rulers!
It’s my understanding that there are not very many rules in modern quilting, that it is very fluid, so I decided to fire the quilt police on this one. I seriously didn’t have a quilting plan….yes, I know that’s dangerous…but as Ben & Jerry’s said: “If it’s not fun, why do it!”
To those of you who are more experienced, my apologies. But it’s my first modern quilt! And here’s just a few of the rulers I used from my vast collection.
As a side note, I had ordered some of Jodi Robinson’s rulers but they arrived too late to be included in this project. I can’t wait to try them in future quilts!
Rulers
It’s All in The Details
I gained the confidence to try new things as I worked my way down the quilt. It probably would have been a little different had I had a plan (grin)….but I like the way it turned out.
Modern Quilt In The Wild
by Annie”
It was late in the day by the time I sewed the binding on…I have plans to hand stitch the binding on this one versus machine binding….but I was losing daylight so forgive the flapping binding! Here are the outdoor photos that were taken under the tiki hut in the backyard. I’m not a professional photographer so the lighting isn’t perfect, but I think you can see the texture and my attempts at modern quilting.
It’s Not Finished Until You Put A Label on it
I thought it would be fun to make a bright hanging sleeve and cheated a bit turning this into my quilting label. I hope to finish the hand-sewn binding soon and hang this in my studio.
I have truly enjoyed the challenge on this one. The pattern has lots of personal messages to remind me that life is a journey and full of choices. There are plenty of beautiful things to see and do along the way. The verse inspires me to follow God and trust that He will guide my path. In all things that I do, I need to stay true to who I am.
This is Karen Overton, The Quilt Rambler, Proving That There’s Always Something New to Try In The World Of Quilting!
Do you have a defining style of quilting? Maybe you are fond of applique’ or traditional patterns. Have you tried modern quilting? I’m thinking I’d like to try this again. Leave me your thoughts and comments, especially if you have suggestions on modern quilting.
I love this blog and the symbolism in your quilt, which is also beautiful!
Thank you Janet! It’s been my “theme song” all month….wheither you turn to the right, or too the left…you will hear a voice saying “this is the way, walk in it, walk in it” I am thankful to share the symbolism with you!
Thanks for sharing your process…especially with the rulers. You know, one goes to shows and sees these great rulers , it no one tells you how to use them….love seeing all your wonderful ideas. Your quilt turned out great and I love your photo with your kitty!
It wasn’t easy to get Oscar in the photo! He’s not a professional quilt model, yet! And yes, I agree that there’s not always enough demos or ideas on how to use rulers. Hopefully, the ruler designers will share more in the future with tutorials and such. In the meantime – permission granted to just pull them out and play!
Wow, wow, wow… this is absolutely spectacular! You did yourself proud there girl! 🙂
I enjoyed this project – it was like my own personal quilt retreat ????
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