I love it when I get a surprise through the lens of the camera. I didn’t even notice the log cabins until I was photographing this quilt; a delightful surprise.
Its always fun to pull out my specialty threads. This time I used a silver metallic thread for the snowflakes.
One of my favorite quilting techniques is free motion thread painting. On this quilt I purposely didn’t tightly stitch the mama bear’s face or the cubs so that they would have a 3-D effect.
It’s not too often that I get to use my scenic quilting designs. The backing was an excellent choice for dark brown thread. It is exciting when you can have a reversible quilt.
If you look back on my blog you will see the Ombre Quilt to which these pillow shams are a match. Same fabrics, quilting design and thread.
I can just imagine cuddling up with this quilt, a favorite toddler and a stack of Dr Seuss books.
Just enough solid color fabric to allow my quilting to shine!
The intricate piece work is fore front on this quilt. However the quilting on the blue borders is understated and gives the solid color amazing texture. It’s always exciting to see how the piecework and the quilting work come together.
Notice how the waves in the quilting reflect the subtle curves of the piecing. Very calming and serene.
What an eye catching array of colors. The orange background is spectacular and a fantastic canvas for the wavy quilting design.
