Monday, June 20, 2011

Done!


Finally! And well worth the wait.  Machine quilting is awesome but there is nothing quite like a hand quilted quilt coming out of the dryer. It's so soft and puckered and pretty. I am in love with this quilt.  My BQFF and I started this quilt together.  It was featured in a McCalls Quilting Magazine dated April 2005. She made hers like the pattern, in pastels. I decided to do mine in jewel tones. I changed mine more by not adding the last border.  It took me a year and a half to handquilt this.  And it was well worth the wait.  I am going to hang this in my front entry.  It measures 64" x 70". 

6 comments:

  1. How lovely - I love it!!I want to see it hanging in your entryway now!! I just embarked on the last stages of handquilting my 'Something for Nothing' baby quilt - that's been hanging around for too long while I work on commissioned quilts.
    I'm sure you'll get lots of positive comments on this one!!

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  2. Gorgeous!!!! and congratulations too on finishing it finally.

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  3. Linda, your quilt is just beautiful! I checked out the pattern link. You made a better choice in fabrics than the original. The jewel tones just glow. Congratulations!

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  4. That is just beautiful. Your handquilting is wonderful, and it will be lovely hanging in your entry. Congratulations on a beautiful finish.

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  5. GORGEOUS!!! I am so impressed. I'm in Cape Breton. ~karen

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  6. Precioso el acolchado y el colorido fantástico.Saludos

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