More quilting ...

The BunnyII quilt is progressing, slowly.  I've got all the feathered wreaths done, all the sashings and have only two more blocks to fill with loops.  Then I can go back and fill around the wreaths.  I found a great match to the lime in Gutermann thread yesterday, so I should be all set to finish next week

At last ....

... some quilting!!  I've made a start on the BunnyII top and quilted my first ever feathered wreath, which is also the first time I've ever used a bought stencil.  I decided that marking with a stencil was the only way to get a consistant look on my wreaths, but then looking at the ones in Patsy Thompson's book I suspect she does the same too!! It will need a little background fill, but I'll come back and do that later :)

More Course Fun ...

Still no actual quilting, but more learning and drawing!! Below is a feather design that I drew that was inspired by the wrought iron work above :)

Course fun ...

I've got no further with the Bunny top, but I haven't been slacking.  I've actually been working really hard on the 'homework' for the Quilt Whisperer 101 online course I've just started.  Run by Carla of Feathered Fibers blog it is a great chance to learn more about how to decide what to quilt on a quilt!  It involves a lot of thinking and a lot of sketching (in the loosest sense of the word!).

I won't share all the details of the exercises because it wouldn't be fair to Carla or those of us who have paid to go on the course.  But I will share how we were encouraged to look for design elements within our homes ...

... such as an old rug ...

... sketch out the design elements ...

... turn it into something that would work on a quilt block or border.



Who knew that my old rug had quilting motif potential!!  FUN!!

If you'd like to see what others are struggling to quilt or offer some suggestions, there is a new Flicker group called How Should I Quilt This run by Christina of A Few Scraps blog that is great fun to browse/participate in :)

Bunny II ...

Here's the second top using the bunny fabric.  Those lime green blocks are crying out for feathered wreaths and the sashing strips would be a good place to do some little feathered borders :)

Border quilting part 2 ...

I've quilted the other border and the binding is now on.  I couldn't get a shot that showed the quilting on my design wall, so I've had to show it draped on my table.  There's also a closeup of the second corner which flows much better I think.  Now I've got plans to make another using this bunny fabric where I can practice feathered wreaths :)