A Very Feathery, “Crown Royal” Quilt
I put off doing this quilt for a LONG time! I just couldn’t figure out the quilting. Well, it was worth the wait and sometimes you need to sleep a lot of nights to come up with a design!
Luckily, the maker is a good friend of mine and she was patient! She is also a feather lover, so I went a little overboard with the feathers, but I think it worked! I used gold Glide thread to blend well with the gold of the Crown embroidery.
If you look closely, you can see the crowns in the fabric. They fit perfectly with the theme!
Now, maybe the best part about this quilt is the title. Together we named this, “Don’t Drink and Sew!” We had quite a laugh when we saw that two pieces were turned wrong. Can you see them? What else can you do at this point! No matter, still a beautiful quilt!!
Ann
May 23, 2015
Beautiful feathers. Congratulations on a lovely finish.
Hn
April 5, 2019
Do you sell the pattern ?
Kelly
April 9, 2019
No, I sure don’t. I only did the quilting.
sheila
December 7, 2019
where did the background fabric for the crown royal star come from…fabric name and maker ? have made cr quilt using this pattren, would like to find the material with the multi color and crowns.
Kelly
December 11, 2019
Hi, I’m sorry I have no idea. This was a customer quilt, so not one made by me. I only did the quilting.
Cathy Ballantine
December 12, 2019
The crown royal quilt material is called Mardi Gras but the one with crowns has been discontinued.
Tonya
January 4, 2021
Good Afternoon, I recently found your quilt and love it. I am attempting to do a quilt for my sister using the peach crown royal bags. Did you have use interfacing under the bags so that the fabric would not stretch out?
Kelly
January 4, 2021
Hi Tonya, I’m so sorry, but I did not make the quilt, I was only the quilter, so I can’t answer that question. I recall there was a stabilizer of some sort under each one.
Cathy
January 4, 2021
Yes I did use interfacing to stableize then and make them about the same weight as cotton.
Michelle @ From Bolt to Beauty
May 24, 2015
Never in my wildest dreams would I produce quilting like that — lovely!
Kelly
May 24, 2015
Thanks Ann!
Kelly
May 24, 2015
Thanks Michelle!
Rachel
January 21, 2016
Absolutely gorgeous! I have committed to making one of these for my brother-in- law this year. Can you tell me what pattern you used? I cannot in my wildest dreams come up with this pattern.
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January 21, 2016
Hi Rachel, thanks! It was a customer quilt, but I’ll see if I can find out where she got the pattern.
Cathy Ballantine
December 12, 2019
The pattern is the friendship star.
Cathy
February 1, 2016
Absolutely beautiful quilting!! Where did you find the material with the crowns if you don’t mind my asking. It goes so perfectly. I saw someone asking about the pattern. It is called the Friendship Star and is a fairly easy pattern. It is half square triangles but how you place them makes the pattern.
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February 1, 2016
Thanks Cathy! It was a customer quilt and I think she found the fabric in our local fabric store, Sarah’s Fabrics, in Lawrence, KS. A fabulous store, BTW!!! Thanks for the pattern name. I will pass that along to the person who had asked! Thanks!
Molly Lockwood
June 25, 2017
Would like to know the name and brand of the bead fabric with crowns
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June 26, 2017
So sorry, I have no idea!
Cathy Ballantine
August 2, 2017
The fabric I used was the same colors in the beads except instead of crowns it has Fleur Di Lis with the beads. I was told that the fabric with crowns had been discontinued. The fabric is Mardi Gras Fabric Collection by M’Liss. It can be found on ebay but I don’t know how much they have.
Bonnie Blair
August 2, 2017
Thank you so much! From the pictures, I didn’t notice the crowns in the purple. It was the muti-color fabric I was interested in. Again, I really appreciate you sharing your information.
Bonnie Blair
July 31, 2017
I would love to know where you found the fabric for the crown royal quilt. The fabric is gorgeous and matches so well with the crown royal bags without being over the purple and gold. Would you share the patter? And the names of the fabric and where you purchased the fabric?
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July 31, 2017
Hi Bonnie, unfortunately it was a customer quilt and I have no details for the pattern or fabric. So sorry!
Bonnie Blair
July 31, 2017
Thank you! Loved the pattern!
Cathy Ballantine
August 1, 2017
I made the crown royal quilt with shams. Found Mardi gras material that worked out beautify.
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August 1, 2017
Thanks Cathy!
Cathy Ballantine
August 1, 2017
The pattern is called the friendship star an you just have to make HST and turn them to get the pattern.
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August 1, 2017
Thanks Cathy!
Bonnie Blair
August 1, 2017
Thank you Cathy!
Bonnie Blair
August 1, 2017
Cathy, do you remember where you got the accent fabric? I’ve been looking for it. I matches so well.
vicki
October 8, 2018
Is it possible to buy the pattern instructions for this quilt?
Kelly
October 11, 2018
Hi Vicki, I’m sorry, I only did the quilting, did not make the quilt.
Susan Johnson
March 9, 2019
Just wondering if anyone is has the pattern or is anyone interested in making one for someone to buy.
Kelly
March 12, 2019
These are pretty difficult quilts to make. I’m not sure where to find the pattern, sorry!
Cathy Ballantine
March 12, 2019
I made a king size Royal Crown quilt. The pattern is the Friendship Star which can be found online. I determined the size of the blocks by the size I could fussy cut the gold logo for the center square. I have no problem helping anyone with more details if needed.
Kelly
March 12, 2019
Thanks Cathy! The hardest part may be deconstructing the bag. 😉
Cathy Ballantine
March 13, 2019
Not hard….but time intensive. They are slightly different on each bag.
Des Adams
January 17, 2020
Hi Cathy, Do you mind sharing your instructions on the best way to deconstruct the bags?
Kelly
January 29, 2020
Hi Des, sorry, I didn’t make the quilt so I don’t know how to do that. I only do the quilting. 🙂
Cathy Ballantine
January 30, 2020
I cut the top off close to the draw string, the took sean’s apart . Ironed the bags, centered the logo and cut the biggest block I could. I think it came out to be 4.25 or 4.5. Use the lines on your ruler to make sure th logo is straight.. I found the bags are not all the same. Very time consuming but worth it.
Kelly
January 30, 2020
Good job! Tedious, but worth it!
Holly
May 5, 2020
Hi Kelly,
I have been asked to quilt this same quilt for a customer, and she gave me a picture of your work to reference.
She would like the white spaces on the interior of the quilt to have the feathers like you have shown. Did you free hand this design, or is this a pattern that is available for purchase somewhere?
Thank you very much for any help!!
Holly
Kelly
May 13, 2020
Hi Holly, this is all free motion feathered.