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unicornslave — Crazy Rays
Published: 2006-09-04 10:46:50 +0000 UTC; Views: 2832; Favourites: 39; Downloads: 58
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I love the colors and the stars. And it was such an easy quilt to piece. Much tougher to quilt - I did it all in metallic threads - gold, red, copper and purple... I'm not crazy about quilting with metallic threads on such a large scale. But the effect came out great.The photo could have been better but it was a windy day. Hopefully I can switch out the photo for a better one soon.
- As promised, here is the updated photo, taken in the studio.
Links to the quilting details to follow.
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Wow very beautiful combination of colours!! In fack, they are my favourites
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this is really great job.. i just wonder which mason ordered this octagonal, triangle illuminati quilt.
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the colours are beautiful!
So vibrant and effective its awesome
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What absolutely sumptuos colors!! I love the colors, the pattern, and the overall effect of this piece. I like the metallic threading in it too- I'm sure it really looks great when you see it up close. And your piecing is so precise!! Amazing. Excellent job!
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Thanks! This quilt was SO fun to make... and you'd be surprised at how little precision there is in this one - it's a 'crazy' quilt, which means it's just slash, shuffle and sew however it comes out - and this was the result - I've done another one in red, white, blue and gold... Not finished yet though... I'm glad you like it.
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now i'm sure you haven't slept in ages 
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Heh... thanks! and yes, metallics are wonderful to look at, but can be a problem to sew. But they work much better in my Bernina than in my ancient Singer.
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my janome HATED metallic thread and any form of freemotion quilting. she has been replaced with a husqvarna, but i haven't had the chance to try out metallic thread yet. the work side of things has overtaken the creative unfortunately.
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I love the colors here. Can we get a close-up of the quilting? I'd love to see how you used the metallic threads on this one.
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I know it took me a long time - but an updated pic of the quilt has now been posted - and there are links to closeup shots of the quilting too! Thanks for your interest!
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Beautiful, M! It's my favourite of all you've posted. Thought I was crazy when I saw your 'idle time' change from months to seconds, but I guess you were posting the pics right when I happened to look.
Some day I will try quilting again... I need more patience than that which I approached it with last time.
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The colors are gorgeous, and I like the design too
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oh WOW this is amazing. the colours are beautiful!
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