I don't believe that I have shown this quilt to you. Maybe on Facebook???
This quilt has a history.
Way back in the olden days ..... Okay,,,not really
but a while back when I first started quilting
(Self taught here),
I started this quilt.
I am guessing I started this anywhere from ten to fourteen years ago. Maybe I should start putting dates on the quilts I start (maybe not, it would shame me too much). Not quite old enough to be considered an antique.....
I loved applique from the very beginning. Most of these are done by hand and then later, much later after seeing the squares sit in the drawer for so long I did some on the machine and they still sat.
My mother saw them and loved them so much that I gave her the squares and the fabrics to finish the top.
She finished it about a year ago...at age 79, the top that is.
I just finished quilting it and put the binding on.
I love love this quilt....if you could see it up close and personal you would too. Well...now it is my quilt.)
My mother lives in a small trailer off my car port and has no room for any more quilts ( ya me!!)....
I have been relieved of a lot of responsibilities that take me out of the home which means I get to sew more. My major objective is to get a lot of these tops finished and hopefully, on the frame. I hope I can keep up the momentum.
4 comments:
It is such a great feeling to finally finish one of those projects that has been sitting too long.
Very pretty! I made a similar one, the flowers were a little different, but it was just as lovely, so I understand how pretty it must be in person. What an accomplishment for your mom! I hope if I reach that age, I'm still able!
How fun that you worked on this quilt together--it makes it all the more special!
I love applique too and really like your quilt. So nice that you have time to get back to doing some things you like.
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