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hmerrill
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| posted on 7/24/2010 at 08:41 PM |
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My stencil throwdown finally done
I didn't think I'd ever get this quilt done but mostly because I didn't have enough hours in the day. I ended up having to do a much denser
background fill than I had planned and that shell took forever but if I went too big the stencil design would have been lost. Here are my details:
Marking - I used miracle chalk and a pounce pad
Who does the quilt belong to? A customer (she did a great job piecing it and took so much time to center the motif in the border that I ended up
outlining it. I had planned piano keys which would have been a lot quicker!
Quilt measurements - 87 x 112
How long did it take you to quilt the quilt? Too long, probably 30 hours or more.
Stencil was from stensource #BC1817
I loved this stencil but I needed something for a block so I just repeated the design 4 times. I used Deloa's curved cross hatch ruler for the cross
hatching. Here is the stencil I made. I used an xacto cutter (very slow) and then remembered that Kay gave really good directions on using a dremmel
tool. Glad hubby had one of those. Worked great and much quicker. You can see it was well used. I don't think I'll use that blue stencil plastic
again though. It was hard to keep in place. Ended up using Pam Clarks basting spray.
Full quilt
Block detail
more blocks
final picture half squares
I hope that was enough detail for you Mary Beth. Thanks for the challenge.
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IBQLTN2
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| posted on 7/24/2010 at 08:45 PM |
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Very Pretty stencil work Heidi
the quilt is gorgeous but you really added the pizzazz to make this one a keepsake I love your stencil that you made.
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CoffeeNQuilts
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| posted on 7/24/2010 at 09:03 PM |
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Beautiful job Heidi. The dense filler was worth it- that stencil design really pops.
Leslie McSorley
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| posted on 7/24/2010 at 09:07 PM |
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Heidi, your work is always just awesome. You did it again! It's beautiful!
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| posted on 7/24/2010 at 09:22 PM |
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I love the colors in this quilt. As usual your work is stunning!
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rlhdesigns
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| posted on 7/24/2010 at 09:48 PM |
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AWESOME!! Love your quilting & the quilt.
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| posted on 7/24/2010 at 10:03 PM |
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Heidi,
Over the top...WAY over!
Linda(Petey)
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| posted on 7/24/2010 at 10:08 PM |
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Gorgeous! Great thought taking the stencil and altering it to fit the block. You did a great job. 
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PattyJo
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| posted on 7/24/2010 at 11:05 PM |
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Beautiful Heidi -I love how the stencil works in the blocks with the cross hatching. Great job. 
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Linda S
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| posted on 7/25/2010 at 12:31 AM |
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Oh Heidi - that is GORGEOUS! I love that stencil too. If you check out my blog, you'll see I've used it too (header pic).
Linda
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| posted on 7/25/2010 at 03:03 AM |
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Absolutely fabulous!!
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| posted on 7/25/2010 at 07:33 AM |
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Very pretty. Your quilting really enhances the beautiful quilt.
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| posted on 7/25/2010 at 07:42 AM |
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As always Heidi....OUTSTANDING. I hope your customer realizes what an amazing quilter she has in you.
Tracey
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| posted on 7/25/2010 at 07:51 AM |
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I love this stencil also! It's one of my personal favorites. You did a wonderful job using it - and in a way that I haven't seen done before. (I
have also tried to make a version of it, and like you, decided I wouldn't do that again! It was way too hard. I'm going to look up the directions
for using a dremmel tool to create a stencil. That's a great idea!)
Your quilt is absolutely gorgeous! Just like all your quilts You did an
amazing job. I really like the block configuration you created using the stencil. The quilt just turned out beautiful!
I LOVE this challenge, and am so enjoying the show!
Debbie in Austin
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| posted on 7/25/2010 at 07:59 AM |
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Very pretty, Heidi! I know what yoou mean about that blue stencil plastic, and the flimsey frosted plastic is even worse. Love the borders, too!
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| posted on 7/25/2010 at 08:29 AM |
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Wowzer! How beautiful! You always do such beautiful work. I think it just made that quilt!
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| posted on 7/25/2010 at 09:47 AM |
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Wow! You did such a beautiful job! You always do
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| posted on 7/25/2010 at 09:59 AM |
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Great quilting! I love the way you combined the stencil bits to make a new stencil. I am unfamiliar with using the dremmel to cut stencils. I've
struggled with xacto in the past. I did a search on the fora for posts regarding dremmel but didn't find anything. Could you please give a
reference?
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hmerrill
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Thank you all so much. I'm just glad it is finally done. I wish you could see it in person, it looks so much better than my photos. It is one long
quilt though. The stencil actually quilted up very quickly. I was able to do my bump, bump feathers going up and down because they were marked. I
just made sure the bump went on the same feather. The background fill was what took so long. I won't be doing that much on customer quilts that is
for sure. I hope she just loves it.
Bonnie - here is the post on the dremmel tool. http://www.apqs.com/quiltboard/viewthread.php?tid=14482&page=1#pid152045
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If she doesnt love it - check her into a psychiatric ward! It's just beautiful.
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Well, you know I'm already a life long fan of yours! This is breathtaking!!! Going into my faves!
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| posted on 7/25/2010 at 01:17 PM |
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That quilting is stunning. Wish I was your customer......
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| posted on 7/25/2010 at 04:30 PM |
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That is just stunning...love the colours and your quilting choices...it's fantastic!
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| posted on 7/25/2010 at 05:04 PM |
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Wow Heidi. That's fabulous quilting. Love the use of the stencil.
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| posted on 7/25/2010 at 06:25 PM |
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Beautiful Heidi. If you ever decide to design, write etc..etc...
please add me to your mailing list. I buy from you.
Heidi, where do you find TIME.....You must be good at
"time management" or "multitasking". Incredible. Good for you.
Thanks for posting the end results.
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