The Pokeberry Quilt

The Pokeberry Quilt

Saturday, June 14, 2014

Imperial Blooms by Sue Spargo

 
Gosh, I think I finished the top back in 2012 and I finally started to quilt it yesterday.  I pondered whether to hand quilt it or machine quilt it and finally decided to have a go at machine quilting it.  I've never quilted a wool quilt by machine.
 
 
A close-up of some of the blocks before starting to quilt it, lots of embellishments. 

 
A close-up of the quilting.  I used a specialty thread,  Valdani Unique Twist that blended into the background wool.
 
 
This is the fabric that I'm using for the backing and the binding.



12 comments:

  1. I do like how you have quilted it, makes the blocks stand out. Great work and love your work.
    Maggey

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  2. ditto on Maggey!!!!

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  3. That really came out beautifully and love how it looks with the quilting. The close ups are nice to see, helps me to learn by seeing what others do.

    Debbie

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  4. It all looks wonderful. So nice to have a project finished.

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  5. What a fun quilt! The quilting looks great, what do you think of machine quilting a wool quilt? Is it difficult, or the same as with a cotton quilt?

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  6. Lovely! And a finished project makes it even better. On to the next.

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  7. I like the way you quilted it. It makes the flowers pop!
    Gorgeous wall hanging !

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  8. Such a wonderful quilt. Love the folk art designs!

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  9. What a great quilt! I thought the wool was harder to machine quilt because it is a bit stretchy. Looks like you are doing a terrific job.

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  10. What a stunning quilt! I enlarged one of your photos and your embellishments are beautiful.

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  11. Wow, beautiful doesn't begin to describe your work Nancy :)

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  12. Wow! Beautiful doesn't begin to describe your work Nancy :)

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