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Fall sure is in the air around here.  I need to get busy decorating.  I had Scott pull out all the boxes of fall decorations, but I have yet to decorate with them.  I usually keep Halloween out until after Thanksgiving because then I take all the fall decor down at one time and start decorating for Christmas.  Scott always gives me a hard time about that.  He made the comment to me last year that “nothing says Thanksgiving like a big hairy spider.”  LOL!  I just reply with “I’m sure there were spiders at the first Thanksgiving.” ๐Ÿ™‚

So I recently finished a client quilt.  This quilt scared the wits out of me.  Why???  I seriously didn’t know where to begin on how to quilt it.

This quilt is huge.  My client made it as a wedding gift for her son.  Her son was married at a castle.  He requested a quilt with that theme including a family crest/shield.  It is a very cool idea.  The colors are so striking.  My client really did a beautiful job creating a quilt with those requests.  The hard part for me was…how do I quilt it???  The center with the shield is a large area.  I stared at this quilt on and off for a l-o-n-g time.  It finally came to me.  Thank goodness.

I’ll give you a little peek at what I came up with.

Medieval pebbling.  Can’t wait to show you the rest.  ๐Ÿ™‚

22 Comments

  • Helen@Till We Quilt Again says:

    The Quiling is Perfect and the style of the quilt for a castle wedding is Great. Don't you Love those AhHA moments. For me I wished they came more often!!!!

  • Abby and Stephanie says:

    First, what a fabulous quilt. Very lucky son to have such a talented Mom. Second, what a perfect quilting design. Together…a very stunning quilt.

  • Sue says:

    I like the pebbling a lot and think it's perfect for this type of quilt. Very cool quilt too. How nice to be married in a castle!

    I decorated with my autumn decorations last week! This week is pie baking using the apples from our trees; and maybe some apple butter too! Woohoo!

  • Joanne says:

    Great quilt – and pebbling is the perfect addition.โ™ฅ

  • happydaysquilting says:

    Neat pebbles!

  • Lynn says:

    Looks great Linda! I've always wanted to try pebbles.

  • Mama Bell says:

    Wonderful job! You have such a gift to see the personality of the quilt! And of course, as always, your work is spectacular!

  • Archie the wonder dog says:

    Looks great – can't wait to see more!!!

  • Michele says:

    What great quilting! It fits the top perfectly ๐Ÿ™‚ Thanks for sharing it. I keep my Halloween decorations up until Thanksgiving too. Especially jackolanterns. They are pumpkins!

  • Denise in PA says:

    Perfect! You really have the talent for figuring out what to quilt – I think that's the hardest part sometimes! I really can't wait to see the rest!

  • West Michigan Quilter says:

    Oh, my, that is awesome! You are fantastic!

  • Sinta Renee says:

    Wow! That is an amazing quilt! You did a fantastic job of quilting on it. Your son is going to love it! You have quite a knack for letting the quilt speak to you!

  • Jeanette says:

    Great idea. Looks fabulous. Can't wait to see more. Hugs,

  • Candace says:

    It looks so easy, but I personally know how difficult pebbling is – truly and art you have mastered, Linda! The bride and groom will have quite the quilt to begin their married lives together!
    Cheers!

  • M and M plus 3 says:

    Wow, pebbling is something I've not done a lot of yet. Your design looks like it will be a winner for sure!

  • Lynn says:

    I love pebbling! It looks great! Uses a lot of thread though, but so worth it.

  • Yvette says:

    WOW! That looks so nice. Here I thought you were the master featherer, now you surprise me with your pebbling skills.

  • Mary @ Neat and Tidy says:

    Is there anything you can't do? The pebbling is so unique; I love it.

  • Caron at Michigan Quilts says:

    I love this! It's GORGEOUS!

  • Teresa Silva says:

    This is stunning. I love the red pebbling. Very cool!

  • Quilts And Pieces says:

    I can't wait to see the rest! It is a cool quilt!

  • Anonymous says:

    Wow, this is stunning.

    Mary mitchell