after all the fancy quilting on the flag challenge project, now with the 365 it's simply with a capital "S".....this quilt has about a billion more seams than any bonnie hunter scrappy and it is huge in size, for me anyway....it's 90" square and will be just right for daughter and son-in-law and is probably the only quilt i'll ever make this size.
quilting the center medallion is DONE and happy to say that the first border of dark value 3" squares is also just about finished...
was lying in bed
thinking ruminating about how this could be quilted and light bulb moment revealed that simple is best and same for every block is the very best. so that is what i chose....you can just see that each little square has quilting just 1/4" inside with all the rustic imperfections! the next border---light made of 6" squares--will be quilted simply as well...according to design of block, but if the block is constructed of 4 units, it'll get the same small block treatment. still with 10 days in october and hoping to get that second border done before the big surgery anniversary on november 1st--all saints' day--so apropos for the cardiac surgeon and long list of other health professionals who extended my life. *** and with october, jack makes his annual appearance....
looking good for 40 years old, doncha think? made this the very year i started quilting and he's tagged along for all the horrendous moves and storage episodes....what tales he could tell! no doubt he's happy to have a real home now....even tho to me it doesn't seem so. with no ocean nearby how could it be??
Simple is best. The simple quilting looks wonderful on your blocks. October Jack is looking cute and ageless ... :-) Pat
ReplyDeleteI saw your comment on my blog (At the Corner of Scrap and Quilts) but for some reason, your comment didn't get into my email, so I couldn't reply. I am very interested in seeing your 365 Challenge quilt and I've looked all over your blog trying to find a photo of the whole quilt but couldn't. If you have one, could you point me in the right direction please?
ReplyDeleteI see that you are hand-quilting yours. Wow! I'm VERY impressed. The seams are so thick and close together on some blocks that I thought of stapling mine. (lol) Enjoy! ;^)
I saw the photo of this quilt in a recent post and realized I hadn't noticed it before. (Perhaps I should be more consistent in reading all you blog posts, huh?) Anyway, I scrolled through previous posts till I came to this one with the closer photo. What an amazing quilt, Grace! Sometimes I look at a quilt and wonder how someone could make it. This is one of those quilts. What size are the smaller blocks and where did you get the pattern. I'm looking forward to seeing the whole quilt.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your second anniversary. It sounds like it's been a challenging and long haul. So glad you're still here.
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