My New Wholecloth Quilt
I finally finished the adventure of the wholecloth quilt.
The quilt is big and I couldn’t photograph it properly inside my home. Maybe in the future I will take some pictures outside.
I found even a name for it: ” My Rainbow Flower Garden”! Very proud of me – you know I always ask YOU to name my quilts!
Here it is on the floor. It measures 75”.
Since I made this mini quilt a few months ago I wanted to sew a bigger version.
But the size is not the only difference!
Big quilt – thick thread!
The mini quilt was quilted with 50 wt Aurifil thread and I wanted this version to be striking – so I ordered lots of 12 wt spools!
When received the order I was shocked seeing the difference in thickness between this thread and the 15wt thread I use usually.
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| Aurifil thread- 50wt and 12wt |
There were some challenges and I would have loved to think about them before I started the quilt! But sometimes you have to learn from your own mistakes!
It took me three days to quilt the flower sphere (tutorial here).
The background was quilted with 50wt. Shocked again when switching from 12wt to 50wt!
And the “painted” binding! My hubby asked me if I stitched it with variegated thread. No, I wasn’t that clever when I made the thread order! So I changed the color a lot! And it wasn’t easy at all to thread the needle!
I learned so much stitching this quilt! Challenges are good!
Come back soon and I will tell you everything about free motion quilting with such a thick thread. And about the pattern.
Recommended reading:
Tips for quilting with thick thread
Happy quilting!
Gorgeous!
Due to this thick thread it looks like the flowers were embroidered by hand.
Beautiful, so cleverly creative and I love the name you chose for your new quilt, it's perfect! deanie dot dreams at gmail dot com
Spectacular – just love it! What kind of adjustments did you have to make to your machine for the 12 Wt. thread? I am dying to try a wholecloth quilt, but have not worked with the 12 Wt. thread before. Normally I use Aurifil 50 Wt.
WOW, absolutely amazing!!!
that is amazing, geta!
Another masterpiece!
Geta qué trabajo tan maravilloso!!! el acolchado con este hilo te quedó precioso. Un beso
Wow, the quilt and binding are both beautiful!!
This is absolutely stunning! I love this quilt! I am so glad you worked through the challenge of thinker thread (i've never use thread that think- I'll have to come back and see what tips you leave). Visiting from BQF.
– Katelyn @ Sing While Crafting
Oh my goodness another stunning piece of work.
This is just beautiful! And your "painted binding" is genius! I've never seen anything like that before.
It's beautiful.
I had trouble trying to use a heavier thread too. I've since learned the secret is needle size. The better quality thread have the needle size required on the spool. At the time I said 'never again', but now I'm itching to have another go.
The first think what came on my mind was "world wonders" as each flower is like a wonder of talent , patience and mastery . Is totally beautiful and amazing and you complain took you 3 days for the flowers ,would take me about 3 years.
Just WOW! This is smashing!
Geta this is just amazing, well done indeed for sticking with it. It is a winner for sure. Hopefully the thread company will be in touch with you soon, have you sent them a picture of it? I think you should.
It looks great! I will look forward to your tips for using the thicker thread, as I bought some a while ago but haven't used it yet.
You are so amazing talented! You are a true artist.
This is stunning ! You are so patient and creative, Geta! It is just gorgeous!
I am curious about what you learned fmq with the 12 wt thread!
Susie
This quilt take my breath away!
Wow, dein Quilt ist einfach super schön geworden. Ich finde die farbig gequilteten Blumen klasse. Das ganze Muster ist klasse.
Gruß
Anja
Fabulous quilting, definitely worth all the effort that you put it in to it. Haven't checked out the BQF but this must be a winner!
Just love this. Colour, dimension, quilting are superb and I love your binding. Finishes the quilt beautifully. A winner for sure.
Another brilliant idea, and the quilt looks fabulous, Geta! I'm glad you didn't give up, and can't wait to hear about your adventures in thick threadland!
Love it!!!
Your quilt is gorgeous as always, Geta 🙂 I can imagine the frustration with the thick thread, but it turned out beautifully.
WOW!! Absolutely amazing, you should be so proud!!!
This is a stunning quilt. You are an artist! wow! love your quilting skills, and the design is so original! Congrats!
So incredibly beautiful ~ you are so talented and creative, clever too!
So beautiful! I love it! Excellent!
Thank you for taking the time to post your tips on FMQ with 12wt thread. I'm looking forward to it. The quilt is beautiful!
As always, WOW! That design is stunning, and I think using the thicker thread despite the obstacles really let you show it off.
Challenges ARE good! So glad you stuck with the thicker thread – this wouldn't have nearly as much impact without it. Gorgeous!
Oh my goodness, that is amazeballs!!! I can't even imagine doing something like that, it is just beautiful. I don't even have words.
My goodness, that is amazingly awesome!!! So glad you stuck it out with the thicker thread. The quilting really stands out, and this is just so visually stunning! Congratulations!
This quilt is truly striking, especially with the thick thread and unique binding—it's unlike anything I've ever seen! It's a good thing you stuck it out with 12 wt. thread because the end result was definitely worth the effort! Congratulations!
This quilt is truly striking, especially with the thick thread and unique binding—it's unlike anything I've ever seen! It's a good thing you stuck it out with 12 wt. thread because the end result was definitely worth the effort! Congratulations!
Wow! I am truly speechless.
This is an amazing quilt! Such gorgeous thread colours! I'm not sure my machine would handle such a thick thread, even with a fine one on the bobbin. The effect is striking. The binding is also amazing.
Good luck in the festival Geta- your quilt is truly amazing!
Hi Geta, it is just BEAUTIFUL! Could you please share that colours you purchased? I looked at the chart and is too many to choices…
Absolutely fabulous
Did you use the 12 weight in the top or bobbin? What size needles did you use? Would you use the 12 weight again? What machine do you have? Sorry for all the questions, I'm intrigued. You got my vote in the bloggers quilt festival.
I love using the 12 wt for hand quilting and when I use it in my machine, I use a large eye needle (100) loosen the tension and increase the stitch length. That is for straight line quilting. I have never tried free motion with it.
Your quilt is just beautiful! Good that you persisted!!
I can use 12 wt for straight line quilting with my machine and hand applique, but never FMQ! This is fabulous!
What a beautiful quilt! You did a wonderful job on it – in spite of the issues with the heavy thread. You must admit that is was very effective though!
So very beautiful! I thought it was hand embroidered until I read this post! I will be back to read all your hints although I can't imagine I would ever tackle this.;-)
Beautiful!
Your work always amazes me! Wish I could do even half as good!
Love your quilt 🙂
Beautifull
Doaaaaaamne Geta cata rabdare poti sa ai!!!! Fabulos ce poti face !!!!
Awesome!!! Was this on a domestic machine? What a happy accident
on wrong threads.
Kudos.
Mountain Rose
It's beautiful!
absolutely beautiful. I am anxious to see your info as to how to use my 12 wt. thread. I guess I just haven't tried the right way yet.
Beautiful quilt! Now I know why you made the binding like you did! it's perfect!
This quilt is amazing! Your work is absolutely stunning!!
Beautiful, and the thread choice makes your design pop!
This is an amazing quilt! I know you have heard that before many times but I hope you don't get tired of it because I have to say it, too. I would love to know how you figured out how to make the flowers look like they were shrinking and disappearing out of sight around the horizon. You are quite the artist in thread! Thank you very much for sharing it with all of us!
Beth
This is truly gorgeous Getta!
Absolutely stunning!! I love every flower!! The binding must have been very time consuming!