Wholecloth pictures posted

I posted some pictures of the whole cloth quilt that finally went to its
new owner earlier this month. http://tinyurl.com/9k8yr

I had a really difficult time trying to get some good pictures of this
one, they look a lot better on my computer than they do at yahoo but this
will have to do for now at least. Some of these were taken during
construction, there are also a couple after it was finished and washed.
You can see the blue lines on the ones taken during the quilting process.

I had a lot of problems with this one...the main problem being the poor
quality of the variegated thread made by Valdani. I contacted them and
they replaced the original thread but the replacement thread was as bad as
the first thread.

I spent a huge amount of time on this quilt, hours alone just finding all
the materials I needed. Aside from the poor quality of the variegated
thread I had no complaints about any of the "ingredients" for this quilt.
I got the preprinted whole cloth panel from Hancocks of Paducah, the solid
thread was from was from Sewing Thread Online, the variegated thread came
from The Thread Exchange (and they have excellent customer service, Russ
refunded the purchase price of the Valdani thread), and the wool batting
came from King's Men Quilting Supply. All these are on line companies and
I would not hesitate to order from any of them again. The backing fabric
and the binding fabric both came from TSWLTH, it's really the only local
chain. I had to return the backing due to flaws and ended up going to 4
different locations but finally got the 10 yards I needed to have. I would
have gotten that on line but I really wanted to see the color in person.
For the binding I used a batik that I found at Joann's, it has the same
basic colors as the variegated thread.

This was a huge project for me, I saw one of these at a quilt show and
really wanted to make one but no way would I ever attempt to hand quilt
anything, much less a queen sized quilt!

Sorry this is so long, I don't post very often, maybe this is why???

Judie in Penfield NY

Wow Judie! That is a wonderful accomplishment. It turned out
beautiful. So just how long did it take you?
Thanks so much for sharing and your long post is just fine : )
Taria

Judie in Penfield NY wrote:

I posted some pictures of the whole cloth quilt that finally went to its
new owner earlier this month. http://tinyurl.com/9k8yr

I had a really difficult time trying to get some good pictures of this
one, they look a lot better on my computer than they do at yahoo but
this will have to do for now at least. Some of these were taken during
construction, there are also a couple after it was finished and washed.
You can see the blue lines on the ones taken during the quilting process.

I had a lot of problems with this one...the main problem being the poor
quality of the variegated thread made by Valdani. I contacted them and
they replaced the original thread but the replacement thread was as bad
as the first thread.

I spent a huge amount of time on this quilt, hours alone just finding
all the materials I needed. Aside from the poor quality of the
variegated thread I had no complaints about any of the "ingredients" for
this quilt. I got the preprinted whole cloth panel from Hancocks of
Paducah, the solid thread was from was from Sewing Thread Online, the
variegated thread came from The Thread Exchange (and they have excellent
customer service, Russ refunded the purchase price of the Valdani
thread), and the wool batting came from King's Men Quilting Supply. All
these are on line companies and I would not hesitate to order from any
of them again. The backing fabric and the binding fabric both came from
TSWLTH, it's really the only local chain. I had to return the backing
due to flaws and ended up going to 4 different locations but finally got
the 10 yards I needed to have. I would have gotten that on line but I
really wanted to see the color in person. For the binding I used a batik
that I found at Joann's, it has the same basic colors as the variegated
thread.

This was a huge project for me, I saw one of these at a quilt show and
really wanted to make one but no way would I ever attempt to hand quilt
anything, much less a queen sized quilt!

Sorry this is so long, I don't post very often, maybe this is why???

Judie in Penfield NY

Wow, that is some nice quilt! Thank you for sharing.

--
Carole
Champlain, NY
http://photos.yahoo.com/ceridwen_rhea

Fine style does not make something true, nor has a man a wise soul
because he has a handsome face and well-chosen eloquence.

Aurelius Augustinus (354-430)

"Judie in Penfield NY" wrote in message
...
I posted some pictures of the whole cloth quilt that finally went to its
new owner earlier this month. http://tinyurl.com/9k8yr

I had a really difficult time trying to get some good pictures of this
one, they look a lot better on my computer than they do at yahoo but this
will have to do for now at least. Some of these were taken during
construction, there are also a couple after it was finished and washed.
You can see the blue lines on the ones taken during the quilting process.

