Have any of you ever made one of those Enchanted View or Through the Garden Gate kind of quilts? Can you tell me why she says to quilt it AFTER you put the black wrought iron gate on it? Seems like it would be better to quilt it first, then put the gate on top.
Karen, Queen of Squishies
I haven't made one, but I would assume that appliqueing a large piece of applique on top of something quilted might either smash the quilting or somehow be distorted because the background is already quilted (and slightly puffy). Anyone else have ideas?
-- Jo in Scotland
It strikes me that appliqueing on an uneven surface would be a pain in the butt to get to lie flat and evenly.
-georg
I would think it's because you'll want to outline quilt the iron, so it looks more like .. umm.. iron. If you quilt it first, you'll have quilting lines crossing underneath the black, which can make it look lumpy in certain lights. In other words, you won't have a nice smooth line of black. Make sense?
Elena in Tx
The gate is supposed to be a part of the quilt, not look like something stuck on the quilt. If you do the gate stuff first and then quilt over it you'll accomplish this. If you quilt then do the gate stuff, it's gonna look like this gate stuff stuck on a quilt.
Melissa in NJ
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I made one of these; just finished it last week. The book is: Views; Quilts Inspired by Wrought Iron Designs by Dily A. Fronks
My version in the 1st quilt in my website; listed in my siggy.
Dilys Fronks is a super quilter! I watched her doing one of these wrought iron quilts (at Harrogate show last year). She does it by reverse appliqué. She draws the pattern on a large piece of black (in white) and fixes it carefully to the background which is already made. She then cuts as she goes and does the whole thing by hand, needle turning each section as it is cut. As to putting the gate on before or after, it would be difficult to do it by this method I think. Also, I don't think it would ever lie straight. Try a small practice piece and do it both ways - you'll probably find the snags as you go. . In article , susan kraterfield writes
having only done one thing in reverse applique, when i looked at that wrought iron gate its the only way i could think to do it. its just easier than regular applique imho. it sure is beautiful...one more thing on my do-to list, eh. jeanne*
Wow! Your quilts are wonderful! I love the variety and colors and desings! Thanks for sharing. Debra in Idaho
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