FROM CONCEPT
TO COMPLETION
A few weeks
ago, I got a call from a person who had found me on the internet by
googling "quilter near New Lenox". He said he had an idea for a memory
quilt for his wife and wanted to commission me to make it. He stopped
by with the rough sketch, shown above. When he told me his name, we
realized that our fathers (both now deceased) were close friends, and
his parents were my godparents, whom I had not seen in over fifty
years! Small world!
I referred him to Karen Musgrave
to have the memory blocks created, because I do not do applique. He
brought the blocks to me a few weeks later and I designed the quilt. He
had also brought me a pillow to show the colors of his family room, and
I made a trip to Roberts Sewing Center to shop for fabric for the top and a cozy flannel for the backing.
I pieced
the top, quilted it with my Tin Lizzie Ansley 26 quilting machine, using
a new digital design that my customer picked out, called "Lockets",
which I have fallen in love with! I get my digital quilting designs
from Urban Elementz.
I finished
the binding this morning, and I am so happy with the way it turned out!
This is going to be a lovely surprise for my customer's wife. The only
problem is that he told me not to call him, for fear his wife would
answer the phone, so now I have to wait for him to call me! Here are a few photos of the completed quilt:
One last
thing... With my new Quilt Magician computerized digital quilting
system, I was able to perfectly size the quilting pattern so that the
borders have centered heart lockets, and it ended up looking like a
custom border pattern, without the extra fuss and expense to my
customer.
If you are
in the market for a custom created quilt, please contact me. Projects
like these are so much fun, and the resulting quilt will be treasured by
your loved one for life!
