Phew! 17 months and just compelted the top: My Affairs of the Heart Quilt
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Hello friends,
Just wanted to share with you all the finally completed top of the my Affairs of the Hearts quilt that I started as a quilt along with the talented ladies on the board back in May of 2011! Phew..this took a long time:):) But I am soo happy top is finally finished. The pattern is from the book Affairs of the Hearts by Aie Rossman. I made the blocks using the invisible machine applique method with heart resistant templates..very time consuming as all the pieces have to be prepared and turned under and then appliqued on.but I can't do hand applique to save my life. This was actually my first quilt with such intensive applique work..I've done little quilts with applique before but never like this, so it was a learning process for sure...good thing I love hearts, lol. I also learned bobbin work with this quilt...I chose to do the embroidery in a gold metallic floss and it would have been impossible to do by hand, so I leanred to do bobbin work...can you imagine how much longer this would have taken me have I done it all my hand?? LOL.. I adapted some blocks to suit my applique method (Aie does needleturn) and then I changed the layout to on point and reinvented the borders and the result is a monster 97x101'' quilt,lol. Thanks to the ladies who encouraged me along the way..this was WAY out of my comfort zone and I still cannot believe that it is finished! Right now, I am tired of it and see all the mistakes, but hoping that by the time I get it out to be quilted (will be after the holidays) I will fall back in love with it again.:o Thanks all for looking and happy quilting. P.S. Monster is hard to photograph,lol. |
Oh, so beautiful. Great job!!
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what mistakes?!!?!?!
wonderful! aileen |
That is really beautiful. Very well done.
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Gorgeous, nicely done.
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This is just stunning!
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Absolutely fabulous! Beautiful work!
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Wow that is awesome.
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Candi, that is truly such a beautiful quilt, so much work and the border finishes it off. Great work.
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congrats on the finish of this beautiful quilt
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Absolutely gorgeous, worth the time! Thanks for sharing, you can be sooo proud of that quilt!
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WOW... It is beautiful... just beautiful!!! I LOVE the borders!! I love everything about it!!! Congratulations!!
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Oh Candi, It's gorgeous. I love your modifications. It is very special. Congrats on your finish.:thumbup:
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Absolutely FAB-U-Lous!
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I bought the book on Affairs of the Heart and have all the intentions of making it, but realized I have so much tops to quilt and finish. One of these days I'll do it I hope. Having the book knowing that it's there when I'm ready to make it makes me hopeful. Your quilt is beautiful and it's truly a work of art. Thank you for sharing.
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This is a work of art.
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Congratulations on a job well done! It's beautiful.
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Absolutely spectacular! Way to go!
Maureen |
What a stunning quilt...you should be proud!!
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Your quilt is beautiful and you have every right to be glowing with pride over your completion. Fantabulous!!!
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Lovely! I like the color choices you made. Well done all around.
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wow. that's beautiful!
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Wow! That's an incredibly gorgeous quilt! Can't wait to see it all quilted and finished -- congratulations in persevering and pushing yourself in doing this quilt....it turned out so beautifully!
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That is really kool. BrendaK
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The quilt is absolutely breathtaking! Anyone looking at it would know there was alot of time and effort put into it. Very impressive!
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Candi, it turned out awesome. You should be very, very proud of yourself. I know when you get it quilted you will love it again.
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your quilt is absolutely stunning. YOU SHOULD BE PROUD
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Wow, what a knock out looking quilt. Your time and patience paid off.
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Wow.. speechless. This is way too intricate, beyond me! Kudos!
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Awesome quilt!
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Wow! Fabulous. I'm doing Affairs of the Heart, also, and I love that you set it on point! I'll copy your idea!
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Your quilt is stunning! Great job!
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Oh my Goah, this is my all time favorite quilt top of all time. It is beautiful. You are an awesome piecer/appliquer.
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FABULOUS!! Love it . you did an awesome job.
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Oh, my, my, my....that is just beautiful. What a lovely quilt..you should be very proud of it :)
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oh wow that is beautiful
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Oh my, its just awesome! Your hard work sure paid off, looks like it should be in shows.
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I have seen pictures of the AotH blocks as folks progress on this lovely quilt. I have loved seeing the blocks. . . . . . . but, seeing the whole quilt is way awesome! Your quilt is beautiful!
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Very labor intensive,that I don't have the nerve to try! Doesn't stop me from admiring your beautiful quilt.What a beauty it is.Hope you enter it in a show.Lots of pats on the back to you 😃😃
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when are we going to see this at Houston !!
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