I had a lot of problems with this one...the main problem being the poor
quality of the variegated thread made by Valdani. I contacted them and
they replaced the original thread but the replacement thread was as bad as
the first thread.

I spent a huge amount of time on this quilt, hours alone just finding all
the materials I needed. Aside from the poor quality of the variegated
thread I had no complaints about any of the "ingredients" for this quilt.
I got the preprinted whole cloth panel from Hancocks of Paducah, the solid
thread was from was from Sewing Thread Online, the variegated thread came
from The Thread Exchange (and they have excellent customer service, Russ
refunded the purchase price of the Valdani thread), and the wool batting
came from King's Men Quilting Supply. All these are on line companies and
I would not hesitate to order from any of them again. The backing fabric
and the binding fabric both came from TSWLTH, it's really the only local
chain. I had to return the backing due to flaws and ended up going to 4
different locations but finally got the 10 yards I needed to have. I would
have gotten that on line but I really wanted to see the color in person.
For the binding I used a batik that I found at Joann's, it has the same
basic colors as the variegated thread.

This was a huge project for me, I saw one of these at a quilt show and
really wanted to make one but no way would I ever attempt to hand quilt
anything, much less a queen sized quilt!

Sorry this is so long, I don't post very often, maybe this is why???

Judie in Penfield NY

That is really a beauty and a pat on the back for tackling it. Your QI
is adorable too. Mary

A Friend Is Like A Good Bra. Hard to Find, Supportive, Comfortable, And
Always Close To Your Heart!
http://community.webshots.com/user/moondancewa

"Judie in Penfield NY" wrote in message
...
I posted some pictures of the whole cloth quilt that finally went to its
new owner earlier this month. http://tinyurl.com/9k8yr

Absolutely BEAUTIFUL, Judie! I love, love, love this pattern. I really
think this is my favorite kind of quilt (at the moment).

I can't manage to finish a miniature wholecloth. Let alone a huge quilt
like this.

Congratulations on job well done. I guess I too could do it for my child,
but I can't imagine giving something like this away.

Cindy

Wow, that's very beautiful.

Would you ever do a second for yourself?

marcella

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Judie in Penfield NY wrote:

I posted some pictures of the whole cloth quilt that finally went to its
new owner earlier this month. http://tinyurl.com/9k8yr

I had a really difficult time trying to get some good pictures of this
one, they look a lot better on my computer than they do at yahoo but this
will have to do for now at least. Some of these were taken during
construction, there are also a couple after it was finished and washed.
You can see the blue lines on the ones taken during the quilting process.

I had a lot of problems with this one...the main problem being the poor
quality of the variegated thread made by Valdani. I contacted them and
they replaced the original thread but the replacement thread was as bad as
the first thread.

I spent a huge amount of time on this quilt, hours alone just finding all
the materials I needed. Aside from the poor quality of the variegated
thread I had no complaints about any of the "ingredients" for this quilt.
I got the preprinted whole cloth panel from Hancocks of Paducah, the solid
thread was from was from Sewing Thread Online, the variegated thread came
from The Thread Exchange (and they have excellent customer service, Russ
refunded the purchase price of the Valdani thread), and the wool batting
came from King's Men Quilting Supply. All these are on line companies and
I would not hesitate to order from any of them again. The backing fabric
and the binding fabric both came from TSWLTH, it's really the only local
chain. I had to return the backing due to flaws and ended up going to 4
different locations but finally got the 10 yards I needed to have. I would
have gotten that on line but I really wanted to see the color in person.
For the binding I used a batik that I found at Joann's, it has the same
basic colors as the variegated thread.

This was a huge project for me, I saw one of these at a quilt show and
really wanted to make one but no way would I ever attempt to hand quilt
anything, much less a queen sized quilt!

Sorry this is so long, I don't post very often, maybe this is why???

