Dresden Pate Wedding Quilt made by Camilla, quilted by Frances Meredith

'Dresden Plate' wedding Quilt made by Camilla,
Quilted by Fabadashery Longarm Quilting

The wedding season is truly upon us and now the special dates have passed I can start to show some of the lovely quilts which have been gifted.  This is a lovely Dresden Plate quilt made by Camilla.  The twenty plates are made from Liberty fabrics and are sashed with a lovely soft blue fabric.

'Dresden Plate' wedding Quilt made by Camilla,
Quilted by Fabadashery Longarm Quilting

Camilla chose swirly, feathery quilting pattern called 'Wave On Wave' designed by Patricia Ritter, and we chose a Warm Grey Glide thread to stitch out the pretty pattern.  As it was a wedding present, Camilla also took advantage of my Quilt Label service to record the special event. 

'Wave On Wave' digital Pantograph designed by Patricia Ritter

'Labour of Love' Clamshell Quilt made by Jenny Otto, custom quilted by Frances Meredith

'Labour of Love' Clamshell Quilt made by Jenny,
custom quilted by Frances Meredith

This is Jenny's Clamshell quilt which was on display at the 2018 Festival of Quilts in the Two Person Category.  Whenever I passed it there was always a crowd of people swarming all over it in amazement of her skills.  I really do think that Jenny is a contender for the 'Clamshell Queen' crown.

Clamshell Quilt made by Jenny, 
custom quilted by Frances Meredith

Jenny asked me to quilt this masterpiece for her, asking for just Stitch in the Ditch around each clamshell.  Although I do have a computerized facility on my APQS Longarm machine, this job needs to be hand-guided, to stitch exactly along the seam line.  I stitched it in Monopoly invisible thread using rulers, so the quilt was all about the Jenny's clamshells and not the quilting.  If you look at the back, you can see my work!

Clamshell Quilt made by Jenny, 
custom quilted by Frances Meredith

Competition Time - Win a pair of Tickets to the 2018 Great Northern Quilt Show, Harrogate

Competition Time!

Fabadashery Longarm Quilting has a pair of tickets to giveaway to the Great Northern Quilt Show which is on Friday 31st August - Sunday 1st September 2018.

There are several ways of winning
1. Follow this blog, by using the link on the right-hand side
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3. Become a Fabadashery Longarm Quilting Facebook Follower
The winners will be announced on Friday 24th August 2018
Closing Date: Midday GMT Thursday 23rd August 2018

Porcelain Petals quilt , made by Alyson Wells, quilted by Frances Meredith, Fabadashery Longarm Quilting

Porcelain Petals quilt , made by Alyson Wells,
quilted by Frances Meredith, Fabadashery Longarm Quilting

It is nearly over a year since I quilted this beautiful quilt for Alyson and this week it can be seen on display at the 2018 Festival of Quilts,UK in the Two Person Category, No IO44.  Do be sure to take a look at it if you are visiting.  I took a lovely picture of the lovely texture created from the free- motion quilting around the applique whilst it was still on my long arm frame.

Porcelain Petals quilt , made by Alyson Wells, 
quilted by Frances Meredith, Fabadashery Longarm Quilting

This is a medallion quilt with clever use of striped fabric for the vase for the flowers and a wonderful pinwheel border.

Porcelain Petals quilt , made by Alyson Wells, 
quilted by Frances Meredith, Fabadashery Longarm Quilting

Pendle Hill Quilt made by Barbara, Fabadashery Long Arm Quilting - Custom Quilting

'Pendle Hill' Di Ford quilt, made by Barbara,
custom quilted by Frances Meredith

Perhaps one of the most satisfying moments of my job as a longarm quilter is taking the quilt off the frame once it is finished.  This is especially the case if the quilt has been custom quilted.  They take a lot of time and a lot of mental and physical energy to do, but the results are always worth it.  This is Barbara's version of the Di Ford quilt design 'Pendle Hill.

'Pendle Hill' Di Ford quilt, made by Barbara, 
custom quilted by Frances Meredith

I quilted this quilt for Barbara last year and it is currently on display in the Two Person Category at the 2018 Festival of Quilts, No I005.

'Pendle Hill' Di Ford quilt, made by Barbara, 
custom quilted by Frances Meredith

Paintbox Crossing Quilt made by Tricia

Paintbox Crossing Quilt made by Tricia,
quilted by Frances Meredith

This is a pretty quilt made by Tricia from a quilt kit available from White Cottage Country Crafts, Wolverhampton.  I have this pattern myself but am yet to make it!

Paintbox Crossing Quilt made by Tricia,
quilted by Frances Meredith

The quilting pattern we chose was the ever popular Ginger Hearts designed by Apricot Moon.  On this occasion we used a Leather Brown Glide thread and as usual the pattern came out beautifully.  If you like hearts then this is a great pattern to go for.

'Ginger Hearts' digital pantograph, designed by Apricot Moon