Wholecloth Quilt Finished
 

My other major achievement so far in 2017 is finishing off my wholecloth quilt which has been 27 years in the making.

I started hand quilting this wholecloth quilt 27 years ago and had done all the hand quilting but for one border and a bit borders. For the past 20 or so years it has been folded up and has sat at the back of a cupboard, I would get it out occasionally thinking I would finish it, look at it and put it back. A quilting friend who was machine quilting a wholecloth quilt visited earlier this year and I showed my quilt to her. But instead of putting it back away, I decided to finish it by machine quilting the remaining border. What a challenge that was to get this huge quilt under my Janome but the quilting was finally done. Binding attached.

Then came the dilemma of washing it and hoping that (a) the blue markings came out and (b) the hand quilting didn't fall apart. It was done by a dry cleaning company (with strict instructions from me) and after a 3 day wait, it came home and it was perfect.

So the next day I jumped online and bought another wholecloth quilt, a smaller one this time, which I will eventually machine quilt.

Absolutely gorgeous.

This is just amazing! I am in awe of anyone who handquilts, but to do a wholecloth quilt takes that to a completely different level.

Awesome! Very much an accomplishment to be proud of.

beautiful whole cloth, glad you finished it and shared with us.

I have always wanted to do a whole cloth, but like you mine would probably take 27 years, lol. So, I was fortunate enough to find at a flea market a pattern for whole cloth 16" blocks that are done QAYG style. Think I can manage that better and maybe get it done in 25 yrs instead, lol.

Your quilt is beautiful.

Wow, beautiful.

That is beautiful.

OH my gosh it is gorgeous.

congrats on the finish... it's beautiful

Wow, just gorgeous! Congratulations!

Stunning. Great job. It has to feel good to get such a long term project completed. Good for you.

Gorgeous quilt.

Wow! Beautiful work.

It is just beautiful!!

That is a treasure, you did an awesome job of quilting.

Wow a Masterpiece

Lovely quilt and a big one off your bucket list!

Amazing. BrendaK

A treasure! Beautifully done!

Beautiful design. I'm glad you finished it - and hope you will use it now,

I have designed and hand quilted 2 whole cloth quilts in white and then gave them away as wedding gifts. What was I thinking???

And never received a thank you for 1. Not even a verbal thank you.

Wow! It's a beauty! Congrats on the finish!!

Oh, my. I just can't imagine someone doing something like this gorgeous quilt. You are a stunning quilter.
There aren't enough words to describe this quilt and how good you are.

It was definitely worth finishing. It's a beauty!

Gorgeous! What an achievement!

I can't even think of the correct adjective for this one. Omg!!!!!

Wow and such nice hand quilting you did on it. Congratulations on the finish.

Absolutely beautiful. I bought one a couple of years ago and it it hiding on a shelf in the closet. Your beautiful quilt nudges me to action...after the first of the year. Thank you for sharing.

OMG, amazingly beautiful!

Very pretty!!!

People are always asking whether it's okay to combine hand and machine quilting, and you've proved it can be done, and the result is beautiful. Congratulations!

WoW!! A masterpiece for sure!! Kudos to you for seeing it to completion!!! And too, I am a fan of whole cloth quilts.

WOW!!!! that is beautiful!!!!

OH! That is exquisite!

WOW, that is an awesome quilt.

That is beautiful! Congratulations on an heirloom quilt.

Just breathtaking. You are one brave quilter!