I'm late posting today because I had a lesson this morning followed by lunch with my cousin and some errands. But yesterday I did accomplish one thing after my dyeing session. I got the Maine quilt loaded and basted. I've been pondering how to quilt it with the default plan to be all-over leaves. The problem is that I do tend to quilt densely when left on my own and I want this to be a soft bed quilt. But just as I type this I remember that I have a nice big leave panto and I think I'll do that. So as soon as I finish typing here I'm going to put my audiobook on and get too it. The other thing I'm working on is a little color matching for a customer. This is one of my favorite things to do. These two fabrics are not cotton so the color matching can't be perfect but hopefully this will be close enough for her purposes.
If you need a color matched I can work from a swatch of fabric, a paint swatch from the hardware store or a color you've painted on card stock. It's always best to work from a swatch of anything instead of a photograph. Color on the computer is sometimes not reliable. There's no extra charge from me for color matching. I love doing it. 2/16/2018 07:06:56 am
Good idea, using the panto will stop you from overdoing the quilting. I quilt on my domestic - but I tend to quilt more densely than needed (or intended at times.)
patty
2/16/2018 08:07:04 am
That panto sounds like it would be perfect for this quilt! Your color matching is amazing.
MaryAnne
2/17/2018 03:37:17 pm
Using a leaf pattern for quilting would be the perfect match, for sure. You have to possess a good eye for colour in order to match them - must be a little like a scientist mixing a little bit of this and a little bit of that to come up with what you need. Comments are closed.
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I'm Vicki Welsh and I've been making things as long as I can remember. I used to be a garment maker but transitioned to quilts about 20 years ago. Currently I'm into fabric dyeing, quilting, Zentangle, fabric postcards, fused glass and mosaic. I document my adventures here. Categories
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