Some finishes

Toward the end of last week, I managed to get a couple of client quilts finished - two hand guided and one on the Elevate.

First up is another Africa quilt by Jan:

And some detail pics:

Jan also had this cute nine patch topper:

And then this super cute Drunkards Path by Kris was stitched using the Elevate.  The quilting design is Circles and Lines (Cyndi Hermann):

Shay's Mountain Cabin quilt

So as I'm sitting here waiting for Hurricane Dorian to decide if he's gonna turn or not, I realized that I never shared Shay's quilt on Friday.  I managed to get it finished before the hurricane prep rush.

I know they aren't the greatest pictures, but again... hurricane prep!

Two cuties for Kate

I finished up two super cuties for Kate -

First a Christmas table topper:

And then a wall hanging:

Diane's Rooster Applique Tablerunner

This was such a fun piece to work on - Diane's beautiful applique makes it so easy!

And a detail pic:

Kris's Bali Wedding Star

Kris's beautiful Bali Wedding Star is finally finished.  I stress finally because it has been on the frame since July.  Ahh, yes, there were two separate weeks of travel in there too, so it's not like it was a month worth of quilting.

We'll rewind back to the beginning... this quilt has been waiting to be quilted since last November.  There were multiple mishaps and delays, and finally, in July it was time!

So... if you know me, you'll already know I have some serious attention issues.  Doing a quilt like this really tests those limits.  So we decided I would do some of the repetitive designs on the Elevate.  I spent a day or so designing different elements for the large open background area.  Kris decided on one and we were off... I would use the Elevate to do all the design elements.  This design (as well as many others) is available here:  https://patterncloud.com/store/designer.php?designer_id=117

It looked amazing!

So then a week of travel... and time for the hand-guided part.  I switched the quilt over to my Vision 2 (in case I needed the Elevate for some E2E stuff) -- let me tell you, zipper leaders are great for this!

Then on to pebbles, and more pebbles, and even more pebbles... so many tiny little pebbles. 

So this was a slow, slow process.  And yes, my lack of attention probably got the best of me -- not to mention daily storm delays (gotta love a Florida summer).  And then... yep, another week of travel.

But then... the bottom!  But, that was only the end of the pebbling, now it was time for all the ditching.  So, back up to the top and stitch the entire quilt one more time!  Oh, but it is so worth it -- just look at the difference it makes (the top arc is ditched, the bottom is not):

And more rain delays...
and then, just like that (no really, more like 32 hours) all the hand guiding was finished!  Time for pics... or so I thought.  I usually pin the quilts to boards for nice flat photos.  The boards are 8'x8' and it takes someone to hold the boards upright while I take the photo... well when the light was right no one was here -- when someone was here it was storming.  murphy's law, right?  So, I've currently given up on the nice flat photo -- here's what we have:

Muriel's Midnite Harvest

I finished up this super cute quilt for Muriel.  The pattern is Midnite Harvest by Primitive Gatherings/Lisa Bongean.  Sorry, it's not the best picture - of course, the wind grabs it right when you snap the pic!

Pam's Gardeners Alphabet

Between daily thunderstorms, tiling the house, and traveling I have finally finished Pam's Gardeners Alphabet (the pattern is by Crabapple Hill Studio).  It is nothing short of gorgeous!

So, if you are interested in the design concept, multiple videos of the quilting (as well as a bunch of other goodies) you can subscribe to my Patreon account - https://www.patreon.com/quiltyk

And some detail pics:

And, you know me and solid backs... look at these!

Susan's Acorn Trail

After quilting like a mad person (trying to stay on schedule), this morning I finished Susan's Acorn Trail quilt.  The pattern is by Black Mountain Quilts.

A couple of detail pics:

And, of course, a peek at the back:

Shay's Lake Lanier

I've just finished Shay's Lake Lanier quilt.  And please forgive my not-so-excellent photography skills... and by not-so-excellent, I mean totally lacking today!  Wouldn't you know it, as soon as I take the picture the wind blows... ugh!  Just forgive that little curling corner, it's not really curling.

And a few detail pics:

On the name block I added some black thread to make it appear like a distressed piece of wood.  The entire border/sashing is done as tree bark.  I just wanted this to stand out on its own.

And a special request by Shay was to have a duck stitched in the water on the ducks block - voila!

  You can watch me stitching this pinecone detail here.

This was a super fun quilt and I think it turned out pretty awesome!

Carol's Tumbling Blocks

I've just finished this awesome tumbling blocks quilt for Carol - I just love her use of colors on this!

And a detail pic:

Oh, and there was just a little wonkiness going on in the one border.

If you want to see how I fixed it, subscribe to my Patreon account - https://www.patreon.com/quiltyk