The saga of the "brown" quilt. It's done.
 

Many of you read about and saw my brown and red quilt top that I finished on Saturday. http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...t-t236699.html

I finished it last night. I had hoped to have until Friday to finish it, but I asked the company that I deal with in Poznan to pick up my Janome Horizon 7700 (I want it professionally serviced--haven't had it done in 3 years) --they said Ok, "Tuesday!" Yikes. I learned that when I was half finished with the quilting.

So, I put my nose to the grindstone and finished up. It's 111" square.

Here are the pictures of the "rest of the story."

Sandwiching it. I use both spray glue and safety pins. And I have a huge dining room picnic style table (so I'm not afraid to scratch it up).

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Sometimes I need heavy things to help hold it up there, as the weight of the quilt may drag it off. So, I use books--and I keep my Polish/English dictionaries close by.

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closeup of a block:
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Quilted on my Janome Horizon 7700. Ready to trim, so back to the dining room table to trim.

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I do machine binding now. (I used to do hand binding for these types of quilts til I gained confidence doing machine binding.) I'm not going back to the hand work!

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Stepping back a bit from the binding.

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It will fill my carryon!

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Windy! Of course, as soon as we step outside to take pictures, the breeze starts up!

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To review. I made the pattern "Clover"http://www.missrosiesquiltco.com/Schnibbles.html only I used 2.5" squares and made the small squares (chains) out of 1.5" strips. I also made it king sized instead of lap/crib sized. After I bought the pattern, I printed it several times and just cut and pasted the pattern to make it larger as needed. Since it is constructed "on point", I needed a visual to look at as I did it.

It's a gift for friends in Turkey. He is an American, she is Ukrainian. My DH stays with them he goes to teach in Turkey. I've never met "him" but "the wife" has stayed at our house--several years before they were married.

overall final picture
 

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Final outdoor picture.

That is amazing. I love it!

superb! what a beautiful gift to receive!

Fabulous !! Stunning!! Amazing!! Your work is all this....and more!! Enjoy your trip!!

beautiful!!! I love this quilt and all the variety of fabrics are just Fabulous! thanks for sharing.

It is sooooooo beautiful. You did an amazing job on it. I am amazed you got it done with all the time constraints. What a lucky couple to receive such a beautiful gift.

beautifully done

Nice job justflying! That is a large quilt! Nothing like motivation to get you going on a project!

Fantastic quilt! I told myself....Self...No more quilts until you finish what you have started. After seeing this I told self ....but I NEED this one!

Great job...love the design and colors

So BEAUtiful!!! I just can't imagine doing FMQ on this huge quilt!! Fantastic job!! The colors and pattern are perfect.:thumbup:

Exquisite and so fast from start to finish. Amazing.

just stunning beautiful thank you for sharing the pictures...... I'm in the same boat with leatherflea......LOL!

Absolutely beautiful quilt. Fantastic job.

I hope you can continue this story. And when it arrived in Turkey...........

You did a fantastic job on this it is really pretty. Hope you take pictures when you gift it to them and share them with us. Have a good trip.

What an impressive undertaking, with fantastic results.

Pretty amazing that you sewed that quilt and quilted it in such a short time. Bravo!

BEAUTIFUL!
No doubt this couple will enjoy your gift of love for many, many years.

It is gorgeous!

that is amazing,beautiful-wow that was a lot of work

Absolutely gorgeous!

That quilt is beautiful. You did a fantastic job on colors and quilting. Kudos to you!

Just wonderful!!!

Beautiful!!!!!!!

Wow fabulous quilt, great job! applause!!!!

wow that turned out great

Beautiful, beautiful quilt. Time frame on this is amazing!! Good Job!!

I don't know how you did it, but it is gorgeous. I don't think I could take it out of my house. It would cry to come back in.LOL You are very, very good.

The colors are not what I normally am drawn to....but I love this quilt, the colors go together so well , it is lovely.

Fabulous - kudos!!!

Your quilt is just wonderful. I have enjoyed seeing all the quilts you have posted over time. You are truly a gifted quilter. My DH and I visited Poland (Warsawa) this past Spring and loved our time there. Yummy food:)

Your quilt is fantastic, a gift that will always be treasured.

Beautiful! They will love it!

Wow, that couple is sure lucky to be the recipients of that gorgeous quilt. Great job !!

It is stunning. You created an heirloom for your friends. I'm sure they will treasure it!

Absolutely stunning quilt! So quickly completed too! Thank you for the inspiration. :thumbup: :)

WOW, what a fantastic job. It is beautiful!