tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3292954620163316589.post1685216428072215802..comments2023-09-24T00:44:58.223-07:00Comments on Art Quilter Aspirant: Portrait Quilt Appliqueing--Part Seven, Constructing a Portrait QuiltAlicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01193658783135430973noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3292954620163316589.post-90858479569684452462011-07-23T14:15:20.237-07:002011-07-23T14:15:20.237-07:00Just amazing! You have really captured the essenc...Just amazing! You have really captured the essence of 3 little boys having a<br />wonderful time playing in the sand. I love ( and am quite envious) that you<br />accomplished this by eliminating the unneccessary details.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17154076191981373564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3292954620163316589.post-37555551136264823822011-07-23T06:38:35.551-07:002011-07-23T06:38:35.551-07:00Now I wish I could see the photograph matched with...Now I wish I could see the photograph matched with the quilt. Your work on the sand and the shading boggles the mind. Stitching the back by hand...just thinking about it drives me bonkers. How do you 'square up' a quilt? Do you stretch it? Congraulations, Alice. As I have said before: "Superwoman!"<br />NMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3292954620163316589.post-30480538410401757642011-07-22T17:58:58.331-07:002011-07-22T17:58:58.331-07:00Congratulations, Alice. You've worked hard, an...Congratulations, Alice. You've worked hard, and you have a grand result. Susan will love it - and so will the boys! ssAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3292954620163316589.post-54223207694349528202011-07-22T14:51:05.797-07:002011-07-22T14:51:05.797-07:00It will be bound, as I did for that other quilt, b...It will be bound, as I did for that other quilt, but that is always the final step. Quilting sometimes distorts a bit, and so quilts must be squared up again, no matter how carefully you squared up before, and then the binding is attached. I prefer machine stitching the binding to the front, mitering the corners, and then turning it to the back, and stitching with an invisble stitch to the back by hand.Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01193658783135430973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3292954620163316589.post-4170066481787817152011-07-22T14:44:57.759-07:002011-07-22T14:44:57.759-07:00I can imagine how wonderful it feels to finish tha...I can imagine how wonderful it feels to finish that quilt. Did you bind it as well or is that for when Judy finishes her stitchery. What a treat for your daughter's birthday. Great subject! You and Marcia have certainly inspired me to look for a photograph to undertake such a task.Brava and congratulations.Linda Hickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10622069411237073813noreply@blogger.com