Autumn Leaves of Glory – Fabric Selection
Fabrics for this quilt were purchased. It took a few hours to select a pleasing combination that most closely matched the intended design. There is a good mix of scale between large, medium, and small scale prints – the fabrics are in sequence from right to left. That’s all folks!
Space Bears – Finished Quilt
Finished! The quilt is complete, and is inspected for damage, forgotten pins, stray threads, etc. The back of the quilt is fairly simple, but the tumbling space bears are adorable! The quilt features a custom printed label with the name of the recipient hand-lettered. This particular project marks the end of an era – I have outsourced my label printing, and all future bed type quilts will feature a consistent fiber content label, a “Made in the USA” label, and care instructions. These labels will be sewn into the binding on the back of the quilt, rather than bonded to the quilt. I may continue printing labels for art quilts. All packaged up and ready to go! That’s all folks!
Space Bears – Binding
The border has been applied in this photo, and the quilt has been trimmed & is ready for binding. I always use double fold French binding – it uses more fabric but produces a more durable quilt that will withstand many washings. That’s all folks!
Space Bears – Piecing & Basting
The color scheme is still the same, but once the actual fabrics were laid out, I found the more pleasing color scheme used the yellow squares in the corners, and the white nearest the center. In this photo, the quilt top has been assembled (minus the borders), pin basted, and all the ribbon quilting has been completed. That’s all folks!
Autumn Leaves of Glory – Layout Selected
Customer chose layout option #1. I have agreed to reduce the size of the panels slightly so there is flexibility in spacing them once they are in the room. They will all be suspended from a continuous rod so that they hang evenly in the space. That’s all folks!
Autumn Leaves of Glory – Design Options
LAYOUT OPTION #1 Here is a sketch of the proposed quilt layout. It is a continuous quilt design split into four equal panels, bordered in black. Each panel is approximately 21″ x 40″. This is a sketch of the room, with Layout Option #1 in place: LAYOUT OPTION #2This is the same quilt design, without splitting it into panels, bordered in black. Finished size is approximately 75″ x 40″: This is a sketch of the room, with Layout Option #2 in place: That’s all folks!
Autumn Leaves of Glory – Color Scheme
This is the color scheme for the quilt (not the exact fabrics – just for illustration purposes.) The client will be presented with 2 layout options and the opportunity to change the color scheme. A quote is provided at the same time. That’s all folks!
Space Bears – Fabric Selection
Here is the actual fabric which will be used for this project.That’s all folks!
Space Bears – Design
This is the color scheme for the quilt, which pulls some of the accent colors from the bear fabric.That’s all folks!
Autumn Leaves of Glory – First Project Meeting
Project Description: This quilt is a custom design for a client to complement the room’s decor and add a splash of color. It uses the Bargello block & rotary cut strip construction this pattern is known for. Finished Size: 40″ x 84″ (approx.) Fabric Selection: Colors inspired by a fall print. Customer provided a sketch of the room layout with the approximate location of the quilt. The customer also provided a description of the colors currently in the room. Inspiration for the quilt will be from fall colors. That’s all folks!
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