Friday, May 17, 2013

Elephants On Parade


My Elephant quilt is complete. It is, in my opinion, fit for a queen. Well, it is a generous queen size, 94" wide and 100" long. I quilted it in three long panels and joined them with this QAYG method here.


I free motion quilted this quilt on my domestic machine (Pfaff Quilters Expression 4.0) using Aurifil thread (I pieced it with this thread too).
I used the fun variegated (aqua/teal) thread to quilt the elephant panel. It was my first time using a variegated thread, I think it turned out very cool.

The diamond pattern was the first time I straight line quilted. I really like the texture. And speaking of texture, I used Quilters Dream Puff batting. Nobody's going to get cold using this quilt. I love this batting.
  I think that the striped binding looks good with both the back and the front. I pieced the back of the quilt with large blocks of color.


 My goal was to have a reversible quilt. I was please how well I got the elephants on the front to line up with the color breaks on the back.


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I'm entering this quilt in the Blogger's Quilt Festival over at Amy's Creative Side. You really do have to visit to see all of the magnificent quilts. I'm entering mine in the bed quilt category.  I (shamelessly) hope you will consider nominating and voting for this quilt.

I'm also linking up with TGIFF,  Finish Friday, and FMQ Friday

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Pat
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31 comments:

  1. AnnabellaMay 17, 2013 at 6:56 AM

    Wow - your quilting is as always totally amazing Pat - I love the elephants!

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  2. UnknownMay 17, 2013 at 7:05 AM

    Amazing!! Of course I will vote! I'm so excited for you!

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  3. Julie ThompsonMay 17, 2013 at 7:27 AM

    It turned out fabulous!

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  4. Gene BlackMay 17, 2013 at 7:38 AM

    It turned out to be an amazing quilt. I love the back as much as the front. The quilting really makes it special.

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  5. Daryl @ Patchouli Moon StudioMay 17, 2013 at 8:36 AM

    Wow it's gorgeous! Love, love your quilting!!!!

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  6. SaraMay 17, 2013 at 8:38 AM

    Beautiful job!! The quilting is amazing!!

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  7. moiraMay 17, 2013 at 8:43 AM

    I've followed your journey through the making of this quilt. What a triumph!

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  8. MCMay 17, 2013 at 9:19 AM

    It looks amazing now that it's all together! I especially like the paisley and flowers quilting around the elephants.

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  9. audreyMay 17, 2013 at 12:09 PM

    This is gorgeous! I love the colors and the texture the quilting adds. And those elephants are fabulous! :)

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  10. Janine @ Rainbow HareMay 17, 2013 at 12:15 PM

    Lovely to see this again! It really is wonderful :)

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  11. LoriMay 17, 2013 at 2:23 PM

    Love it.

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  12. Lorna McMahonMay 17, 2013 at 3:36 PM

    Just great... Thought I had a chance until I seen this! I love those elephants, but your quilting is superb! Great job, Pat! Oh yeah, and thanks for sharing your joining method...

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  13. AnonymousMay 17, 2013 at 4:01 PM

    It's wonderful! The quilting is great. The back is fabulous. Congratulations!

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  14. Susan at TheBoredZombie.comMay 17, 2013 at 5:13 PM

    woot!! Awesome! You did it and it looks fantastic. :)

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  15. Jackie KirnerMay 17, 2013 at 9:26 PM

    Wow wow wow!!!

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  16. Books_BoundMay 17, 2013 at 10:25 PM

    Wow, Pat! It turned out great--I think my favorite part is the backside with the elephants matched up to their own color blocks. Looks great!

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  17. AnonymousMay 18, 2013 at 1:31 AM

    Adorable elephant print and Wow! quilting. I especially like how the elephant shows on the back because of the quilting

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  18. The ThompsonsMay 18, 2013 at 10:29 AM

    I love how it turned out, Pat! It's beautiful!!

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  19. CitricSugarMay 18, 2013 at 3:18 PM

    Oh, wow! I love how you've framed those elephants but the quilting is absolutely unreal!

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  20. Katy CameronMay 18, 2013 at 7:15 PM

    Love the quilting on this, and the ellies

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  21. RobinMay 20, 2013 at 11:54 AM

    Your quilting on this is beautiful!!! And that you lined up the color blocks on the back with the elephants on the front... I'm in awe. Wow!

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  22. Britt G.May 20, 2013 at 5:01 PM

    At first sight I thought wow - what a neat elephant quilt (I'm not ususally a fan of elephants, but this has a cool asian/indian vibe)....then...I saw the quilting you did from the back and WOW! Thanks also for the Quilt as you go tutorial - I have a project that I think I may try to use this on sometime soon.

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  23. RachelMay 20, 2013 at 7:17 PM

    I've enjoyed watching the process on this quilt. It turned out beautifully! The quilting is great, I love seeing others do amazing quilting on their home machines. Kudos!

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  24. Elvis LivesMay 21, 2013 at 4:59 AM

    The diamond quilting looks great Pat, as do the elephants

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  25. AnonymousMay 21, 2013 at 10:53 PM

    The quilting is amazing. I love how you made the quilt reversible.

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  26. PatriciaMay 24, 2013 at 8:01 PM

    Great quilting. Amazing job lining up the back to the front.

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  27. KimberlyMay 25, 2013 at 10:36 PM

    Stunning!!! You did a beautiful job with the quilting. Someday I hope to have that talent. The technique you used to create the frames around the elephants is intriguing. What a great display of talent.

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  28. GinnyMay 26, 2013 at 9:51 AM

    Just beautiful! Love your colors and the simplicity of focusing on the gorgeous elephants, and your quilting is Amazing! Good luck!

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  29. LynetteMay 26, 2013 at 10:23 PM

    OH my gosh!! This quilt is so super fantastic! I just love what you did with your elephant blocks. The design is fabulous and the quilting is wonderful. :)

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  30. MalinisQuiltsMay 28, 2013 at 2:45 AM

    This is awesome! Great job with the quilting!
    I'm voting for you on viewers choice!

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  31. Little Island QuiltingMay 28, 2013 at 9:38 AM

    Your quilting is stupendous

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