Falling Feathers

Dimensions: 40" x 49"

Completed: October 2003

This quilt is the end result of an internet swap run through the Dear Jane mailing list. It was called the Fall Frolic and used autumn tone fabrics.
Sets of 10 were made and swapped. I made 3 sets - 2 sets of block D8 and 1 set of block H12, if that means anything to you!

I quilted this to death, breaking in my new sewing machine. The borders are chock-full of free motion feathers, and the sashings are full of these too.
Each block was stitch-in-ditched (my site, I can make up my own words!), then heavily stippled. Many blocks incorporate melon patterns
(like in DJ block E1 for those in the know!). Click on these closeups if you want to see more!

There were some MAJOR dramas with this quilt. If you have ever ruined a quilt with ink, there is hope!
 Here is my story, along with pictures of ink stain damage on this quilt being fixed.

This quilt hangs (very) proudly in my sewing room (for some reason the house plans call it a Parent's Retreat... I'm sure it was a misprint!) at the top of the stairs.
It's what people see as they walk in our front door. The sewing room is heavily guarded at night, as shown:
     

And lastly, here's the label - it shows a photo of each block with its sashing and lists the name and location of each maker. I also used  Vliesofix to attach it before I sewed it down, so that it wouldn't wander too much - it's quite a big label!