May Day in October
Before I set up my long arm, I limited myself to quilt sizes that I could manage to quilt on my domestic sewing machine. The largest measured approximately 50″ x 60″, and that was a stretch. Imagine my delight, then, when I finished piecing this super cute flower basket quilt top* that is 73″ x 84″, and easily loaded it onto the long arm to quilt! I used a simple airy pantograph of a flower and a leaf that swirls and repeats. This one will be listed in the Longsmith Cottage Shop on Etsy in the near future!
see the leaf?
and here is the flower
another flower
can you see the overall quilting design?
and here is the back…
on display on my quilt ladder!
*the pattern for this quilt was designed by Lynette Johnson, and is available through Fons and Porter here.
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Absolutely beautiful, Katie! It’s so exciting that you can do this. I found the explanation of a pantograph a little confusing – feel like I need to SEE the process in person. I’m visiting in November – maybe I’ll get a chance to? Love this quilt!
Exciting and beautiful work, Katie! Thanks for posting. So HAPPY for you! 😎❤