She requested "leafy, swirly quilting". I quilted it with "Falling Leaves", which has many different leaf types, with swirls between:
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"Falling Leaves" has an amazing 85" repeat, with 4 shift positions (longarm quilters know what that means--even more randomness), which makes it look freehand.
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The backing is flannel, also. You can see more of the variety of leaves here:
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This quilting design, "Falling Leaves" is by Sophie Collier, who is a member of our Minnesota machine quilters guild, Upper Midwest Machine Quilters.
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Kim, great quilt! May it be loved and cherished and used for years to come.
Grace and peace!!! ~Nancy
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Very nice! I have no idea what shift position means, but it looks great and random!
ReplyDeleteThe perfect quilting for Connecticut, what a warm snuggly quilt it will be.
ReplyDeleteThe leaves make a lovely quilting pattern. Perfect for the flannel.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this finish. Love the matching of the quilting pattern to the user's request and the cuddly flannel.
ReplyDeleteGreat link-up with TGIFF