Square Dance Quilt

by | Nov 11, 2014 | Completed Longarm Quilting

This next quilt is one of my favorite quilts I have ever done!  It is the Square Dance quilt that I made using my own blocks and those of my group in Stash Bee, Hive 12. I love loading a fresh quilt onto the machine because each quilt is so full of potential. Then, as I quilt, the design begins to show itself.  I used grey thread to make the feathers in the grey section. Then I switched to aqua thread for the star centers.  I liked the contrast between the feathers and the angular, geometric design in the stars. One afternoon, as I was under the machine to double-check the tension, the sunlight was reflecting off my machine onto the back of the quilt making a lovely design. On a custom quilt like this that took 25-30 hours to quilt, seeing the end of the quilt is a welcome sight! This photo was immediately after I pulled the quilt off my machine.  I love how this quilting turned out! I entered the large Square Dance Quilt (8″ blocks) into the North Carolina State fair, and earned 2nd place in the Group category.  My mini square dance quilt is the same block design, but with 3″ blocks and a small border.  It earned 2nd place in the Miniature Category at the Quilting in the Pines Quilt Show, and the Floral Fantasy Quilt Show.  It’s amazing how different the same design can look with different quilting, colors, sizes, and borders! One last shot of the back of the quilt.  I’m so happy I used a solid grey for the majority...