Wednesday, 6 April 2011

Lilly Pilly

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Here is another one of my finished projects. I just love Kellies patterns and simply had to make this into a double sized quilt for the guest room. I would have had it for my own bedroom but a superking sized quilt, I felt, was a little to ambitious for my skills. No matter how hard I try I just cant free motion to a high enough standard so I decided to stick with one inch lines for the background. It gives the quilt a wonderful crinkled look and its the first time I have made what I would call a "proper" quilt i.e quilted through to the back rather then add a seperate backing which is what I did with previous quilts.


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I probably could have added a border but I didnt want to detract attention from the tree and this gives the room a lovely focal point yet dosnt make my head spin with busy patterns.

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Hope your all having a lovely sunny day, its nice weather here (for once!) xx
Posted by Dana at Wednesday, April 06, 2011
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27 comments:

  1. rufusdog11 April 2011 at 21:14

    Wow, that is gorgeous, ho on earth did you manage to do the tree, its beautiful xx

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  2. Dana12 April 2011 at 07:20

    Thankyou rufusdog, the trunk and branches were done by raw edge applique and the leaves were using turned edge applique and then hand sewn on, the pictures dont do it justice, the finish is a lot smoother in real life and they edges dont look as jagged! I plan on designing a quilt myself using these methods but this was a great way to practice the techniques.

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  3. Mishypants14 April 2011 at 12:40

    It is beautiful, so very sweet. You should be very proud.

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  4. Canadian Abroad1 May 2011 at 09:52

    Wow! Don't know if I can think of a better word to sum up my reaction. Wonderful quilt!

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  5. Lynne (Lily's Quilts)1 May 2011 at 10:02

    This quilt is just absolutely stunning - sooooooo pretty

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  6. Anonymous1 May 2011 at 10:58

    Oh I love this pattern! You've done an amazing job - it looks incredible!

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  7. Elisa Black1 May 2011 at 11:06

    All I can think of to say is: WOW!! Just gorgeous! The simple white background really draws your attention to the tree and birds, to take a closer look at the details. My 8 year old daughter's name is Dana :o)

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  8. Nikki1 May 2011 at 11:45

    wow what a wonderful quilt I love your colours and the striped fabric on the trunk, stunning.

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  9. Lesly1 May 2011 at 13:23

    That is a real achievement - it is so beautiful and the amount of work I'm sure it took is mind boggling! Thanks for sharing!

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  10. CityHouseStudio1 May 2011 at 13:40

    This is so beautiful!
    I'm with you on the FMQing - not sure my skills are quite up to doing a quilt like this. But I LOVE how you did this with straight line quilting, it's just as stunning!

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  11. Spontaneous Threads1 May 2011 at 13:49

    You are soooo right, without the border the tree is front and center, as it should be. It's breathtaking!

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  12. sewhappiness1 May 2011 at 14:15

    I'm truly amazed!!! This is stunning!!! Gorgeous in the very sense of the word!!!
    You should be really proud!!!

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  13. Marjorie1 May 2011 at 14:35

    Bravo. I have several of Kellie's patterns but have yet to make one.

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  14. www.randomthoughtsdoordi.com1 May 2011 at 15:24

    Winner!

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  15. Arita1 May 2011 at 15:57

    Great work. This will be put on my to do list.

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  16. Nicky1 May 2011 at 16:07

    This looks amazing - what wonderful work!

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  17. Laura1 May 2011 at 16:37

    I just love this quilt! I love looking at all the beautiful fabrics you used and it looks great on the bed! Congrats!

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  18. Mrs Flying Blind...1 May 2011 at 16:46

    Oh this is absolutely fantastic - I would love to be your Guest!!

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  19. Miki Willa1 May 2011 at 18:15

    Wow! This is absolutely stunning.

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  20. Sarah1 May 2011 at 18:34

    Truly stunning - I popped over from Lily's Quilts Fresh Sewing Day links and am so glad I did. WOw!

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  21. Debbie1 May 2011 at 20:50

    Your tree is just amazing! wow.

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  22. Erica1 May 2011 at 22:55

    Wow, -I'm blown away by this, -it's so beautiful. I would love to make this but doubt i could.

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  23. Leanne2 May 2011 at 01:07

    Beautiful quilt, wonderful fabric choices!

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  24. tusen2 May 2011 at 19:38

    Lovely. And it looks really great with the straight line quilting.

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  25. Pam -3 May 2011 at 01:02

    Oh my! This is a million dollar quilt if I ever saw one! Stunning.

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  26. Amorette20 July 2011 at 16:29

    this is beautiful, i love the pinks for color choice

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  27. Unknown30 December 2011 at 00:58

    Late to the party but I absolutely love this quilt! You did wonderful! I agree about not having a border on this quilt, perfect as it is!

    I love your blog, very inspiring, love your review of the PFAFF Quilt Expression 4.0 which I hope to invest in. Take good care.

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