Monday, December 15, 2008

dragonfly quilt complete


the dragonfly quilt is finally finished!
i spent a fair amount of time the past week doing the finishing stitching - both by machine and by hand and i'm so pleased with how it turned out. allow me to share some pictures with you.
i decided to outline the paper pieced dragonfly squares to set them off a bit.


here's the initials piece in context:


marty and i designed a stitching pattern for the middle based on the thunderbolt design of payton's home and the colors of the four directions. i initially did this by machine, but took it out in favor of hand stitching.


here's some of the stippling stitching i did with the free-motion darning foot on my bernette - very fun, it makes the dragonflies pop out in a nice puffy way.


as per marty's suggestion, some of the dragonflies and other bugs got little bee-line trails stitched behind them.
other blocks got outlines inside them.


even the back looks exciting. you can really see the stitching that i did in darker colors to match the quilt top.


here's the bias binding, stitched by hand on the back side, of course.


i was convinced to sign this quilt, something i've never done in previous quilts, but it seemed like a nice idea.


i made two quilted potholders for payton's mama as well.


the quilt and potholders got packaged up and sent out today - hope they like them!

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

The quilt is amazing. I love all the different layers of dragon flies throughout this master piece. I need you to give me a quilting lesson :)

Rachel said...

wow. congratulations on your beautiful quilt! and in time for the holiday season... very impressive.

anyway, looks great! i have serious craft envy.
besos! love you! r

Anonymous said...

congratulations kasha! this looks amazing. you have incredible detail, i'm sure it will be appreciated!

Rachel said...

did i mention how much i love the "bee line" stichings? props to marty!

ps - can your public request entries, like... say... island pictures?? please???

besos!r

Unknown said...

Impressive, amazing, beautiful - all totally appropriate. Now my turn - I will go with breathtaking. Your quilt is a work of art and true craft. I agree with Rachel as well - props to Marty on the "bee line" stitching. Your attention to detail is beyond professional.

Anonymous said...

Kasha! We received the quilt and it has become Payton's magic quilt. That was the very first thing he said when opened it. He said mama it's "MAGIC" it warmed my heart so much, we can feel the love and energy you put it into. I have no words to thank you so much for your love and generosity. Love to you this holiday season. From Payton's Mama

JUSTIN WARREN || jsight.com said...

absolutely f**kin incredible work Kash! I was over a few weeks back and caught a glimpse, I was blown away.

Anonymous said...

nice work(massive understatement)!
what's next? geckos, hibiscus and rainbows? keep up the great work. mahalos for sharing on kauai.
bezos y brazos for u&marty. peace,...jimmy t