in the Quilting Studio, no. 59

longarm quilting in Europe

Hello, hello! I am back from vacation and happy to be getting things organized again. The demand for longarm quilting has been busier than typical this summer, so I have yet another batch of beautiful customer quilts to share with you. Today several boxes should arrive with new quilting assignments to keep me busy in the days to come. Thanks so much for your trust in my quilting services!

Double 4 Patch by Aurel Sic

I just love the fiesty flavor of this double 4 patch quilt by Aurel. For me it’s the moody burgundy and blue-violet tones, combined with black that give it such a cool, confident attitude.

Such fun! With all these simple squares, the quilting could have gone in lots of a different directions. Aurel had the idea to use Swivel Circle quilting, to which I enthusiastically agreed. Swivel Circle has a wild, swinging, curvy energy, which both compliments and contrasts with her quilt.

And I love her quilt back as well! If you’ve been following these longarm quilting chronicles, you know that I work with many pieced backing. I am glad to see folks using up their leftovers so creatively.

Big Coin Quilt by Aurel Sic

Aurel sent two quilts, and this second was a BIG girl. Just see how she swallows up my space!

This is a coin quilt, which is to say that the patchwork is made up of stacks of rectangle shapes in a proportion that looks roughly like stacked coins. Aurel used a wide variety of colors and many novelty prints. By creating groups of alternating prints with her stacked coins, the quilt has a comfortable rhythm despite its playful personality.

We opted for a straight line quilting pattern since Aurel wanted something rather dense. Cubism quilting creates a texture of oscillating parallel straight lines. These angles bring a fresh kind of movement to the otherwise squared off coin shapes.

The whole thing was quilted with light gray thread, which blends nicely with the colors overall.

Village quilt by the community of LindeOord

In January of this year a group of men and women moved into a brand new apartment building in central Netherlands. They decided to soften the communal space by creating a quilt together, made up of colorful house blocks, to hang on the wall. Gillian de Haas, whose quilts I had previously quilted, organized the project and arranged to have me quilt the finished composition.

The group began sewing in April and by the beginning of July they had made all 132 blocks, both by hand and by machine. As tends to be the case when many hands collaborate together on a quilt, the house blocks ranged in final size. With determination, Gillian was able to join them together into a cohesive, cheerful whole, and it was my pleasure to add a quilting texture.

Baptist fan quilting was a classic and practical choice. Its soft, repetitive curves reinforce the patchwork with an even blanket of quilting lines. I’m sure that the finished wall hanging will be enjoyed by residents for years and years to come!

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I’d be happy to finish your projects with a beautiful quilting texture too. My services are available to those who live throughout the European region. Please be in touch if you have any questions or start the process off by placing your order. I can’t wait to collaborate on YOUR quilt!