Originally Posted by
KarenR
That is soooo amazing. How long did it take to quilt? Did you have to do any extra blocks beside the swap?
Thanks everyone. I am overwhelmed with the responses. I loaded this quilt on my rack on Saturday the 11th and finished it up on the 19th. I would guesstimate there is probably around 20 to 24 hours of quilting in this. But it is hard to estimate because I stand and stare for a while at blocks I didn't have a good firm idea going in. Also one of the blocks I used golden thread paper on was an intricate Karen McTavish motif called Stealth. I used the paper on the center portion and it took me about an hour to pick out the paper after it was quilted. This one:
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On the piecing... Oh yes I definitely pieced extra blocks. I stupidly only signed up for 12 12 1/2" unfinished blocks in the swap. So I got 11 from other swappers and one of my own back. So I made 6 more 12 1/2" blocks, 14 6" blocks out of crumbs and scraps and 6 6 x 12 blocks. This was my first time trying needle turn applique as well, which I loved. I did the cat and one of flower blocks using the freezer paper techique and the other flower block I marked and turned on my drawn mark. I liked freezer paper better.