Thursday, January 20, 2011

Pebbles and swirls

I've quilted a bit more of the dragonfly quilt. My first attempt at pebbles...
 

And this is based on a design I saw on Leah Day's blog, Poseidon's Eye. I wanted something that looked like eddies in the air from the dragonfly's wings.
 

You can maybe see the pattern a little better on the back. There is a definite circle theme in this quilt.
 

4 comments:

  1. Kamyki wyszły wyśmienicie.
    Efekt wiru powietrza również widać!
    Podziwiam Twoją pracę! Jest genialna!!!
    Pozdrawiam serdecznie.
    Pebbles came out great.
    The effect of the vortex air shows!
    I admire your work! It is brilliant!
    Yours sincerely.

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  2. Droga Rona!
    Truskawkowy materiał kupiłam gotowy. Niestety tylko mały kawałek - z wyprzedaży fabrycznej. Śmiało korzystaj z pikowania wokół wzoru. Daje to czasami różne ciekawe efekty, często nawet prawie trójwymiarowe.
    Fajnie jest mieć maszynę z długim ramieniem do pikowania. Ja jeszcze się nie dorobiłam i muszę pikować małymi kroczkami na zwykłej maszynie Janome MC5200.
    Pozdrawiam serdecznie. Ania

    Dear Rona!
    The strawberry fabric was bought in a sale - just a scrap. I can only recommend echo quilting around a pattern as you can get interesting effects sometimes even close to 3D.
    I wish I had access to a long arm quilter, but it is well beyond my means so for the time being I have to stick to my Janome MC5200.
    Best wishes
    Ania

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  3. Rona , I love your quilting. I had always quilted by hand but have been attempting FMQ since the Japanese earthquake ( I did a charity quilt).
    I've learnt a lot from Leah Day too.

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