Sunday, January 15, 2012

panel #1

I finished the first panel for the Susan McCord Vine quilt-along. It took me 6 weeks to applique. I was actually surprised that it went that fast. It was so fun to work on I just couldn't stop!

A friend of mine suggested that I could make a collage to show all of the panel in a different way. It was fun to play around with the idea.

The program I used cropped the edges of the individual pictures but I think the overall effect is fun to look at. I'll have to play around with the program some more before I finish panel#2.
So with 12 more panels at 6 weeks each I should be able to finish this in 72 weeks. Or something like that... :0)
Happy Quilting!!

14 comments:

Janet said...

Your panel looks sensational, very Susan McCord! I love what you did with the collage, it looks quite amazing. Remember, one branch at a time, lol. I've just started another one and find it quite relaxing to stitch the leaves.

Miriam said...

Congratulations Janet!! Your panel looks great!!! I am looking forward to starting to cut all my panels and the stems tomorrow.

LeKaQuilt said...

Its gorgeous!

Elsie Montgomery said...

So pretty! Your colors are very appealing too. Nice work and I envy the project... or more correctly, the "sitting down to applique" part. It is telling me to find something like this to relax with!

Lori said...

Wow! it is fantastic!! You are doing a terrific job at recreating the original!

*karendianne. said...

Oh my! This is absolutely lovely. Stunning and just oooohhhh. I love it.

Sew Create It - Jane said...

What stunning work and such beautiful colours! 6 weeks well spent :o)

Crispy said...

OH MY it's beautiful Janet!! Very tempting but I think I will be just watching all you participants work on this one. Love the collage :0)

Crispy

Carrie P. said...

Oh, fun! congrats on your one panel finish. Remember it is supposed to be fun, no pressure. lol

Annemart Berendse said...

Your applique is great! Love the colors, and yes, you will be busy for a while. But what a result!

Barb said...

Your vine is stunning! I'm so glad you were able to photograph the whole thing. The collage is really fun to look at too, what a cool program!

Jeanne said...

Love your panel! The collage is very inspiring, too.

libbyquilter said...

good for you~!
hang in there and stitch by stitch it will get done.
love the collage

:-)
libbyQ

Abby and Stephanie said...

I read Quiltsalott and admire Janet's amazing applique. This vine panel is stunning. Fabulous work.