When I hit post #200 it seemed like a good time to stop for awhile! But now, the "bug" to journal -- and to sew -- is hitting once again. When I look back at the past 10 years sewing, I'm kind of amazed at myself. How in the world did I do as much sewing as I did while working as a full-time teacher?
This past year had several bumps in the road for me, but I did manage to complete a wedding quilt for my son and daughter-in-law.
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| An this, my friends, will turn in to a quilt! |
After seeing an inspiration quilt by
Noodle-head.com, I collected an assortment of fabrics that would give a similar look. This quilt is named
Vast and is from
Patchwork Essentials by Jeni Baker. I changed it a bit to make a larger quilt.
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| Playing with blocks has always been a favorite part of the quilt-making process for me. |
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| Love these fabrics! |
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| Opps... Need a few more blocks. |
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| Last summer's trip to the beach turned out to be a great place to sew the top together. |
My mom gave me this great PVC pipe quilting frame she was no longer using. It worked great -- so easy to move the quilt and put it away if I needed the house to look uncluttered. ;)
After many hours of hand quilting, it's out of the frame and ready to bind.
The finished quilt. May it bring warmth and comfort to these newly weds!
You're back on the blog! :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful quilt Cary! The only significant quilt I've made in the last 18 months was a queen size quilt for my son and his wife - newly weds. However I did not hand quilt it! Both will be quilts treasured for many years.
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