Peggy’s Baltimore Garden
Posted on February 12, 2025 by prairiemoonquilts in Longarm QuiltingThe most recent custom quilt to come off my frame is this gorgeous creation by my customer, Peggy B.
The pattern is Baltimore Garden by Barbara M. Burnham.
There is so much wonderful appliqué on this quilt, and Peggy’s stitches are perfection!
There wasn’t much I could do with the quilting to make this any more epic than it already is; but Peggy and I discussed some options for the various parts, and here’s what we came up with.
I decided to make each block look as if it was in a circle.
Then I filled in between the circles with another outline and some crosshatching. I love when the afternoon sunlight glows up the quilting. Doesn’t this almost look like velvet??
Along the edges, I used curved crosshatching.
Can you even believe all this appliqué??
In the border, we decided not to quilt over the swags, and to put straight lines in the outer edge portion. On the inside edge portion, I did a feathery swirly filler.
On each block, I simply outlined the appliqué. And I tried not to quilt over any appliqué pieces, except some of the larger flower centers, so as not to leave a large unquilted area. And yes, I quilted each little square inside that basket individually. I figured if Peggy put so much time and attention into the detailed appliqué, then I could certainly put a little time and attention into the quilting details.
Where there was a gap in the appliqué, I did small crosshatched circles (and one was an oval) to hold those areas down, yet still fit the style of the rest of the quilting. I used quite an assortment of rulers to accomplish all the designs, including some by Linda Hrcka of The Quilted Pineapple, and one by Kelly Cline Quilting.
There were a couple of basket blocks that left some bare areas towards the bottom, so I quilted “ghost leaves” to look like a continuation of the appliqué to fill in those areas.
We chose Poly Deluxe batting for this quilt. It’s the thickest loft poly by Quilter’s Dream, and it was a dream to quilt on. I will definitely use it again. It gave this quilt a lot of weight, but it worked out so well.
Here are the details . . .
Peggy’s Baltimore Garden quilt:
Finished size: 94″ x 94″
Pattern: Baltimore Garden by Barbara M. Burnham
Batting: Quilter’s Dream Poly Deluxe, king sized
Thread: Superior OMNI #3004 Cream
Quilting: custom quilting by me!
That is absolutely gorgeous, needs to go to a show for sure.,
WOW to both of you
WOW…just WOW…both of you!! ❤️
Beautiful quilt. Awesome quilting!
Beautiful, well done ladies!!!
Just Wow!
Stunning quilt, enhanced even more by the quilting. Super job ladies!
You two make a wonderful team together. Just breath taking.
This is amazing! applique, quilting, everything!
The appliqué AND the quilting are perfection! This quilt should end up in a museum somewhere way down the road.
oh my oh my oh my…. speechless
Absolutely beautiful!!!
WOW!! I don’t love doing applique but, I sure love looking at it.
Oh, my what a fantastic quilt and your quilting is exquisite❣️ I appliqué and know how much work went into this quilt📍And I appreciate you doing all the tedious quilting.
that is just fabulous both the quilt and quilting
Absolutely fabulous. It’s the prettiest Baltimore quilt I’ve ever seen! You both did a fantastic job.
The quilt and quilting are amazing. It must have taken so long to do all that quilting. Love when quilting enhances the quilt and not overwhelm it.
beautiful!
Speechless! Amazing! Brava!
Fabulous quilt and fabulous quilting!! A show stopper for sure.
What a fabulous project put together by two heavenly quilt makers! Ohhhhh!
Peggy’s quilt is beautiful. The wonderful job you did quilting it really makes it spectacular.