SewingSenior

After 8 plus months and somewhere around 1,500 hours my Little Brown Bird is all finish with a Little Blue Bow around it. As you can see I opted for a simplified appliqued border than the original pattern for 2 reasons...1st I had read all the problems an experienced long arm quilter had encountered with the pattern border and 2nd I was just tired of this quilt and wanted it finished. So this is what I ended up with.
Pictures:
1 - The finished quilt
2 - A look at the stippling around the appliques. You can't see it but I also outlined each applique with clear thread to give it a little more loft.
3 - A section of the white sashing around the four medallion squares showing the small wave quilting.
4 - The crosshatching on the border
5 - After fighting with a few of the appliqued blocks that wanted to pucker I decided to try the old hand quilting hoop to stretch the puckers out and what do you know it worked. I did have to move it quite often, but that is better than a whole lot of pucked quilting.

Thank you all for your continued support and encouragement without which i could never have made this amazing quilt.

juliasb

Stunning!! I am in love with it. The workmanship shows the perfection of all your efforts. This quilt is a showpiece. Thanks for sharing.

suern3

Wow- just beautiful!

sewbizgirl

Incredible work! It's just beautiful.

Tartan

Gorgeous!👏🏻

Barb in Louisiana

That is completely gorgeous. I am so glad to see you got it finished.

helou

beautiful. what a masterpiece. You are very patient!

cjsews

Amazing. Such dedication to finish it

granky

That quilt is beyond beautiful! You may be tired of it, but you should be really proud of it! A real heirloom!

mjkgquilt

Beautiful quilt. Thank you so much for sharing with us.