Sunday, October 8, 2017

What's Happening!

It's Finished!  The wedding quilt for my nephew and his new bride is totally finished and will soon be on its way from me in Nova Scotia to them in Alberta.  I quilted it in free motion on my Pfaff Powerquilter 16.0 using Aurifil 50# white thread.  In the negative space between the columns of colour, I quilted a continuous feather, 90" in height to be exact x 4.  In the outer edge spaces I quilted loop de loops with hearts.  In some of the hearts I quilted the newlyweds initials. 








And here's the back with all the best wishes and signatures by the wedding guests.
This is the bottom row before quilting so you can see some of the best wishes.



 Don't the quilt colours match the wedding in the Rockies perfectly! Almost like it was planned! 

It was a fantastic wedding and I enjoyed my ten days in Alberta so much.  Spent quality time with family, visited Calgary and Edmonton and Canmore, visited 9 quilt shops and bought something in each one.  What a great time I had.  

 Now I am on to making baby quilts and accessories.  One new great-niece and another great-soon to be determined on the way next month.

 Happy Thanksgiving to all my Canadian friends and family. 
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17 comments:

  1. Karen - Quilts...etc.October 8, 2017 at 9:46 PM

    beautiful wedding and group shot

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  2. MariaOctober 8, 2017 at 10:03 PM

    A beautiful Quilt for a lovely couple. Great idea to have hearts on the back for guests to sign.
    What an amazing setting for the wedding.
    Cute turkey....

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  3. LinOctober 9, 2017 at 3:31 AM

    Absolutely gorgeous! xx

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  4. KarenOctober 9, 2017 at 8:20 AM

    Wowzers, Linda - fabulous quilt! Wish you could be in the room when they open it.

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  5. Judy Cooper Textile ArtistOctober 9, 2017 at 9:28 AM

    Beautiful quilt - such a treasure. Lovely group photo.

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  6. Linda HOctober 9, 2017 at 10:16 AM

    Beautiful quilt! Congrats to you the quilt maker, and to the happy couple! What a very special gift. I'll see you in Amherst, after my class on Friday.

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  7. LouiseOctober 9, 2017 at 3:46 PM

    Gorgeous quilt, gorgeous bride, gorgeous scenery! You've captured some lovely memories with the signatures on the back, too. Such a sweet and sentimental gift, love it!

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  8. FionaOctober 9, 2017 at 6:58 PM

    love love love your quilt and the wedding pictures look gorgeous.... how well you matched the quilt colours with the wedding party ...
    Hugz

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  9. Gale BulkleyOctober 10, 2017 at 9:50 AM

    Very beautiful - the quilt and the wedding.

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  10. Julia D @ Jada's Quilting AdventuresOctober 11, 2017 at 5:03 AM

    Love the quilt! And such a wonderful gift for the newlyweds!

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  11. KaHollyOctober 11, 2017 at 4:08 PM

    It came out lovely! I know, cuz I saw it in person! What a beautiful wedding party, Linda! Love her colors. So glad you were all able to get away. I know, you should have another get away! How about this weekend? And NSQBQ will join you for lots of fun! ;)

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  12. Carli The QuilterOctober 13, 2017 at 1:51 PM

    Beautiful quilt and looks like you had an awesome time in Western Canada!

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  13. MicheleOctober 17, 2017 at 6:11 PM

    Oh that turned out really beautiful.

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  14. RuthOctober 17, 2017 at 6:49 PM

    Beautiful quilt! It will be a precious remembrance of their day.

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  15. FlourishingPalmsOctober 18, 2017 at 6:34 PM

    That quilt is so pretty! I've made it too - Wiggle Me Colourful - using all scraps with a white background. I too quilted feathers, modern ones, in those long columns of white. Love seeing how another quilter interprets the same pattern. It's just lovely!

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  16. kiwikidOctober 20, 2017 at 6:08 PM

    The wedding quilt is beautiful, love the colours and the wedding party photos. Great to have all the wishes on the back. Sounds like you had a wonderful time away.

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  17. NannOctober 24, 2017 at 7:54 PM

    The quilt is lovely -- the heart signature blocks are really special. And what a beautiful setting for the wedding.

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