Wow, what a challenge, but you did it!!! It's beautiful and looks like it's full of memories.
busy fingers
03-17-2017 12:46 PM
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Originally Posted by quilterpurpledog
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I can't imagine doing this! However, yours looks wonderful and I also would love to see some of the circles up close. Are the designs appliqued to the circles? Are the circles appliqued to the quilt? That was a real challenging challenge!
Thank you all for your lovely comments on my daily circle quilt. Each square finished at 4", the circles were cut at 3" and appliqued on by using a small zig-zag stitch on my machine. I then did QAYG without sashing. Here is a close up of some of the blocks.
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An explanation of some of the blocks - the nurse represents a visit to hospital, eggs - I had breakfast out, the sewing machine - my quilting group day, coffee cup - had coffee with friends, the purple fairy - played fairies that day with my granddaughter, the boat - went for a ride on the Manly ferry, the tools - we had a builder in that day doing some work.
I found this challenge very addictive and enjoyed having the opportunity to play with my scraps to find just the right fabric each day. I had all those fabrics in my stash and did not have to buy or beg for any.
mtkoldra
03-17-2017 12:55 PM
very unusual and creative quilt
EmiliasNana
03-17-2017 02:41 PM
I love this idea as a daily diary, but you could also use it by year LOL just make the circles larger. I had always wanted to leave as my legacy a quilt of my life and thought of using PP squares to symbolize events, but this would be an option. Yours is lovely and a real hierloom for generations. I would leave a key however in a pocket of the label to let others know why you made the decisions you did.............what fun.
Innov8R
03-17-2017 04:21 PM
This is a wonderful idea--meaningful and useful. It makes a pretty quilt that is also interesting.
quiltingshorttimer
03-17-2017 04:28 PM
what a neat quilt! And kudos for using all stash fabric!
