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Autumn Leaves of Glory – Finished Quilt
Delivery & installation! I really love how this piece turned out, and it’s really striking in this room. Each panel has a rod pocket so the art could be suspended from the rod and hide the hardware. It took the better part of 2 hours to get it hung just right, and we had to move the bed 4 inches to get everything centered. What I love about this picture is how close my artist rendering was to the final piece. I love being able to show my clients what they are going to get in advance. The brown drapes were the original inspiration for the wall hanging, and although I hadn’t seen them, I was able to get a near-perfect match in the brown. The client later sent me a beautiful card to tell me how much he loves this piece. That’s all folks!
Autumn Leaves of Glory – Finishing Update
The hand work is progressing; there won’t be any more photos until delivery, as my design wall is backed with felt & it’s leaving little white fuzzies all over the panels. I’ve gone through an entire roll of sticky lint remover trying to keep them dust free. I had to stop working on this project for a bit to finish Colorado Winter. That’s all folks!
Autumn Leaves of Glory – Finishing
Here, all the panels are assembled, and the remaining work to be done is by hand. I love doing binding by hand, and it’s something that I do on 95% of the quilts I make. The exception to this is on the ready-made baby quilts – binding by machine keeps them more affordable. The remaining panels proceeded in much the same way, although I had a little scare when I ran out of black fabric. Black is one of those colors that is impossible to match, especially if you don’t know where you got it or who manufactured it. Thankfully, when I purchase solid fabrics, I only buy from one particular line at one specific store. Unfortunately, I needed black around the one holiday where it is nowhere to be had: Halloween! It took 3 trips before I could secure it, and I had to send a store employee to the storeroom to look for it. Hence the month-long delay. My lesson from this is to start buying black by the bolt, which I did, so this doesn’t happen again. That’s all folks!
Autumn Leaves of Glory – Binding
Panel #1 is near completion – here it is shown squared up, with the binding applied. Rather than have a border and binding, this piece just has a wide 1″ binding with mitered corners… Here is Panel #1 – finished! The pink is a little brighter than originally intended, but overall I’m pleased with how the panel turned out. This panel is 19″ x 39″. That’s all folks!
Autumn Leaves of Glory – Piecing & Assembly
The fabrics are prepared – pressed, squared, cut into strips, and sewn together in sequence into a continuous tube. The tube is then squared, and ready to begin cutting for the quilt top. Sewing these strips together is very challenging, as they are cut on the cross-grain across the entire fabric width, and have a tendency to stretch as they are sewn together. This has to be compensated for downstream, so it’s best to get it right the first time. These strips are 2 1/8″ wide so they finish at 1 5/8″. The Bargello pattern requires a lot of patience & preparation up front – but it pays off in the end. The batting & backing are prepared – this quilt top is pieced & quilted in one step. The batting used is a thin flannel, which helps to reduce bulk and ensure accuracy. The back is a solid black. Incidentally, this pattern requires some un-sewing, but I don’t mind as much when it’s by design rather than as part of a mistake. (As a side note, I’d hoped to use my brand new labels on this project, but due to the flannel, the fiber content is different than what is printed on the labels.) That’s all folks!
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!
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!
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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