At our quilting group this year we had a panel challenge. We were to use a pre-printed panel and turn it into a quilted item (quilt, wall hanging, something for our sewing room, kitchen, or other). Here is my entry. The panel was a Dear Jane panel. When I was first attracted to quilting, it was because of a picture of a Dear Jane quilt that I saw. I've always longed to have one and now I do. I quilted around each of the lines in each of the blocks so it would be hard to tell that the blocks weren't pieced (unless you look really close-many of the pre-printed lines weren't straight). I added a center - a needle-turn applique eagle taken from the book, "Simple Seasons" by Kim Diehl. I was so surprised and pleased that I was voted first place in the panel challenge. Here is a close-up of the eagle so you can see the quilting. The quilting in the outer border is feathers.
Friday, September 20, 2013
Eagle in a Garden of Janes
At our quilting group this year we had a panel challenge. We were to use a pre-printed panel and turn it into a quilted item (quilt, wall hanging, something for our sewing room, kitchen, or other). Here is my entry. The panel was a Dear Jane panel. When I was first attracted to quilting, it was because of a picture of a Dear Jane quilt that I saw. I've always longed to have one and now I do. I quilted around each of the lines in each of the blocks so it would be hard to tell that the blocks weren't pieced (unless you look really close-many of the pre-printed lines weren't straight). I added a center - a needle-turn applique eagle taken from the book, "Simple Seasons" by Kim Diehl. I was so surprised and pleased that I was voted first place in the panel challenge. Here is a close-up of the eagle so you can see the quilting. The quilting in the outer border is feathers.
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3 comments:
Congratulations your panel quilt is absolutely gorgeous. Love your eagle in the middle.
Thank you Paula. I'm pleased to finally have a Dear Jane Quilt. Already found a special place for it on one of my walls - it makes me smile every time I pass it.
I like eagle designs. This was a unique way to use the Dear Jane fabric.
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