All Things Rhapsody

[Wanda M.]

Not really. It's kind of an intense process and I need to do something completely different.
Well, actually I am doing another blanket stitch applique quilt, but not a rhapsody. It's just about ready for quilting--a challenge with my West Michigan guild. Got to get it done before Mar. 25 deadline, as we are aiming for entering the challenge in AQS Ultimate Guild Challenge at the Nashville show. Will post it on my profile when I get it finished.

[Charlene F.]

Elsie,

I was at the show yesterday, and agree, twist is beautiful. Congratulations.

CharleneNJ

[Mary K.]

Congratulations, Elsie!!!!!! Your Rhapsody quilt is incredible!!!

[Patti P.]

Elsie
I went back again to look at your rhapsody quilt. Did you do those feathers free form and on a long arm? I love how uniform those small feathers are and how they float! No wonder you win awards!
-Patti

[Patti P.]

Nope, no longarm here. I quilt on a Janome 6500. Those little feathers were pretty addictive.[/quote]

[Ricky T.]

CONGRATULATIONS ELSIE!!!!
Ricky, digging out from yesterday's snowstorm.

[Lorena M.]

Elsie, your Rhaposdy is absolutely gorgeous, great colors. I'm inspired to try one now (yes Ricky, your videos have inspired me also). I'm really looking into quilting my own quilts, but will only be doing the smaller ones for now until I figure out a way to handle all that fabric in a queen size quilt on a domestic machine. But it gives me something to strive for on my Nina with BSR. Rena

[Patti P.]

[/quote]Nope, no longarm here. I quilt on a Janome 6500. Those little feathers were pretty addictive.[/quote]

They sure are pretty. (me bowing down and chanting "I'm not worthy). I sure do admire that kind of machine quilting. Sigh, someday..... :lol:

[Patti P.]

Rena, I handle a king size quilt on my home machine by leaving the borders off until the middle part of the quilt is free-motion quilted. Then I seam the top border to the top, the backing border to the back, and lay the batting between the two, bumping it against the batting in the already quilted part. (I leave about four inches of the original sandwich unquilted in order to do this). Then I pin the borders layers together and proceed to quilt. This way you only have a small portion to go under the throat of your machine, and not half of the king size quilt. Hope this helps! :lol:

[Patti P.]

Chiming in to agree with everyone, congratulations, beautiful quilt.

[Patti P.]

Elsie, Your quilt is simply marvelous. I am so envious. Have several Rhapsody ghost drawings but that is as far as I have proceeded. Have to finish other agendas first.
peg in mo

[Patti P.]

Oh Dorene what a great solution - leaving the borders off until you quilt the middle! Thanks so much for sharing that! So simple but I never thought of doing that. :!:

[Lorena M.]

Dorene, thanks so much for the instructions. I'm definitely going to give this a try. It sounds like the perfect way to get acquainted with dometic machine quilting on a large quilt. Rena

[Lorena M.]

Just found out I got a 1st place in our Arizona Quilt Guild State Show with my "Blue Hawaii Rhapsody" and an honorable mention for the "Woodland Floral" . Both are posted on my profile. Thanks Ricky for your seminar and design class in Phoenix, AZ.

The Blue Hawaii Rhapsody will also be in Ricky's second supplement to his Rhapsody Quilts book. Can't wait for your seminar in Phoenix in December...So far have sent in a group of about 20 people under my name and we are all looking forward to it.

Dorene in AZ

[Margo C.]

Just found out I got a 1st place in our Arizona Quilt Guild State Show with my "Blue Hawaii Rhapsody" and an honorable mention for the "Woodland Floral" . Both are posted on my profile. Thanks Ricky for your seminar and design class in Phoenix, AZ.

The Blue Hawaii Rhapsody will also be in Ricky's second supplement to his Rhapsody Quilts book. Can't wait for your seminar in Phoenix in December...So far have sent in a group of about 20 people under my name and we are all looking forward to it.

Dorene in AZ

CONTRATULATIONS DORENE!! IT IS BEAUTIFUL!!!