Tell me about your quilt in your avatar
03-12-2011, 11:50 AM
#131
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: North Carolina
Posts: 382
Mine is Ricky Tims's Harmonic Convergence pattern in the center, then square in a square so it is more like one big block. It is still in progress, down to the hand quilting, large ferns in the outer segments. I wanted to sell it originally (and yes I asked permission, and offered my first-born son as collateral! Ricky is a peach incidentally, emailed me back) The purple/green pattern in the center was fabric I bought when I first got back to quilting and was terrified of cutting into it. I absolutely LOVE this quilt!
Ellen
Ellen
03-12-2011, 02:28 PM
#132
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Troy, MI
Posts: 95
Mine was adapted from the photo of a quilt I saw on-line. I used 5" squares a friend gave me as as scraps leftover from her sewing. I got the idea together and found a sashing fabric to work. I wanted to send it to my aunt who was suffering with cancer, but with Christmas and back pain, I was unable to get it done and send it on time. My husband wants to decorate a living room wall with it, but I'm afraid it will be a reminder about procrastinating.
03-12-2011, 02:37 PM
#133
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Largo FL
Posts: 917
Mine was made for my GS's 16th birthday. It is made primarily from men's shirts. I left the manufacturer labels on and many pockets. I told him he could use the pockets for his nighttime snacks. He drags it every where with him. One of the first quilts I ever made. SID and no binding--envelope fashion.
03-12-2011, 04:09 PM
#134
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Idaho
Posts: 422
Originally Posted by jraff
Mine was adapted from the photo of a quilt I saw on-line. I used 5" squares a friend gave me as as scraps leftover from her sewing. I got the idea together and found a sashing fabric to work. I wanted to send it to my aunt who was suffering with cancer, but with Christmas and back pain, I was unable to get it done and send it on time. My husband wants to decorate a living room wall with it, but I'm afraid it will be a reminder about procrastinating.
03-12-2011, 04:16 PM
#135
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Michigan
Posts: 426
Originally Posted by grammy17
Mine was made for my GS's 16th birthday. It is made primarily from men's shirts. I left the manufacturer labels on and many pockets. I told him he could use the pockets for his nighttime snacks. He drags it every where with him. One of the first quilts I ever made. SID and no binding--envelope fashion.
03-12-2011, 04:18 PM
#136
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Nebraska..The Good Life
Posts: 2,102
The quilt in my avatar picture is a king sized "Double Wedding Ring" pattern. I pieced all the arcs in multiple red fabrics and then sewed fusible to the right sides later turning and pressing onto a background square, no curved piecing. I made it in red and white because my DD1 and her husband are "Big Red" fans to the max! Their wedding colors were red, white and silver. I hand quilted the whole thing and sewed the binding by hand. It was only the third quilt I had ever made. My son in law was in awe and shed some tears when he saw it because he could not believe that someone would ever go to so much trouble to make something for him (and her). It was truly a labor of love!
Rose L
Rose L
03-12-2011, 04:31 PM
#137
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Spring Lake, NJ
Posts: 2,458
mine is not a quilt, hanging or any other fabric treasure.
It is a Diane Phelan jigsaw puzzle.
It was a gift from my Angel, Karie and was put together mostly by my granddaughter.
It is now framed and will be hung when we return to our home in the spring.
Don't you just love it?
MJ
It is a Diane Phelan jigsaw puzzle.
It was a gift from my Angel, Karie and was put together mostly by my granddaughter.
It is now framed and will be hung when we return to our home in the spring.
Don't you just love it?
MJ
03-12-2011, 04:58 PM
#138
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Arizona
Posts: 527
Originally Posted by purplefiend
Originally Posted by GrammaO
Mine is Eleanor Burns Tennesse Waltz pattern. I saw this episode and really liked the quilt. I bought the book but was afraid to do a big quilt in case it was hard. Chose to do a baby quilt for my new grandson. It turned out to be much easier than I thought so doing another one is on my to-do list.
see it in my Webshots album.
http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...45965719APatjV
03-12-2011, 05:02 PM
#139
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Michigan
Posts: 426
Originally Posted by mjsylvstr
mine is not a quilt, hanging or any other fabric treasure.
It is a Diane Phelan jigsaw puzzle.
It was a gift from my Angel, Karie and was put together mostly by my granddaughter.
It is now framed and will be hung when we return to our home in the spring.
Don't you just love it?
MJ
It is a Diane Phelan jigsaw puzzle.
It was a gift from my Angel, Karie and was put together mostly by my granddaughter.
It is now framed and will be hung when we return to our home in the spring.
Don't you just love it?
MJ
03-12-2011, 06:12 PM
#140
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Join Date: May 2010
Location: Round Rock,Texas
Posts: 6,135
Originally Posted by GrammaO
Originally Posted by purplefiend
Originally Posted by GrammaO
Mine is Eleanor Burns Tennesse Waltz pattern. I saw this episode and really liked the quilt. I bought the book but was afraid to do a big quilt in case it was hard. Chose to do a baby quilt for my new grandson. It turned out to be much easier than I thought so doing another one is on my to-do list.
see it in my Webshots album.
http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...45965719APatjV
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