Eleanor's Music Quilt

This beauty was made by Eleanor and is a graduation present for her granddaughter.  Eleanor collected some of the nicest music themed fabric I have seen.  The quilt is personalized with a photo of Clara and her championship field band.

I tried to keep the quilting simple and let the fabrics shine through, and as a result I used quite a variety of thread.  Magnifico, So Fine, Microquilter and Invisifil.

The green Magnifico thread (2080 - Cactus Green) that is on the far left was used in the border.  Lots of the fabrics that Eleanor used had a metallic element, but a true gold thread was overpowering in the solid black border, but the olive green read as a gentle gold and added just the right amount of sheen in the feather border design. 

I chose a variety of designs to add a little interest - crosshatch, clam shells, some 60 degree diamonds and a few pebbles just for fun.  Simple loops in the sashing was all that was required.

I couldn't bring myself to stitch over the keyboard fabric, so I stitched around all the keys with black Microquilter thread.

The grey Stonehenge backing shows off the variety of quilting well too.