I finished quilting the Farmer’s Wife quilt yesterday. I think the farmer’s wife had PMS. The quilting did NOT turn out like I wanted. I used a new thread so I had to fiddle with tension, I quilted a wrinkle into the batting, my feathers are organic (code for unruly and too fat). I am just not happy with the quilting job I did. It looks much better in pictures than in person. Here are some in process shots.
The quilting is finished and it is off the frame. I hope to get the binding on before work today.
In other news, no school again here today. The roof of our local K-Mart collapsed due to the snow. Thankfully, no one was hurt. Here is the view out my back door.
Someone is trying to stay warm in the subzero temps.
And the other grand dog also loves her bed.
Stay warm folks!
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A magnificent quilt!!! Love the colours and the design.
I think your quilting looks spectacular! I can’t wait to see the entire quilt when it’s finished. Hope you’re starting to warm up there.
I think your quilt is quite lovely! I like the fat feathers!
Oh it’s wonderful! Come back to it in a few days and see if you like it better. I sure hope so cuz it looks fantastic.
If I could quilt as well as you, I’d be doing a happy dance all over the house. I think it looks grand. Not the back yard though. I am so sorry. And so thankful we do not have that extreme cold and snow.
I don’t know anything about longarm quilting (and have not attempted fmq yet either) but I like how that brown border has all those squiggly lines as part of the print. Could you have followed those lines to do the quilting in the border? I had a piece of fabric with some squiggles that I used on the back of a mug rug and I hand quilted that side along some of the lines. Came out pretty good. The best thing is my daughter loved it!
I think your quilting is beautiful! I really like the word “organic”……I recently finished a wall hanging with feathers that were definitely “organic”! Thanks for sharing.
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It looks lovely Katy. I, like you, am my own worst critic. Nice work!
I think your feathers look good, but I know what you mean. “Fat fingers” I call them, when I can’t seem to make a slim, graceful feather. I have a quilt to load today. The top is quite busy so I can’t decide whether to quilt very simply (and I SHOULD!) or do something a little fancier that won’t even be seen. 🙂
Stay warm and stay safe.
The farmer’s wife had PMS – too funny. The quilting looks good. Sometimes we are our worse enemies. Maybe you will be more pleased when the binding is attached. It’s a very pretty quilt!