I am glad you like Adelina's quilt, I hope you will like this one too. It' s for a baby boy. I love contrasts and the quilts with light colored background are always my favorites. I love bubbles too, so no wonder I quilted bubbles again. So nice texture - it invites you to rub your hands all over the quilt. The white quilting looks great on dark fabrics. I love it ! Usually I don't … [Read more...]
Baby quilt
Delivered ! It measures 45"x45". Pictures of the quilt top here and here Initially, I wanted to quilt just the background but the largest pieces left unquilted did not look nice so I had to quilt them all. I took the pictures after the quilt was washed. I don't use too often cotton batting, but in this way I can appreciate it even more, right ? I love the look of the quilting and … [Read more...]
I am back at work
I didn’t sew anything in the last weeks. We made some renovations in our home, painted the walls and other hard things like these. My husband had a few days off, but we both worked at home. Now I am back to my quilts. I cannot sew because my sewing machine needed a few small repairs and only at the end of the week I will have it back home. But I have a lot of work to do on my … [Read more...]
Trapunto quilts
My adventures with shadow trapunto started a few years ago with ...trapunto.These are a few quilts I made in the last years.Sometimes I stitch the motifs using a zig-zag stitch and a variegated thread. One thing I don't like about trapunto is trimming that thick batting. It seems that the trapunto motifs are enhanced by light colored fabrics. or shining fabrics (like this taffeta).These are the … [Read more...]
Wholecloth quilts again
This is not a pieced quilt, just a wholecloth! I made it 2 years ago.The fabric is polyester, even more slippery than taffeta.The magic happens after the quilting is complete ! I love the texture after the quilting is done. … [Read more...]
My stained glass quilts
I learned to make stained-glass quilts after I bought a pattern by Brenda Henning (it's all you need for that). This is the quilt !Am invatat sa fac quilturi-vitraliu dupa ce am cumparat un pattern de Brenda Henning ( e tot ce ai nevoie ). Iata quiltul:After this, I made a few others using Clover Quick Bias tape.Dupa asta, am facut cateva quilturi utilizand banda bias de la Clover. I love to … [Read more...]
New Quilt
I made this quilt 2 years ago.My sister Oana loves blue color, so she wanted this quilt !I love to make stained-glass quilts ! This was the last one I made. After this I fell in love with trapunto and shadow trapunto so I abandoned this technique.Am facut acest quilt acum 3 ani.Surorii mele Oana ii place culoarea albastra, asa ca l-a vrut ea !Imi place sa fac acest fel de quilturi, gen vitraliu. … [Read more...]