This first one has been waiting the longest. The blocks were just orphans I made in my stash. A few of them date back over 25 years. Then about 5 years ago, I put them together. I liked how it turned out so much that I decided to hand quilt it using a wool batting. I quilted about half the blocks and removed it from the frame and put it away for a while. Then I brought it out about 1 1/2 yrs ago and finished the blocks. Then it sat for almost another year untouched because I couldn't decide how to quilt the border. Then I decided I'd rather use it this winter than let it haunt me another year so I let Lenni finish it. The quilting was all simple straight lines so I didn't want anything elaborate for the border quilting. This is how I finally quilted the border. See? That was early yesterday.In the afternoon I loaded this quilt top for my daughter. She had recently complained that the quilt she is using is to small for 2 people. So I chose this quilt from my stash of tops and she chose simple meandering loops. What a great kid. Fast and easy. I didn't want to invest much time in custom quilting this top.
There was another top I finished I will show next time. Otherwise, there weren't many finishes for the year. Usually there are more, but it was a tough year again. And now my time is divided between the quilting with Lenni and piecing with Bernie (my Bernina) and...
Well, once again, Happy New Year and thanks for visiting.
2 comments:
The orphan quilt is a great success and well worth the wait. Aren't you glad that fabric is patient?! The quilting in the border is particularly nice. I guess I like feathers as well as the next person, but that has a clean look that I find very appealing.
They're both gorgeous, but I especially like the quilt sampler - and your cat! Congratulations on finishing two more.
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