Friday, May 15, 2015

Shock Waves - Home Machine Quilted

It is time for the Spring 2015 Blogger's Quilt Festival! While Spring Market goes on in Minneapolis, MN, we get to party with the Blogger's Quilt Festival hosted by Amy over at Amy's Creative Side. I am linking up this recent finish in the Home Machine Quilted category. I made this quilt to test a pattern for Yvonne over at Quilting Jetgirl. Yvonne has fabulously written patterns in her Payhip and Craftsy sites, including the one for this quilt. Her pattern is called Triangle Transparency. I call my quilt Shock Waves :) 
From picking the fabrics, to piecing, to quilting, I loved every part of making this quilt!
The quilting of this quilt was a collaborative effort between me and my husband. He is an engineer and he has an eye for art and design. When I laid out this top in the alternative layout, he looked at it, smiled and said "That is it." and then he said "It looks like shock waves." Hence the name. Then he told me that when I quilted it, the quilting had to radiate out from the center. He told me about Sacred Geometry. I did an image search and knew I had the design for the center of the quilt.

Close up of the center Sacred Geometry motif.
We then came up with designs that radiated out from the center of the quilt. 

All four of the sections were quilted with the same designs. I used threads that matched the fabric.
I also knew I wanted to accentuate the secondary diamond pattern. I did this by quilting in the triangle shapes in the negative space and then filled the triangles with designs that would continue to draw the eye outward. My husband picked the border design out of Christina Cameli's book "Step by Step Free Motion Quilting." It is called Port Holes. BTW, highly recommend this book!

Overall I think we achieved the intended effect of the quilting, my husband 'approved' the designs along the way :)
I pieced the back of the quilt with leftover fabric from the front.
Reversible quilt!
As you can see, I had a blast quilting this quilt. It is definitely the most dense quilting I have done to date. But definitely not the last! :) Thank you for taking the time to read a bit about the process of making this quilt. If you'd like to read more, my previous posts about this quilt are found here, here and here. Have a wonderful time hopping around blogland looking at all of the wonderful quilts!

If you have not heard about Amy's online quilt show, you really, really, really have to go check it out!! I promise, you will not be disappointed! Talk about inspiration overload :)

 Until next time, keep on quilting!
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25 comments:

  1. I love that your husband helped pick some of the designs. Your quilting is stunning as usual.

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  2. I was just thinking that this quilt would be perfect for the home machine quilted category, Judy. Your quilting on this is stunning and I *love* how collaborative an effort it was with your husband! Good luck!

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  3. Wonderful quilting!!! And the pattern is really great.
    Greetings, Rike

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  4. Oh Hooray!!! Shock Wave is the quilt that I so hoped you would enter Judy! The pattern from Yvonne, you and your husband co-creating this amazing quilting design, and every last detail of this quilt are stunning!

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  5. Wow! This is a beautiful quilt! I love the quilting and the way it compliments the peicing. I'm totally intrigued by "sacred geometry", will be googling it for sure!!

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  6. Your quilting is fabulous!! And I think it's great your hubby helped choose the quilting designs!

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  7. The quilting really is gorgeous on this! Note to self: don't enter this category.

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  8. Very cool! I like the coherent theme of the quilt - and it's just pretty.

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  9. LOVE it. Your quilting is amazing and suits this quilt so well. Love Renee's comment about not entering this category- totally agree!

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  10. Love everything about this quilt. You know I just watched Avengers (was trying to be a supportive wife!)
    Your quilt could be the maze that holds the code for Thor to find the Tesseract/Sceptre. With quilting so scientific, it can be a treasure map or an offering to the high priestess of Asgard. What I am trying to say is this - It is outta this world!!!

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  11. Your color, design and quilting make this quilt sing! You have captured the wonderfulness this can be--Love It!

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  12. Your quilting is awesome! I don't stand a chance with my entries.

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  13. Every time I see your quilt, I see more. You two nailed it on the quilting motif; it literally ripples out from the sacred geometry design in the centre out to the four corners. I love love love this. Please put me as the recipient for it in your will, 'k? And, uh, ya, I agree with Renee; not going to put my "Pocketful" into this category; phew, glad I read your post before I entered, lol! Seriously, it is mesmerizing in its beauty and design from fabric choices to the FMQ. And the photography is superb; if it's this fabulous in photos, it would surely take my breath away in person. Sooo happy this is entered; you must win!

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  14. Judy, I'm laughing about everyone's comments, deciding not to enter this category and sure can understand. I've been hemming and hawing about whether to link a quilt, thinking "Oh I couldn't hold a candle to that!" If we think about it though as a festival that's all about community and the sharing of ideas and excitement over fabulous creations, well then we all have a place there. It's another chance to show the world how great quilt bloggers are!
    LOL - I love Preeti's comment too! It had occurred to me that Shock Waves should be in a Dr. Who episode.

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  15. I am always inspired when I stop by....and amazed you do this beautiful, creative quilting on your domestic machine!!

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  16. love this quilt! you - and your husband - did a marvelous job of interpreting and advancing the design. Gorgeous quilting, and I love Christina's books, too!

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  17. I enjoyed reading more about how this quilt developed. You and your husband make a great team, Judy!

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  18. Your quilting is just amazing on this quilt.

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  19. Wow! Just Wow!! And very well done!!! :)

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  20. WOW!! What a great idea for a beautiful quilting quilt!!! I love your design, nice fabrics and the most I love: your GREAT quilting!!! :)
    Greetings from Poland
    Kamila

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  21. This is spectacular! I love your quilting, very inspiring!

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  22. Absolutely stunning, and I love how you collaborated with your husband!

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  23. Your quilting is breathtaking! Such a great collaboration between the two of you to see this concept through. Even your quilt back is stunning, amazing work with Yvonne's fun pattern!

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  24. Stunning collaboration!
    It is very striking, this quilt!
    Esther
    esthersipatchandquilt at yahoo com
    ipatchandquilt dot wordpress dot com

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  25. Both your quilts are fab! Your quilting is simply stunning!

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