IT's FINISHED
 

Finally at 10:55 p.m. December 15 , 2011 the last stitch was made in the quilt I started in January 1992. Not quite 19
years but close :D...
I will take pictures and post later... my fingers are so sore but I hand stitched the binding down.
Needless to say, I'm very proud of this quilt... it's not perfect but it's mine :D and I did all the work except quilting it and Nancy (aka Chewboo) did that. I tried hand quilting but the stitches were too large and messy looking. I figured
it's better to machine quilt and have usable quilts than to continue dreaming of hand quilting and be cold :D...
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Congratulations, no matter how long, it is done now and you should be proud.

Congratulations!

Good for you.
I hope you've given me the inspiration to do the same

Congratulations!! That must be a wonderful feeling finishing such an old UFO!!

That's wonderful....congrats! You give me hope then of finishing the quilt that I started in 2000. :)

way to go girl you did it. whoopee.

Conratulations! You get to start the new year with a finished project and a nice warm quilt!!

congratulations on completing it!

Congrats on finishing your quilt!

Good for you! Now show us that beautiful quilt.

Congratulations! That's a pretty long-standing UFO. ;)

Congratulations. Waiting for the pics (smile). Great job well done.

Congratulations! That is one of the nice things about quilts, they are timeless.

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Congrats on your accomplishment, it must feel terrific. Look forward to seeing some pictures soon.
Have you got any new projects on the horizon. I have one quilt started and the fabric for another, you have inspired me to get back to my sewing machine.
Happy holidaysé

Happy dance!

Congratulations!!! I, also have my first quilt that I started in 1992, unfinished. You give me hope that maybe I can still get it done.

Just do a little at a time... it will get completed... I finished the top in 1999 but didn't get it sandwiched till 2006 and then
this year, Chewboo quilted it for me :D...

Congratulations! I know the joy of finally finishing a project. It is a wonderful feeling!

Isn't it a wonderful feeling. I love finishing up those old projects! Congrats!

It looks as if you posted some pictures, but I can't see them. Do I need to do something else in order to see them or did you not post any?

Congrats! I want to see, I got the red x's

Wow you must be so happy to be finished! We can't see your pics but would love to. Can you try to repost them?

I was looking for pictures and got a group of red x's, anyone else have that problem?

Great, great job! Congratulations!! I have one that I started in 1981. It only needs binding and I don't even mind doing binding. I just never seem to think about it when it's convenient to pull it out and get it finished. I signed up for the UFO Challenge for 2012 and I am going to make it a priority to finish that one first!!

I finishe one that took over 20 years, it is a good feeling. It was paperpieced and I just kept putting it up and ignoring it. Finally I got it out and decided I was not doing anything else until it was done. I brought it to TX with me and am going to enter in in the Rio Grande Quilt Show. Not perfect either but it was lots of work. I doubt it wins a ribbon, but it is very rewarding to see your work in a show.