My first GFG is done!
07-05-2012, 08:16 AM
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My first GFG is done!
I finally finished by first GFG - sewn by hand. I started out with a twin size in mind but changed to a lap quilt as it progressed. I didn't know how bad my hands could hurt after working on this quilt! The quilting will be done by machine for sure! Gives me a whole new appreciate for anything hand quilted. I'll post some pictures when I get that figured out.
how big are your pieces ? I have been working on and off on one for several years ....hhhmmmm need to find it I think it is buried at the moment in WIPs LOL
07-05-2012, 12:34 PM
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Originally Posted by judys
I'm working on one myself. How are you going to have it quilted? Everyone says I will have to quilt it by hand and quilt around each hexagon. Not sure I'll live long enough to get that done!
07-05-2012, 01:15 PM
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I am starting one too.
I like that it is a truly mobile project. I do a few while waiting for my kid finish a sum, and I can bring it anywhere.
My hexagons have 1 inch sides. I estmate it will take me a few years to get it done (working on and off). I told my kid - you know why it called Grandmother's flower garden? Because I would be a grandmother by the time it is done!
Yes, about quilting, I've seen a few on ebay. Like this vintage GFG below won at $600+.
(This is not mine. This is a vintage quilt on ebay. The auction that just ended a few days ago.)
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It is quilted around the hexagons. The overall effect is stunning. But I would never be able to do that! 100% admiration for anyone who does this!
I like that it is a truly mobile project. I do a few while waiting for my kid finish a sum, and I can bring it anywhere.
My hexagons have 1 inch sides. I estmate it will take me a few years to get it done (working on and off). I told my kid - you know why it called Grandmother's flower garden? Because I would be a grandmother by the time it is done!
Yes, about quilting, I've seen a few on ebay. Like this vintage GFG below won at $600+.
(This is not mine. This is a vintage quilt on ebay. The auction that just ended a few days ago.)
[ATTACH=CONFIG]346913[/ATTACH]
It is quilted around the hexagons. The overall effect is stunning. But I would never be able to do that! 100% admiration for anyone who does this!
Last edited by liont; 07-05-2012 at 01:19 PM.
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