Friday, June 23, 2017

Geese in Flight ~ A Heart Builders Quilt

I recently received this quilt top pieced by Annette Z to quilt for Stash Builder Box's Heart Builders charity. It is gorgeous, with tons of flying geese in different formations.


Photo credit: @annettezee

I loaded the quilt on my frame and got to work. When I first got my longarm, for some reason I was most fearful about learning to load. I've watched videos, and they didn't make any sense. But once I actually did it, I realized it's not that bad, and even kind of enjoyable! (Preparing the backing, on the other hand, is not the least bit enjoyable.)

I looked at this top for awhile before I decided on my design. I did a swirl / paisley allover for most of it, but I highlighted a few of my favorite blocks and did a custom design for those.

I finished it with a black binding to give it some extra drama. Now, once I can find a box to ship this, it's off to be given to a child in need!

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I joined the link parties at Busy Hands Quilts, Confessions of a Fabric Addict, Crazy Mom Quilts, Sew Can She, and Cooking Up Quilts. Link up!

14 comments:

  1. I like how you singled out a few blocks for special treatment - nice touch!

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  2. Very pretty quilt!! Have a wonderful day!!

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  3. Outstanding! I love all those geese and the colors. Someone will certainly love this!

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  4. What a gorgeous, fun quilt! Your quilting finishes it in style. Love the special sections. Great finish!

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  5. A lovely quilt! And your quilting looks very effective on it!

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  6. Beautiful quilting! I love this quilt!

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  7. Beautiful quilting on a beautiful quilt. The black binding frames it nicely...someone will love it.

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  8. Another beautifully quilted quilt! The top is stunning and the special highlighting of the blocks is a nice touch.

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  9. Great job finishing this lovely quilt!

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  10. Pretty quilt and a beautiful finish. I'm with you on preparing quilt backs. I can procrastinate on that for days!

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  11. You did a wonderful job on the quilting . It's a great donation quilt. Very colourful.

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  12. Marvelous job! You did great. Learning the longarm just takes practice, you'll get more comfortable as you use it more. I like using wide backings so I don't have to piece.

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