My Quip - Elation - Quilting Part 1 - Concentric Circles

Good Day,

Continuing our work and my report on the progress of our new quilt and wall hanging Elation...

For the first run all butterflies have been added.

And now begins the quilting.  The sandwich has been constructed; the top; 100% cotton batting; and a beige solid back.  All three parts are safety-pinned together.  The quilting is being done with our Janome Memory Craft 6300 domestic sewing machine.

Part 1 - The Pantone -

Andy and I decided on concentric circles.  They are drawn in freehand 1/4" apart and then quilted using a walking foot.  We decided to keep this form, the concentric circles, of quilting only in the Pantone area of our Elation.

Here are some images -

Follow our previous postings to see and read about our thoughts and progress.

My Quip - Elation - Our Progress - Adding Butterflies
February 22, 2016
http://quiltsb.blogspot.com/2016/02/my-quip-elation-our-progress-adding.html

My Quip – Elation – Step By Step...
February 19, 2016
http://quiltsb.blogspot.com/2016/02/my-quip-elation-step-by-step.html

My Quip – Elation – Continued Progress
January 10, 2016
http://quiltsb.blogspot.com/2016/01/my-quip-elation-continued-progress.html

My Quip - Elation - Progress and Phase 2 
January 7, 2016
http://quiltsb.blogspot.com/2016/01/my-quip-elation-progress-and-phase-2.html

My Quip – Elation – The Building of Our New Quilt/Wall Hanging
January 4, 2016
http://quiltsb.blogspot.com/2016/01/my-quip-elation-building-of-our-new.html

My Quip – Elation – Quilt in Progress, A New Wall Hanging 
December 30, 2015
 http://quiltsb.blogspot.com/2015/12/my-quip-elation-quilt-in-progress-new.html

Please feel free to email Andy and me at Quilts SB if you have any questions, comments, thoughts, ideas.

Enjoy,

Jim and Andy

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My Quip - Elation - Our Progress - Adding Butterflies

Good Day,

Part of our Elation quilt and wall hanging design is to celebrate the nature of butterflies... I have always likes butterflies. I like the magnificence of their variety and their colors.

My thought process in designing Elation seemed to be synchronous with the presentation of the 2016 Hoffman Challenge fabric, Crystalia. The digitally printed butterflies, when we first saw them, seemed to fit what we were looking for. (Oh yeah we’re working on another possibility for the Challenge.)

Our idea is to appliqué individually cut, (broderie perse), butterflies in an effort to create a feeling of delight and celebration. This is our Elation.

More images -

Follow our previous postings to see and read about our thoughts and progress.

My Quip – Elation – Step By Step...
February 19, 2016
http://quiltsb.blogspot.com/2016/02/my-quip-elation-step-by-step.html

My Quip – Elation – Continued Progress
January 10, 2016
http://quiltsb.blogspot.com/2016/01/my-quip-elation-continued-progress.html

My Quip - Elation - Progress and Phase 2 
January 7, 2016
http://quiltsb.blogspot.com/2016/01/my-quip-elation-progress-and-phase-2.html

My Quip – Elation – The Building of Our New Quilt/Wall Hanging
January 4, 2016
http://quiltsb.blogspot.com/2016/01/my-quip-elation-building-of-our-new.html

My Quip – Elation – Quilt in Progress, A New Wall Hanging 
December 30, 2015
 http://quiltsb.blogspot.com/2015/12/my-quip-elation-quilt-in-progress-new.html

Please feel free to email Andy and me at Quilts SB if you have any questions, comments, thoughts, ideas.

Enjoy,

Jim and Andy

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My Quip - Elation - Step By Step...

Good Day.

Andy and I are continuing our step-by-step progress of our new quilt and wall-hanging Elation.

Elation - JS AB - Progress update

We've attached Part 1 to Part 2, the pantone to the background.  We've used Robert Kaufman Kona Cotton Solids which we found in both jelly rolls and fat quarter bundles.

The beige background was supposed to be four shades of beige but we ran out.  If you look closely you can see that the dye-lots are actually somewhat off.  Hell the effect is still a good one.

More images -

We've pieced the beige fabrics on the strips to create a sort-of basket weave-type look.  

We were a bit worried at the number of seams coming together at some junctions.  By trimming them we were able to get them to lay flatter...

Here are some progressive images of joining the beige background to the color pantone.

Previous postings -

My Quip – Elation – Continued Progress
January 10, 2016
http://quiltsb.blogspot.com/2016/01/my-quip-elation-continued-progress.html

My Quip - Elation - Progress and Phase 2 
January 7, 2016
http://quiltsb.blogspot.com/2016/01/my-quip-elation-progress-and-phase-2.html

My Quip – Elation – The Building of Our New Quilt/Wall Hanging
January 4, 2016
http://quiltsb.blogspot.com/2016/01/my-quip-elation-building-of-our-new.html

My Quip – Elation – Quilt in Progress, A New Wall Hanging 
December 30, 2015
 http://quiltsb.blogspot.com/2015/12/my-quip-elation-quilt-in-progress-new.html

Please feel free to email Andy and me at Quilts SB if you have any questions, comments, thoughts, ideas.

Enjoy,

Jim and Andy

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