Monday, August 23, 2010

Not Rainy, but Monday...

I finished binding this quilt Saturday, but life has been busy...  I had written down the size, but the sticky note sprouted legs, so let's just say its huge!  I discovered that this is the largest I can do on my machine.   I had flashbacks of labor and delivery! ;0)
Machine stitched the cutest decorative vining flower along the outside of the blocks.  Won't do it again.  I couldn't use a walking foot because the machine reverses for part of the stitch.  Can you say "seam ripper", and "puckers"?
Feather stitched the inside of the four-squares.
Straight stitched in the ditch on the inner border of the stars.
End panels have cross, feather, and floral stitches.
The back.
Scrappy binding.  I learned alot, and when I recover I think that I will love this quilt! :0)
While I was outside, I noticed an unexpected visitor on Treasure's zinnias.
Joy is still in the hospital...sniff.  So since I can't sew, I have been cutting.
Treasure's niece is expecting a baby girl in a few months.  Wonder if I will be able to decide which baby quilt to give her?!

Linking this to Fabric Tuesday, check out the other finishes by clicking on the Fabric Tuesdays button on the left side bar!

May your Monday be...
blessed!

Edit---Friday---
Still no part for Joy, no more sewing.  Tons more cutting, but adding this to Sew & Tell, because I miss you all so much.  Can't wait to see what all of you have gotten done while I have been out of commission!

Be sure to visit all the lovely Friday finishes by clicking on the Sew & Tell Friday button on my Left side bar.  These ladies rock!

Blessings, again!

KT

19 comments:

  1. Love the quilt! Don't you just love how butterflies flock to zinnias? I had no idea until I planted some right outside our side porch :)

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  2. this quilt looks so beautiful. you did such an amazing job

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  3. Well, I simply must see this in person! Soon! Miss having you to myself (well, as much as myself and yourself have 10 other selves around us most of the time)!

    Call ya tomorrow!

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  4. Looks great! What an accomplishment

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  5. This is a gorgeous quilt, so soft & pretty!

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  6. I love your quilt's soft, pretty colour palette! What a great piece of work - so, so pretty! Interesting to hear your thoughts on the fancy stitch. I used one on a quilt, too and liked the idea of it more than the reality!

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  7. KT, I love this quilt!!! You can tell this took a lot of love and hard work (kind of like labor). I love all the decorate stitches you used on this quilt as well as the straight stitching. It really compliments the quilt. I see you've picked out some pretty purples for your next baby quilt. Can't wait to see its progression.

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  8. KT, the quilt is beautiful! I love all the different stitches. Really pretty. Thanks so much for linking up! We hope you see you back on tuesday's with more projects!

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  9. KT - What a pretty quilt! I've only sewn Doll quilts so far. I can't imagine trying to quilt this monster on my machine! Yikes! Stopping by from Sew&Tell. Thanks for sharing. Happy Sewing! :o)
    Larri at Seams Inspired

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  10. Your quilt is just beautiful!!

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  11. Gorgeous! What a great blend of colors and fabrics - you have a great eye for color! And the pattern and what you did with the back are awesome. Really pretty.

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  12. This is such a soft looking, pretty quilt. Nice job on the quilting!

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  13. Gorgeous! I know once you recover you'll LOVE this quilt. The colors are so pretty and the extras you put in the quilting make it very special.

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  14. Wow! That is a big quilt. I usually feel the effects of quilting for a few days afterwards. It take a lot of strength and endurance to quilt an entire quilt! Thanks for sharing!

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  15. It is a beautiful quilt. I love all the different stitches that you used.

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  16. It is beautiful! I cannot imagine having the confidence to lay it out on the grass like that. I seem to treat my projects like fine china. :)

    Hope your machine is out of the shop soon! I cannot wait to see more of your projects.

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  17. Great quilt...love the fabrics and the design. The quilting is very clever! Lovely!

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  18. I'm totally impressed with your quilting! I wish my machine had cool stitches!

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  19. This is really a lovely quilt! Lots of work on the quilting ... hope Joy comes home soon!

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