Monday, September 14, 2009

DQS7

Although things have been a little crazy in my neck of the woods recently, I managed to get my Doll Quilt Swap quilt all done by the deadline. I'm stamping a few cards to include with it tonight and I'll send to my unsuspecting partner tomorrow and I hope that he/she likes it!

DQS7 finished! - top

I'm in love with the Neptune fabric I used and I'm already plotting a little mini quilt for myself using the other charm pack I bought. I hope my partner doesn't think it's too busy. I was going to use a solid background but then I laid out these strips and fell in love.

DQS7 finished!-detail

I stippled for the first time and I think it went pretty well. My partner will be able to see that it's not close to perfect and I had some tension issues in a couple spots, but overall I'm quite pleased with it. I didn't quilt over the bubbles and I love the way they pop off the quilt.

DQS7 finished! - back

I even made my labels bubbles on the back. I hand sewed all the bubbles using Cheryl at Naptime Quilter's great tutorial. It measures about 12" x 24"

Update: It arrived safely and my partner, Norma (aka Petit Debutant) loves it! She even had it beautifully displayed on her dining room table. Check it out!

10 comments:

  1. I really like the way it turned out!

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  2. I love when the circles pop out as well. Just looks great overall!

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  3. I love it! The front reminds me of bubbles floating up through the kelp. Awesome!

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  4. I really love it! It is like an underwater garden! Well done!

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  5. i love this!! I have neptune fabric set aside for a zig zag quilt....it is so much fun to see something come out of your favorite fabrics

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  6. Way to go on the stippling! It looks great and I love the way the circles stand out.

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  7. What a great quilt! I love the effect of leaving the circles un-stippled.

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