Friday, September 19, 2025

Jardin de Fleurs in EQ8

 Jardin de Fleurs for granddaughter Joanna, designed in EQ8.  The fabrics, not including the background, are from her late other grandmother's stash.  Image from EQ8.



Tuesday, September 16, 2025

Quilting Done, Ducks Unlimited

 The quilting is done on grandson Ethan's Ducks Unlimited quilt.  Tomorrow I'll make the label.



Backing




Friday, September 12, 2025

Past the Central Panel, Ducks Unlimited

 The quilting has passed the central panel on Ethan's Ducks Unlimited.  (Don't worry about the stitching taking away from the duck print; when the overhead lights are on, the ducks take the eminence, and the quilting fades to the background.)












Thursday, September 11, 2025

More Quilting, Ducks Unlimited

 I've made it down to the central panel on Ethan's Ducks Unlimited quilt.   I timed a row of quilting (7½" x 100"):  49 minutes, 41 seconds, and 12 nanoseconds.  Those nanoseconds may have been the time it took me to press 'Stop' on the quilting machine and 'Pause' on the timer.  Intense pantograph!  I could've printed it bigger, but I thought it would be more effective if the panto ducks were about the same size as the duck prints on the small blocks.











Quilting Ducks Unlimited

  Quilting has begun on grandson Ethan's Ducks Unlimited quilt. I'm using 40-wt. Magnifico top and bottom -- Venetian blue on the back, Cream Puff on the top.