Friday 22 October 2010

It's finished...

and I rather like it!


I realised that if I used one of these...
 ...I could use Perle 8 thread in a quilting needle and get the small stitches I was after. So I did and by and large, it worked. I quilted around the outline of each triangle with the Perle 8 in a lime green and a deep purple.



I decided not to add every last scrap of Tufted Tweets on the back and instead went for this:

 I free-motion quilted in each triangle with mono-filament thread in the top and a lime green cotton in the bobbin. I love the effect it creates on the back.

Binding is Michael Miller's Flora and Fauna Hive in Lime.

14 comments:

  1. I really l0ve the backing and the quilting on your quilt! It is fabulous!!! Those colors!!!
    ♥ Eileen

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  2. Wonderful quilt, so beatiful stiches, so amazing colours!
    And the backside looks great.
    I can see all the hours you worked!
    Kathrin

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  3. Wow! I never really thought green and purple would work together, but you have really proven me wrong. Absolutely lovely.

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  4. You knocked this out of the ballpark...I think this is my favorite of all your quilts (and I have loved them all). Great job, and love the hand and machine stitching combo!

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  5. oh wow, these colours are just stunning...regal together. It is an incredible quilt, I just love the diamonds and the colours. Definately adding this combination on my 'to do' list! Nice job!

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  6. awesome! I can't wait to see what will be next:)

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  7. Wow oh Wow..is this ever a fantastic quilt!! I've been wanting to do a lime green, purple and navy quilt for some time now. This looks fabulous! I love how you have machine quilting and hand quilting together! Did you use a pattern for the quilt or is it just squares set on point? they look a little more diamond than just squares. I love this so much, you did such a great job!!

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  8. Wow this looks great - I would never have thought of using these colours together.

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  9. Yeah! It is beautiful. I love the hand quilting. After seeing your top I decided to make a baby quilt for my sister-in-law in diamonds too - I haven't started yet, but I have decided. :) Pink and yellow diamonds with white sashing. Thanks for the inspiration.

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  10. Oh my word - this quilt is just lucious! The colors are perfect together and the quilting - wow! Great work!

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  11. Beautiful quilt - love the colors and the design. Absolutely fantastic.

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  12. This quilt is amazing!!!!!!! What a great pattern to show of the Tufted Tweets, and the quilting is awesome!!! Love it!!!

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  13. Oh, that's stunning. I love the color combo and the quilting is really great. I have a 1/2 yard cut of the purple chairs and have no idea what to do with it.

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