Judie in Penfield NY

WOW your wholecloth quilt is gorgeous! And I see the "quilt inspector"
loves it just as much if not more ;-) Fantastic job there. I'm assuming
you machine quilted it? I still have a lot to learn as I don't know how to
freemotion quilt yet. All I have really done is stitch in the ditch and
cross-hatching and they've all been babyquilt or wallhanging size lol
Anything bigger gets sent off to be machine quilted for me lol Wonderful
work there!
--
Hugs,
Kerensa
A good friend will come and bail you out of jail...but, a true friend will
be sitting next to you saying, "Wow...that was fun!"

My Quilting Photos
http://photos.yahoo.com/ph/a_web_junkie/my_photos
"Judie in Penfield NY" wrote in message
...
I posted some pictures of the whole cloth quilt that finally went to its
new owner earlier this month. http://tinyurl.com/9k8yr

I had a really difficult time trying to get some good pictures of this
one, they look a lot better on my computer than they do at yahoo but this
will have to do for now at least. Some of these were taken during
construction, there are also a couple after it was finished and washed.
You can see the blue lines on the ones taken during the quilting process.
........................snipped

Spike and Giles are Happy Dancing in their Halloween costumes for your
finished quilt! Spike is a very friendly lion, and Giles is Superman!

--
Wendy
http://griffinsflight.com/Quilting/quilt1.htm
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"Judie in Penfield NY" wrote in message
...
I posted some pictures of the whole cloth quilt that finally went to its
new owner earlier this month. http://tinyurl.com/9k8yr

I had a really difficult time trying to get some good pictures of this
one, they look a lot better on my computer than they do at yahoo but this
will have to do for now at least. Some of these were taken during
construction, there are also a couple after it was finished and washed.
You can see the blue lines on the ones taken during the quilting process.

I had a lot of problems with this one...the main problem being the poor
quality of the variegated thread made by Valdani. I contacted them and
they replaced the original thread but the replacement thread was as bad as
the first thread.

I spent a huge amount of time on this quilt, hours alone just finding all
the materials I needed. Aside from the poor quality of the variegated
thread I had no complaints about any of the "ingredients" for this quilt.
I got the preprinted whole cloth panel from Hancocks of Paducah, the solid
thread was from was from Sewing Thread Online, the variegated thread came
from The Thread Exchange (and they have excellent customer service, Russ
refunded the purchase price of the Valdani thread), and the wool batting
came from King's Men Quilting Supply. All these are on line companies and
I would not hesitate to order from any of them again. The backing fabric
and the binding fabric both came from TSWLTH, it's really the only local
chain. I had to return the backing due to flaws and ended up going to 4
different locations but finally got the 10 yards I needed to have. I would
have gotten that on line but I really wanted to see the color in person.
For the binding I used a batik that I found at Joann's, it has the same
basic colors as the variegated thread.

This was a huge project for me, I saw one of these at a quilt show and
really wanted to make one but no way would I ever attempt to hand quilt
anything, much less a queen sized quilt!

Sorry this is so long, I don't post very often, maybe this is why???

Judie in Penfield NY

That is great, and huge. Congratulations...and by the way my first name is
the same as the receipient.......so ....well..you know I wouldn't mind if I
could borrow G it .....sometime
lol Vickie in Everson, Wa

Thank you. It has many imperfections but it IS finished in my lifetime!

I think I might like to do another one of these, especially since I have
added to my sewing machine collection recently. In fact, I'm sort of
afraid to count but I do know I have at least 8 machines in my bed/sewing
room. And a few more down in the basement.

My newest addition is a Singer 401 that was totally frozen. I managed to
get it working and have been very pleased with both it and myself. It's
the 3rd 401 I've found in the last month after searching for one of these
for quite awhile now. I also got a very nice Singer 500 just last week,
and have been using it for some hemming and some curtains.

So, to answer your question, it would be a lot easier now with the "new"
machines. I've got a walking foot AND a darning foot for the 401's and 500
and that would make things go much more easily. I used my Singer 301 and
then switched to an old faithful Kenmore for the first quilt but didn't
have a walking foot for either of those.

I have yet to make myself a quilt, so far I've made one for each of 7
grandchildren, two daughters, my dad, and a favorite aunt. One daughter
has a quilt I made for her wedding gift plus a lap quilt and a denim
picnic quilt.

Judie


On Tue, 25 Oct 2005, Marcella Peek wrote:

Wow, that's very beautiful.

Would you ever do a second for yourself?

marcella In article