Thursday, February 18, 2010

Kitchen Sink Quilted


 I've finished my Kitchen Sink quilt, well almost, here it is all quilted and ready for me to put on the binding. I just love this quilt and the quilting has really made it sparkle. I'm not very good at quilting, but with this shop offering their long-arm quilting machine for rental by the hour, it's been fun to learn. I'm starting to really enjoy using the long-arm now that I can remember "most" of the steps.
Close up of the quilting.
Another close up picture of the back. I'm just so excited at how good it looks.
My BunnyHill Redwork quilt is almost finished too, I have plans to add a pieced border, we'll see how that works since I didn't use a pattern and I still need to figure out the math to add the border.
A little closer view.

Happy Quilting and Stitching, until next time.

49 comments:

Kate said...

The quilting (and the quilt) look fantastic! I'd love to have access to a long arm quilter...sure would make life easier!

Kim said...

Excellent quilting for Kitchen Sink. A nice idea to rent time on a long arm. Red Work basket quilt is stunning. Will check back to see how you do the border.

Janet said...

The quilting turned out wonderful!! That is so cool that you can rent a long arm machine by the hour. I'm just curious - how many hours did it take? Your bunny hill quilt is very pretty - I like the setting squares.

Darlene said...

Love your Kitchen Sink quilt - mine still waits. LOL I think you're doing wonderfully with your quilting - just relax and enjoy it.

Look at your adorable Tisket-a-Tasket blocks. Love your setting; perfect.

Terry said...

The the kitchen sink quilt! The quilting looks great! Love your Bunny Hill top too! Have fun with the border! :0)

Unknown said...

You did a wonderful job on both the quilt and the quilting. It is gorgeous. I love your Bunny Hill redwork also, just wonderful.

Lise said...

wow love the both of them,,, great work... your quilting is awesome..

Pat said...

Great job!!

Yvette said...

That is the best Bunny Hill setting I have seen! I can't wait to see what you come up with for the borders.

Pokey said...

Your Kitchen Sink inspired me to buy the book, yours is so neat! I like your quilting lines, it's a great finish!

JoAnn ( Scene Through My Eyes) said...

Everything is wonderful - great quilts and quilting.

Quilts And Pieces said...

OMG! I love your kitchen sink quilt! And your bunny hill baskets is sooo cute. And THEN - your quilting! It is sooo cute! I love how you quilted it!

Karen said...

Wendy, your kitchen sink quilt is beautiful, lots of beautiful civil war fabrics. The quilting did turn out so nice. I like the color you used for the backing.
The little redwork quilt is so cute too.
I'm sorry I didn't get to stop by 2Ts to see you, my husband was off and we were out playing.

Fiber Babble said...

Oooh, the Kitchen Sink quilt is stunning! Love-love-love it!!

Roseanne said...

just love both of your quilt. But the kitchen sink quilt is just stunning. The white make all they other colour stand out in the quilt.

Deb said...

wow the kitchen sink is wonderful and for just using a rental and learning at the store you are a natural!! looks great.
I also love that setting for your bunnyhill blocks that redwork is so effective!! it will be a wonderful keepsake!!

antique quilter said...

love the kitchen sink quilt, thats one I may just have to make for myself. great job on the quilting! I think it is great that shops are allowing you to quilt your own. Sounds like a win-win situation for both. Thanks for sharing with us
Kathie

Carol said...

WOWSER Wendy, your Kitchen Sink is awesome! You did a great job quilting it. I love your setting for Tisket a Tasket!

Anonymous said...

Hi Wendy,
Kitchen Sink is fantastic! But the Tisket Tasket setting...likely the best I've seen! Love, love, love that! Fun show and share today!!

Abby and Stephanie said...

Terrific quilting on Kitchen Sink. And I LOVE your Bunny Hill blocks. Terrific setting and I can't wait to see what you do for borders.

esquiltingpassion said...

Your kitchen sink quilt is great, so is the quilting. Lucky you that you have access to a long arm..You did a go job.
Elaine

Sue-Anne said...

That's fantastic that you are able to use a longarm yourself and the quilting looks very professional. It is a lovely quilt. I like your setting of the redwork too. Can't wait to see the border.

Karen said...

Your Kitchen sink came out wonderful! I didn't know some shops were starting to rent out time on long arm machine. That might well be worth looking into. You did a great job on the quilting! Bunny Hill red work is awesome! :0)

Meredith said...

