Madeline's Celtic Knots

Madeline purchased this gorgeous Celtic Knot quilt kit on a trip to Ireland.  It contained a wonderful panel with knots and crosses and beautiful coordinates that all have metallic accents.

Madeline chose the Obsidian pantograph which has a complimentary movement to that of the border fabric. We went back and forth about using a gold thread or black, and ultimately decided to use black thread to keep the black leading lines crisp.

I don't use this pantograph often, but I really like the texture that it added here.

Westhawk Quilt and a Variation

 

Karen was commissioned to make a quilt to be given as a wedding gift next summer.  When a second granddaughter got engaged, Karen was asked to make a second quilt.  Two quilts that were similar but unique was the order of the day.

First up Karen made the "Bed Size" version of the Westhawk quilt by the Blanket Statement.  It generously covers my Queen size mattress at 92" x 102"

Karen chose the Obsidian pantograph for this one and it adds a great amount of texture to the large pieces of solid fabric. The backing is a wonderful blue Stonehenge Gradations wide back from Northcott.

For the second quilt, Karen used the West Hawk quilt as inspiration and used the same palette of fabric to put together this variation that is the same finished size.

This one got the Tickle Too pantograph and the blue-green version of the same backing.