THE QUILT TOP
Something very exciting seems to be happening out there, I can feel it in the air … people are wanting to quilt. As a ‘quilt shop’ owner, this is especially exciting. Mostly because from my vantage point I can witness the birth of these creations from the first selections of fabric. Then weeks, months later I get to see the amazing finished results.
I am far from being a quilter myself. I have yet to complete one quilt. Perhaps this seems a bit crazy to you, but when I was planning the workroom, I was planning a place where I could teach you the things that I know and where you would teach me the things that you know. I have known for a long time that quilting was something that I wanted to learn and I hoped it was something that you wanted to learn too.
Claire has been talking about starting her next quilt. Her blue and white quilt was a joy to watch come together. Anabela is planning her first quilt as a wedding gift and picking out fabrics and a pattern. Quilt Sunday is coming up this weekend and I’m looking forward to seeing everyone’s work in progress and new projects.
With all this, I suddenly realized that I actually finished my queen-sized quilt top during the summer, but forgot about it! I pulled it out this morning, ironed it and took some photographs. I love the way it turned out. It’s so fun to see how all the blocks that I spent so long agonizing over came together. Now that quilting season seems to be starting up, I’m going to get going on doing a simple pieced back. I’d like to spend the winter hand quilting this while I watch Gossip Girl. (and I’d like to start working on another quilt, of course.)
10 Comments
Concha
September 24, 2008 at 4:00 pm
Johanna
September 24, 2008 at 5:32 pm
Heather
September 24, 2008 at 9:55 pm
Nat
September 25, 2008 at 9:07 am
Anabela
September 25, 2008 at 9:09 am
kburklin
September 26, 2008 at 9:37 pm
LEARNING TO HAND QUILT at make something
February 20, 2009 at 10:48 am
PATCHWORK PILLOWCASES at make something
March 21, 2009 at 1:00 am
DRESDEN PLATE at make something
August 31, 2009 at 10:27 am
Lisa
August 7, 2011 at 3:56 pm
I love it!! It’s understated and yet sophisticated, it’s modern and sober and I love the fact that the blocks aren’t aligned! Congratulations!
It looks lovely! Congratulations and well done!! Looking forward to Quilt Sunday…
nice!
Very sophisticated. You are a quilt architect in the making!
You are too sweet! It is really nice to have quilty support, indeed. I think quilting and crisp weather go together so well (even if I’ve never done it before!).
love this pattern………….
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Love the pattern and color combo! So nice!