When Kayla was home over Christmas she brought a quilt for me to quilt. At first I just groaned. How am I going to quilt that???
But then I thought.. WONDERFUL!! I get to work on a truly “modern” quilt and here it is!!
It’s off center…wonky and random-a total modern look! Can you believe she sewed it on her treadle??
At first, I didn’t know how to tackle the quilting and then I though…Just go…and I did. I was worried about those big borders along two of the sides but it was actually really fun!
I got lots of practice holding the ruler and moving the machine with one hand.
I will never balk or wonder again about quilting a modern quilt. It was a blast!! I tried to quilt most of the segment in their own pattern, but some I connected.
The back…well it almost has a modern whole cloth quilt look to it. FUN!!
If Kayla wants to make another…I sure won’t groan. I’ll grab it up and throw it on the quilt machine right away…this king of quilting is time consuming but a whole lot of fun!!
Today, we are hooking up with……Confessions of a Fabric Addict, Link a Finish Friday,Freedom Fridays, and Crazy Mom Quilts.
Beautiful, amazing free motion quilting!!
Fabulous quilt and quilting! Great job ladies!
The quilting looks amazing, I love improv pieced quilts.
Very successful! That was a lot of one-armed quilting. Love it and like you I generally am not a fan of the modern look.
This turned out great! Really neat quilt. :)
I always struggle to figure out how to quilt my quilts. I love this look. Will have to remember this idea for my next one.
Love how you quilted this. It looks great!
This is my first visit to your blog and it has been a real treat for the eyes. You have done an awesome job of quilting and I love the wonkiness of the squares. Modern quilt give us a way out when we create squares that are not strictly by the book. How in the world you quilt like this with a ruler in your other hand I do not know. I tried free motion one time and gave up. Now, I do basically straight lines-diagonals-cross hatching. That way I feel way more secure though the backs surely do not look like this gorgeous back. Kudos to you. genie
I think it’s really cool that she sewed a modern quilt on her treadle machine!
Your quilting is fabulous!! I could sit here and look at it all morning!! :)
Absolutely fabulous. This is so very creative and beautiful.
Great job! I love the quilt and the quilting! I wouldn’t have been that brave…but you did wonderful!
Looks like you are an expert at “Quilting Modern”. Looks great and how wonderful the piecing was done on a treadle.
Oh wow, you sure tackled that one didn’t you! Spectacular and creative quilting, love it!
What a lovely job! I am in awe of the quilting! I have only just done a quilt with different quilting techniques in it…it was so much fun. I am going to have to practice more – and hopefully use some of the awesome designs you used on this!
Wow you did such a great job with that. I admit I am afraid to jump in and just do something but always glad when I do.
Love your quilting. Did you use the same ruler for the straight lines that you used for your clam shells? I was thinking of getting one as it looked like an inexpensive way to give quilting with a ruler a try. Love your blog also. I look forward to reading It everyday.
I love the fresh modern feel! Awesome work!
If you enjoyed yourself quilting this immensely—-that’s what it is all about—having fun!! Love the white backing with all that gorgeous quilting being shown off!
Wow! The whole quilt is wonderful. Love your machine quilting choices too.
Love the quilt and the quilting!!! I have a customer quilt that is modern waiting for it’s turn on the frame so I’ll be studying what you did for the quilting!!
Love the design, the colors and the quilting is most fabulous. Great job.
Gorgeous! Love the quilting, it looks amazing on the back :)
Improv quilts are some of my favorites. Amazing she pieced it on a treadle and you did a lovely job quilting it. I love the vision and detail you had. You made an already pretty quilt, wonderful with the imaginative quilting.
Super cool. It goes together just wonderfully. Very fun.