Evelyn's Garden Stitchery Quilt - custom quilted by Frances Meredith at Fabadashery Longarm Quilting

 

Evelyn's Garden Stitchery Quilt,
custom quilted by Frances Meredith at Fabadashery Longarm Quilting

I had the pleasure of custom quilting Evelyn's garden quilt.  It was made up of small pieced blocks in fresh colours and embroidered panels featuring gardening themes which Evelyn had taken great care in colouring.  Each block seemed to demand its own special treatment - just like a vegetable plot!  The photo below shows it on my Handi Quilter Avante, just a the evening sun is highlighting the quilting.

Evelyn's Garden Stitchery Quilt,
custom quilted by Frances Meredith at Fabadashery Longarm Quilting

I have done several quilts with embroidery on them and, naturally, it is the embroidery which is the most important part of the quilt.  I use Superior Threads Monopoly clear thread to quilt around the embroidery sympathetically, which does not interfere with the hand stitching, but at the same time emphasises the basic shapes through quilting.

Evelyn's Garden Stitchery Quilt,
custom quilted by Frances Meredith at Fabadashery Longarm Quilting