Portrait Quilt........Completed

This Portrait is going under the needle today...

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I pulled out some of my favorite quilting threads:

Bottom Line by Superior Threads

Variations by YLI

The Thread Section of this blog

will explain more about these threads.

I have narrowed the thread choices down to these...

Bottom Line Black for her eyes.

Variations Teddy Brown for her hair.

Bottom Line Tan for her face and hands.

Robinson Anton 24 KT Gold Rayon

for the birds and flowers

YLI Variations Meadow Green for the background.

The portrait in the center of the quilt is sewn on top of the backing fabric.

It is not pieced into the green fabric.

I didn't want seams to distract from the thermofax printing on the green fabric.

To sew the portrait down on top of the green background,

I used a decorative stitch and green thread.

I am pleased with the quilting on the face...

I matched the thread colors as much as possible to the portrait.

From a distance the thread work is subtle.

As you get closer, you can appreciate the quilting stitches.

They create lots of texture and movement in the background.

I will finish this off with a Cord Bound Edge Treatment.

" Day Dreaming"

Portrait in Fabric

19 x 25 inches

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Saturday, June 18, 2011

JanniLou Creations Quilt Shop

1243 Main Street

Philomath, OR 97343

541-929-3795

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CLICK HERE to view Beginner Portrait Quilt Class Information

CLICK HERE to view the earlier work done on this portrait

CLICK HERE to view Learning to Fly Portrait

CLICK HERE to view Cord Bound Edge Treatment Tutorial

May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn

Neocolor II Portrait.......Iris.....Quilted

The Neocolor II Iris Portrait

is going under the needle today...

Let's see where the day takes us:

I pulled a few threads that appealed to me...

I need different shades of pink for this piece.

This is the back side of the quilt.

I chose a Bottom Line Thread for the bobbin.

I will outline the entire flower with

Bottom Line Black Thread...

All of the outline work has been done at this point.

Keep the photo nearby for reference...

All of the yellow areas have been quilted...

All of the lighter pink thread is done at this point

All of the darker pink thread is done at this point

I am using 2 different shades of

Green Variegated Thread

for the Leaves

All of the quilting on the flower and leaves is complete

All that is left is to trim and bind the Iris

This piece was a great deal of fun to quilt.

Makes me want to do another...

If the sun comes out, I will be mowing the lawn,

cleaning out flower beds and planting bulbs

this weekend.

CLICK HERE to see the Iris Painted

CLICK HERE to see the Iris w/Metallic Thread

CLICK HERE to view Neocolor II Portrait Tutorial

CLICK HERE to view the Design Wall

CLICK HERE to view Corded Edge Treatment Tutorial

CLICK HERE to view my Exhibit Quilts

May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn

Neocolor Portrait.........Zinnia Quilted

Time to get the

Neocolor II Portraits

Under the Needle...

My Design Wall:

I decided to start with the Orange Zinnia

Why?

Because it looked like an easy one to get

warmed up on...

I chose this orange and yellow hydrangea fabric

for the backing.

Peel the fabric away from the

Freezer Paper Backing

The back side is also beautiful...

The Zinnia is Trimmed

and ready for basting...

I have been using this

Dream Green Batting

the last few months and really like it for wall art.

I pulled a few threads that caught my eye...

I chose these two threads for the quilting on this flower

I am using

Bottom Line Thread

to quilt around each individual petal

I am using

Bottom Line Thread

in the Bobbin

All of the petals have been outlined

with very fine Bottom Line Yellow Thread

Time for a break...

Gunnr needs a treat...

He just loves Granola Bars...

Gunnr's tummy is full

and he is napping under the sewing machine.

Now....Back to Quilting

The red areas on the petals will be quilted with

Madeira SuperTwist Metallic Red Thread

I am using a 90/14 Topstitch Titanium Needle

The fine SuperTwist Metallic Thread

adds just a hint of glitz to the flower.

I chose Yellow Brytes Thread

to quilt in the yellow areas of the petals.

This thread is quite thick and makes a statement.

The Yellow Brytes Thread quilted beautifully...

All of the quilting on the flower is done...

Variations Grass Green Thread

Will be used to echo quilt around the flower petals.

I am pleased with the way the echo quilting in the green background

enhances the petal shapes.

I plan to quilt all of the Neocolor II Portraits first,

then bind all of them at one time.

I will be quilting on the Pink Iris tomorrow...

I will be teaching this as a class at

JanniLou Creations

Philomath, Oregon

June 18, 2011

CLICK HERE to view Painting the Zinnia

CLICK HERE to view Neocolor II Portrait Tutorial

CLICK HERE to view my Thread Tips

CLICK HERE to view my Applique Work

CLICK HERE to view Classes

May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn