The last time I shared progress on my first
English Paper Piecing quilt, I had finished the center of the quilt. Now the quilt is done! I added a small border with a tiny checkboard theme, as well as a wonderful swirl fabric as a wider border. I named the quilt "Celestial Flora", since it has a feel that is a cross between flowers and outer space.
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| Celestial Flora Quilt |
The quilting isn't visible in this image, but the center is quilted with double lines at various angles. The checkerboard elements are quilted with straight lines that go out into the outer border, both on the side and at the borders. I duplicated the hexagon flowers on each corner and filled in between with medium sized swirl filler.
Needless to day, I'm hooked on English Paper Piecing since I'm now knee-deep into a
La Pasacaglia quilt!
Below are some close-up pictures of some of the quilting detail. The quilting was done with a standard home sewing machine using variegated embroidery thread in the center and monofilament thread on the border.
Click the images to see them larger.
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| Celestial Flora - Checkboard detail |
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| Celestial Flora quilt - Corner detail |
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| Celestial Flora quilt - Center detail |
