Rise and Roost - The Quilting

The quilting of Rise and Roost is finished!

Created during RSC 2016 

in conjunction with Sophie's 

Old MacDonald Mystery Sampler

in conjunction with her 2016 Block Lotto.

Of course I did not follow ALL of the directions,

so my finished layout looks a bit different

that the original layout Sophie shared.

(here is a link to Cathy's recent finish)

I used seven bobbins (L size) on this top

and a LOT of different Glide threads.

On the barn I used  Chocolate and Light Tan. 

I used Lead Gray and Khaki on the silos.

I quilted most of the barnyard's greenery using Basil.

The violets were quilted with Raven.

I left the pink blooms unquilted so they would pop.

The chickens were quilted with White 

and ditch quilted with the barnyard's green.

I used Military Gold to quilt the sun.

The birds were quilted with Royal Blue.

The butterflies were quilted with Autumn.

The sky was quilted with Hawaiian Blue.

The mountains were quilted with Lavender.

That makes a total of 12 different threads on the top.

I mentioned using seven bobbins.

All of them were wound with Thyme,

a very soft neutral green.

I chose it because it played well with the top colors

and allowed me to have a single color on the back.

I know that the prevailing wisdom suggests

 top and bobbin threads should match, 

but this time I was able to make a single color work.

I absolutely love the quilted textures - front AND back.

Hopefully by the time Rise and Roost is bound,

I'll be able to take it outdoors for some beauty shots.

Winter sunlight through the windows works,

but not nearly as well as outdoor natural light.

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I'm beyond thrilled to have 

conquered this particular challenge

and delighted to cross Rise and Roost 

off my18 in 2018 Quilting list.

Quiltdivajulie

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"Don't ever over-analyze your results. 
Don't ever try to find your own secret or the one which you admire. One does not try to catch soap bubbles. 
One enjoys them in flight and is grateful for their fluid existence."
Ernst Haas