You did a great job with the quilt and the quilting. I have been dying to try that myself we have a local shop that offers it. Your red work is great! That is a nice way to do teh baskets.

Cindy said...

Oh Wendy, your setting for your Buuny Hill is fabulous! That is a showcase quilt for sure. You outdid yourself. Will you also quilt this one yourself?

And what a gorgeous Kitchen Sink. I recently viewed Mary's (Quilt Hollow) Kitchen Sink and now I see yours, so pretty !!

Lori said...

I've heard of quilt shops selling time at the long arms. What a great idea! You did a spectacular job on the Kitchen Sink quilt!!
The stitchery setting looks terrific and I can't wait to see it with a border.

Unknown said...

I love how the redwork turned out. That setting is great.

Nann said...

The Kitchen Sink block is very clever! Your quilting looks great--renting longarm time is a great concept.

em's scrapbag said...

YOur kitchen sink quilt is fabulous! Good job on the quilting!

paulette said...

WOW! Fantastic quilting!! Hey, now you can say you've quilted everything including the kitchen sink!!
Take care!
Paulette

Libby said...

What fun to quilt at the quilt shop - your work looks great to me *s*

Stina Blomgren said...

I am almost jumping up and down of excitement... Love your Bnny hill quilt... you knew that didn´t you... :o) Amazing.. so PRETTY!!!! :o)
Love your kitchen sink quilt too....lovely quilting.. how did you manage this with all the olympics going on...;o)

Franke Sinks said...

The kitchen sink block looks great. Very nice quilting =)

Mary on Lake Pulaski said...

Wendy, your Kitchen Sink is gorgeous and you did an excellent job of quilting. Love how your Bunny Hill is coming together too!

Red Geranium Cottage said...

Oh Wendy your quilts are both wonderful. I love the Kitchen sink but that bunny redwork...omgggg!! I love the way you set the blocks. It's wonderful.
Machine quilting is fun isnt it?? Your doing great.

Lisa Marie said...

Beautiful job on the quilt!! I just got my Long Arm machine this week and its not completely set up but I am so excited to get quilting with it.

Kelly@ Charming Chatter said...

Oh, Wendy -- I love your Kitchen Sink quilt, and the quilting is beautiful! OMGosh - I love the setting you did for your "A Tisket, A Tasket" quilt -- SO PRETTY!!

Anonymous said...

The quilt is great, I like the quilting pattern on it.

Shelina said...

Both of your projects are wonderful.

julieQ said...

Love your kitchen sink quilt! And your baskets are wonderful. I have several blocks done, just need to finish it up.

LadyV said...

What wonderful quilts you have! I just found your blog and I'm really enjoying it. I just completed a Bunny Hill quilt top too.

Judy S. said...

Love what you did with the borders on your BH quilt. It's going to be wonderful when you finish it. Nice quilting on your Kitchen Sink one also!

deb said...

I adore that red work quilt....and I love your blog!!!!!

katieD said...

I am sending hugs and hopes! My house is a 200yr old stone schoolhouse in Northern Britain, when we added an extension we discovered the outside walls were not connected to the inside walls and the beams holding upstairs up were rotted!!! Hide in the sewing room it will save your sanity and the work will get done all the sooner!! Our buildres were fantastic, they used to send me out if they needed to swear! sometimes I was gone for a whole day!!

Sinta Renee said...

I absolutely love what you did with the Bunny Hill redwork! It is beautifulllll!

Peg - Happy In Quilting said...

You have the best looking Kitchen Sink I have ever seen.....not sure about the one above...well done ..that is awesome...Peg OPAM 2010

bingo~bonnie said...

thought of you when I saw today that The Fat Quarter Shop is now having a monthly Scrap Basket Surprises Quilt Club!!! too cool! I can't join right now, but I can't wait to lurk and follow along ;)

Here is the link to the info on the store's website:
http://www.fatquartershop.com/store/stores_app/Browse_dept_items.asp?T=1&Store_id=499&page_id=17

the author of the book blogged about it today - that's how I found out.

Love from Texas! ~bonnie

Litamora's Quilt & Design said...

That quilt (Kitchen sink) is really looking great! One of the most beautiful srap quilts I've seen! I would really love to make one like this, I'm working on Charity quilts and I've got a lot of different fabrics that would just be great in a quilt like this! Is it your own pattern/design, or did you buy it?
The quilting on it looks so good too :o)
Have a nice day,
Laila

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