I'm finally able to show off my quilt. I hand-pieced it in 1985 and machine-sewed the panels together shortly afterwards. I then tacked this top layer together with some wadding to a piece of calico, and attempted to hand-quilt three of the panels. However, it all just became too difficult so I rolled it up and put it away for twenty years:
I must admit a couple of years ago I cheated by having someone finish off the quilting by machine. But it still wasn't finished. It needed to be edged:
So a couple of months ago, I took the strips that I had so carefully cut 24 years ago and edged the quilt with them.
It's so beautiful even after all this time. And definitely worth the wait.
I must admit a couple of years ago I cheated by having someone finish off the quilting by machine. But it still wasn't finished. It needed to be edged:
So a couple of months ago, I took the strips that I had so carefully cut 24 years ago and edged the quilt with them.
It's so beautiful even after all this time. And definitely worth the wait.
3 comments:
Your quilt is stunning! There must be hours of work in it.
I hate to think about the number of hours. Thank goodness it's finished now!
Oh wow! It looks great, well done :-)
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