Saturday, April 14, 2012

Dana Makes a Great Bike Story Quilt-Super Job Dana!


I got this delightful letter from Bev Dunivent's daughter Dana. Bev is a quilt appraiser and master quilter in her own right and I admire her greatly. It is always fun to have family members do story quilts. I think this quilt is wonderful in many ways...don't you love the flower border in front of the bikes?
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Hello Mary Lou,
I took a class from you last year at Road to California long with my mom Beverly Dunivent. I have finally finished the quilt top that I started in class and have it all pinned and ready to quilt. I seem to remember that you do not quilt your own quilts but I am still hoping you can give me some advise. I just don't know where to start on the quilting. I am thinking of just quilting around all the appliques and the border blocks and then doing a little bit of "fancy" free-motion here and there. I'm thinking too much quilting might be distracting and might make the quilt mis-shaped. I am attaching a photo of the top and appreciate any ideas you might have. 
Thank you,
Dana Thompson
-----------My advice would be to make a simple background with some motion around the bikes and quilt around those circles where the flowers are.

4 comments:

  1. I love her piece!
    We love to mountain bike and I was thinking about doing one, but could never wrap my head around it. Love those tires too, nice details and fun quilt.

    Debbie

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  2. Lovely job Dana,

    Those bike tires and squirel are amazing!

    Enjoy it for many years to come.

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  3. Dana's quilt is really fabulous -- Great design, great colors, great movement. It draws you right into the story. Wonderful.

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  4. The detail is great! Each story quilt I see is so unique - thanks for sharing!

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