Santa Panel Wall Hanging Part 2

On By Carole @ From My Carolina HomeIn Quilting

When we left off last time, I had finished the quilting I intended to do with black thread. Next, I changed colors in the longarm to white Glide on top and white Bottom Line in the bobbin to quilt the areas in white. I liked the ruler work in the border, so I decided to put matchsticks in the white triangles. Oh, I like this!

My lines aren’t exactly straight, nor are they perfectly spaced, but who cares? It won’t be a show quilt. When I got to the corners, I did the straight lines on both sides, then did a ray design from the center point.

I put curved lines in the stockings, skates and mittens, and Santa’s beard got swirly curlicues. Some areas of each motif are left unquilted for dimension, like the packages in this Santa’s arms.

I put curves on the cuffs and button placket to simulate fullness.

The snow people got curvy lines. The hats and scarves are not quilted.

Advancing the quilt, I outlined the poinsettias in white. The green leaves and red berries are left unquilted.

Then, the ruler work in the white triangles was completed on the sides and bottom.

In the candy canes, the white thread stood out where I had to travel to the next white section.

But, a bit of coloring with my Pigma pens took care of that.

Changing the thread again to red, I put curved lines on Santa’s coat to indicate fullness. The packages are not quilted, nor are his mitten hands.

I changed colors one more time to green thread, and did pointy zigzags in the tree following the pine needle shapes.

I did the same in the larger tree in green, leaving the snow on the tree unquilted. I went around the letters on the word Peace when I was stippling the background in black. The letters are not quilted.

I removed it from the longarm, and made a binding in the same cherry print as the outer border. I sewed it onto the front, then spent the next few days hand stitching the binding to the back while watching football games. I hung it on the wall in the den to enjoy this season.

So, all done! I’m really pleased with how it turned out! Using a panel to practice custom quilting is an idea I got from Quilting Curve Studio. If you are a longarmer, watch some of her videos, they are amazing. What do you think?

14 thoughts on “Santa Panel Wall Hanging Part 2”

  1. Love the Santa Panel. Your Quilting is amazing!

    Question- that’s a lot of thread changes. Do you change Bobbin Thread each time?

    Wishing you & hubby a Blessed Christmas & a Happy New Year!

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  3. Diana DeWitt's avatar Diana DeWitt

    This was a lot of work, Carole, and it came out looking great. Often, people think that using a panel is a one and done. However, what you do with it makes all the difference. Taking the time to do custom quilting really makes the piece stand out. Nice job.

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  8. jseccurr's avatar jseccurr

    You did a wonderful quilting job on this! The change of color, custom designs for important elements and ruler work straights lines have super visual impact.

    Now you have a beautiful, seasonal wall hanging!

    Great job!

    Jo Anne

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  9. Kathryn Laposata's avatar Kathryn Laposata

    I’m not a longarmer, but I admire your work on this panel. I can see how a small project like this provides a means to improve your skills. It looks professional!

    Have a wonderful holiday.

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  11. Loris Mills's avatar Loris Mills

    I love the work you’ve done with this panel. It really is sweet! Thanks for sharing the link to the quilter who inspired some of your quilting choice. She has a lovely design style. Merry Christmas!

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  12. Diann@ Little Penguin Quilts's avatar Diann@ Little Penguin Quilts

    I love Santa’s beard(s!) – your quilting is perfect for both of them! This is such a fun finish, and looks great hung on your wall there. Very festive!

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