As I was tidying up our bedroom yesterday morning, it occurred to me that I'd never posted a picture of the king-sized quilt I made for our bed.
I had a chance later in the morning to corral my tall husband and tall daughter for a couple of minutes and asked them to hold the quilt up outside on the deck so you could get the full view of it.
This is another shot of it on the bed.
And this last picture I snapped last night in dim lighting shows the beautiful job of quilting on it. I had it done on a long-arm quilting machine at our local quilt shop by a talented gal.
The quilt is what is known as a "scrap" quilt. All of the fabric used was from bits and pieces in my stash. The backing fabric was purchased (one huge piece) and I was lucky enough to get that on sale for 35% off the original price.
I'm very happy with the way it turned out. And very happy to have it done.
33 comments:
It is beautiful! And the quilting is too! I want to make one for my bed. I'm thinking just blues and whites. The Ohio Star is my favorite pattern, so I'm sure I'll include that. It may be fall before I start... I have tons of yard and garden work still left to do.
DFW - Thank you, ma'am!
Laurie - Yes, as much as handwork (especially quilting) always appeals to me, come spring/summer/fall, there's just not much time for it. (We need to clone ourselves . . . an inside self and an outside self!) ;o]
I do love two-color quilts. I have a pattern and fabric in my stash for a red and white one.
That quilt is absolutely gorgeous!
That quilt is absolutely gorgeous!
So lovely!
What an incredible amount of work you put into that. You should be very proud! -Jenn
Wow that is gorgeous! I love the beautiful quilting too. It must feel fantastic to have it done.
Oh that is so beautiful, and gives me inspiration to carry on with my quilting projects, but I am still at the novice stage!
What a project! I bet pics don't do it justice, either. Love the colors--it's really beautiful, Mama Pea
It's gorgeous! So beautifully done and the quilting! Absolutely beautiful.
How beautiful. I have quilt envy. You do such a nice job.
Odiie
Wow! That is one beautiful piece of work.
Gosh that is beautiful....it i so pleasing to see a real quilt on your bed isn't it!
De - Thank you! I know you can appreciate working with little pieces!
Jenn - Have to admit it was relatively "easy" work. No curved seams or much trouble matching points when I put the rows together. It was just BIG!
Sparkless - I've kicked myself for not getting it done sooner. I've never worked on something over such a span of months!
Vera - Thank you! Don't forget we were all at the novice stage once!
Sue - As a gal who has a good eye for color (that would be you), I'm glad it appeals to you.
Leigh - I kinda feel as though I "cheated" having it professionally quilted, but there would have been no way I could have quilted a piece that size on my little machine . . . and had it look good!
odiie - And I have envy for EVERYTHING you do on a daily basis on your farm!!!
Thanks, Kristina! That means a lot coming from an expert hand worker like you.
Fiona - I enjoy seeing it on the bed during the day . . . but after our night's sleep each morning it's nearly all on the floor . . . on my husband's side of the bed. What's with that?? ;o}
Beautiful quilt! I like scrap quilts! Nancy
What a gorgeous quilt!!!
Mama Pea,
Your quilt is gorgeous, and I love it on your bed. Great choice in material, give the girl a thumbs up :-)
Hugs,
Sandy
CTC - Thank you! It always amazes me that the scrap quilts always "come together" so well. Love the old-timey look, too.
Thanks, Nancy!
Sandy - So how come when I used only fabrics from my stash ('cept the backing) for this big, king-sized quilt, my stash didn't seem to get smaller?? ;o]
OMG! That is BEEEEUWTIFUL!!!!
Susan - Wouldn't ya know, daughter now wants one just like it! Not gonna happen . . . soon anyway.
Nice blog, and a beautiful quilt!
Hi, Sandy - Thanks for commenting and thanks for the kind words!
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