Advent Day 4 - Barbara's Aves Quilt featured in Quiltmania magazine Nov - Dec 2019

'Aves Quilt' made by Barbara Gillespie,
APQS Longarm quilted by Frances Meredith, Fabadashery Longarm Quilting

I had a very exciting email today - Barbara, one of my longarm quilting customers, contacted me to say that the 'Aves' quilt I had custom quilted for her is part of a feature article on the Festival of Quilts in the Nov/Dec 2019 Quiltmania magazine.  Barbara had signed up for the Kathryn Kerr 'Aves' Block of the Week and made a beautiful job of the intricate piecing.  Knowing the time it takes to hand piece a quilt like this, I was keen to make sure the quilting enhanced it.

'Aves Quilt' made by Barbara Gillespie, 
APQS Longarm quilted by Frances Meredith, Fabadashery Longarm Quilting

This is how it looked after I had just taken it of my APQS longarm quilting machine at the end of June.  It was posted to Barbara in Scotland where she finished it off then promptly sent to the Festival of Quilts in August.  

I haven't seen the full article, but I have asked Father Christmas for a Quiltmania subscription ....

Detail: 'Aves Quilt' made by Barbara Gillespie, 
APQS Longarm quilted by Frances Meredith, Fabadashery Longarm Quilting