Bonnie Hunter's Celtic Solstice

Joyce sent this Bonnie Hunter Celtic Solstice to me for quilting all the way from South Carolina!!  Its a well-traveled quilt!!

As you know, Bonnie Hunter does not do "small." This thing is huge--evidenced by the way it hangs in my studio! (Remind me next time to move some stuff out of the way to make the picture look a little better!!)

I did allover quilting on this one. It was either that or super-dense custom as nothing else would show. However, with as large as this quilt is and as much as it has going on, I think my Heatwave allover gave it movement and definition without overpowering it. Also, and this is a big plus, it didn't break the bank!!!

And a shot of the back...because you have to have a shot of the back, right??? (I gave up on hanging and just folded it over my longarm!)

Dory

A Cheery Little Quilt

This is a store sample for Karen's Quilt Shop in Sequim.  If you haven't been there, you need to go. She's recently moved her shop across 7th Street, behind the paint store, where she has tons more room.

Anyway...I tried something new and I think it worked.  Initially, I was thinking a light gray thread, but once I got a good look at the quilt and the fabric, I really wanted to do something brighter.  So I quilted with a pale yellow.  Here's a close-up:

What do you think?  And a shot of the back...the woman who pieced this actually serged all the seams.  Man, is that nice!!!

Karen has this fabric line in her shop! I just love how cheery it is.

Thanks for having a look!

Dory