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BLUE WAVE 36" X 50" |
With the top finished my usual reaction to quilting is 'now I have to quilt it, but how'! There really wasn't I could do with this quilt because of the 'Textured Twists'. You can't quilt over the twists or it would ruin the texture and the illusion.
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Seriously, I struggle with quilting ideas! So when a quilt presents itself with the obvious and only solution I jump on it.
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In this case dense curves were quilted between the waves. While not a remarkable design, it suits the quilt and works for me.
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The next phase was what to do between the twists, or should I do nothing at all?! Because some of the curve panels are quite wide, I choose to free motion quilt between every...single...twist! I swallowed my fear of FMQ mostly because I knew it would be much quicker and easier than using a walking foot. And, I'm happy to say it isn't too bad!
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All of the quilting fits with the vibe of the quilt, and in my humble opinion it doesn't detract from the design.
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The very final step was binding of course! Again, I feel like it was predetermined just like the quilting phase. A faced binding was added that lets the waves flow freely from edge to edge.
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Honestly, I'm pretty proud of how this quilt turned out!
I've tried to keep the 'Textured Twist' technique alive and well by bringing new ideas/designs to the table. What will be next?! I haven't a clue, but I'm pretty sure I'll come up with something!
I picked the most obvious name for this quilt...Blue Wave! Too obvious? I was also thinking about 'Solitude', or 'Reflections'. What do you think?
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