Gallery Of Commissioned Quilts ~ 2012
Welcome to the latest gallery of those quilts I have been commissioned to create. I have included detail about each piece, including the specific techniques I may have used; the type of fabrics and the time taken to make each one, as many people are surprised to discover just how many hours it takes to make a quilt.
Check out the new section Projects In Progress section on the Gallery 2011-12 page where there are one or two commissions in progress, along with other projects I am currently working on.
To find out more about how to commission a quilt, click on this link or the Commissions page above.
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| “An Old Friend”
~ January 2012~ This was an interesting little project away from regular quilting; I was asked to recreate a baby blankie that was lost some years before. The fabrics were a gorgeous silk for the front and back and a wonderful satin for the ruffle. In order to replicate the original, only one side was to be quilted and the other had a sweet and personal message embroidered in a lilac embroidery thread. The silk fabric was very expensive and so I approached both the quilting and the embroidery with a little trepidation, however, these parts of the projects went very smoothly. The ruffle on the other hand presented somewhat of a challenge because the fabric frayed alarmingly! In the end I used a ruffler gadget borrowed from my quilting buddy who has the same sewing machine as I. Once the ruffle was applied by machine on one side, it took me two days to invisibly hand sew the ruffle onto the other side! Phew! | Back
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Testimonial"Forthcoming..."
JoAnna E, CA. Jan 2012
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| SpecificationsSize: 36"W x 36"H Fabrics: Silk, Satin Embroidery: Nimbus Font with Floriani Embroidery Thread Quilting: Pantograph - Curlz Timescale: 24.5 hours |
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| “Collaboration & Growth”
~ January 2012~ Early in the new year I was contacted and asked if I could make a quilt in 2 days!! Hmmm! After discussing the project this thankfully stretched to 10, although I delivered in 9!
A Silicon Valley company was having a teambuilding conference and wanted the attendees to write affirmations on fabric squares and have these made into a quilt to commemorate the occasion.
Within 90 minutes I designed the quilt according to their specifications, providing a few different options from which to choose. Within a day we had the fabric chosen (via email and photos!) and the squares prepared and delivered. Two days later the written on squares were returned to me, and in the mean time I had prepared the sashing and cornerstones. 48 hours later it was on my quilt frame - what a whirlwind! This certainly got the new year off to a flying start!
In addition to the squares they had a group photo taken which they wanted included on the quilt. It was too large for one sheet of Printed Treasures photo fabric, so I managed to find a spot where there was a gap between folks so that no-one’s face had a seam through the middle! We also added the company logo with the conference name and date; I manipulated the two until they fit perfectly into the gap 3 squares and two sashing strips would otherwise occupy and I was very pleased with the result.
It was quilted with the Crazy Puzzle pattern which, to me, indicated interlinking / collaboration / collective and so on which I felt went well with the overall theme of the conference.
SpecificationsSize: 65"W x 65"H Fabrics: Moda Marbles, Leaf Print Quilting: Pantograph - Crazy Puzzle Timescale: 35 hours Testimonial"Forthcoming..."
Michelle H, CA. Jan 2012
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