Well at last I am able to show you my latest effort. First time I have hand quilted, I did all 28 blocks in the centre by hand, took 3 weeks to do and a lot of punctures in my fingers. Then used my Brother Innovis´s Qulting designs on the outside.
For the first time I can actually say I am pleased with this one and this is my 6th quilt andthis one is my first and only quilt just for ME.

Elle

Beautiful!!

That's a beautiful quilt.

Thanks Sadiemae and RDM. Love your Avatar RDM

Elle

It's gorgeous!!!!

Only 3 weeks?? It would take me years (ok, so I don't hand quilt, but that's a lot of work!!)

Yes it was a lot of work, but I found I could do 2 or 3 sometimes in a day, don´t forget I am retired. the worst part was quilting in this Spanish heat it was in the 100´s.

Thanks for your comments I do appreciate them.

Elle

Just beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

Breathtaking!!!

Gorgeous Elle. Love the pattern.

Wow 3 weeks in hot weather, just beautiful.

That really is beautiful! You did a wonderful job on it!! I recently got the pattern and have been trying to figure out the fabrics I want to use! :thumbup: :D

Beautiful! Your work is great and I love the colors.

Ditter, it looks fab in Batiks I have seen it. If you go on the site she has customers quilts and you can see this quilt in many different fabrics.

Elle

Thanks everyone for your lovely comments, it means a lot.

Elle

That's so-o-o beautiful!!! :wink: :thumbup:

Wow, what a gorgeous quilt!

wow..these intricate quilt designs really fascinate me

Amazing, that is beautiful! Are you sure you didn't really make it for me??????

Wow! Beautiful quilt! Glad you decided to keep it for yourself! You put in lots of work into it~

Elle, you have made the most gorgeous quilt, I hope your weather cools down soon so that you can sleep under it in comfort. I love it.

Beautiful

Gorgeous! I'm glad you're keeping it!

yes it is!

Beautiful quilt and I am so glad you are going to keep it for yourself to enjoy!

WooHoo! Great job, Elle! Love what it looks like all quilted and bound! Congratulations on completing it!

Oh my oh my oh my beautiful.

Beautiful quilt. Love the pattern and colors. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for all your wonderful comments. I am going to use it on the guest room for a while till it gets cool enough to need it.

Elle

Gorrrrgeous da'rlin'!!! I love the finished look! I can see some of your lovely hand stitches and you know I love the machine designs. I still don't know how you got the thing done in that heat....You know you need to find a really great hiding spot for when you have "certain" guests come visit...certainly the guest room will NOT work!

Breathtaking!

and a beautiful one at that

STUNNING!! You did a fabulous job on the quilting too!!

Thanks again for your lovely comments everyone. My fingers are just starting to heal. Can´t wear a thimble just gets in the way, push the needle through with the reel of thread, Oh yes I am very technical LOL

Patti, you know who will have a job to pinch this one LOL its going to be chained to my bed.

:-D

Elle this is fantastico! And I don't envy you with that draped all over you in a Spanish summer! Must have been like having a sauna at the same time! LOL

PS regarding the thimble - I had the same thing and hated thimbles til I tried this one http://www.cottonpatch.co.uk/acatalog/thimbles.html scroll right down, it's called Roxanne's thimble. It's really comfortable, I even gone off to the loo and forgot I was wearing it! Luckily haven't dropped it down there yet. :mrgreen:

Beautiful quilt...fantastic fabric selection and done so quickly! Thanks for sharing your gorgeous creation.

PS I like the look of the Roxanne thimble...I had a very comfy Japanese made leather and coin thimble...unfortunately the dog ate it when he was a puppy (death to the thimble...but puppy survived!).

Thanks Kathryn for that link haven´t seen that before will have a go, however I am never ever ever ever going to quilt a whole quilt again I am going to use the quilt as you go method, Especially for my Dear Jane quilt.
Yes it was like being in a sauna I did it mainly in the early morning or late evening but it was still hot and I developed a heat rash which was horrible.
thanks for your love comments.

As for selecting the fabrics I didn´t, truly I didn´t. I was donated by a dear friend on this board nearly all of those materials so I just stuck my hand in the box and pulled out a fabric. It really worked and I then put the ones together that looked best.
One of my dogs when she was a puppy, loved cotton reels to chew,and I won´t tell you how many reels she has ruined. She looks now but daren´t touch, so each time she doesn´t touch she is told what a good girl she is and made a real fuss of.

I can see why you want to keep it, its stunning.

Beautiful. I have been working on a hand quilt for a king size bed for 20+ yra. Of course it has been stored for much of the time.