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I finally finished piecing and pressing the top yesterday afternoon. I'm not a fan of sewing on borders... the longer the get, the more I drag my feet at attacking them. Which is ridiculous because they honestly don't take that long.
And nobody told me how long basting would take! Yikes. I didn't keep track of the hours, but it took most of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and all of Sense & Sensibility to get it all sandwiched, smoothed and stitched. ;) And I managed to avoid sewing it to the carpet, so that's good! Anyway, here are some photos. I'm not over the moon with the green, but I don't hate it. I'm hoping it grows on me. I'm going to quilt it by hand, just straight lines spaced fairly close together, and in the squares where a whole bird is untouched by a seam, I'm going to leave the bird unquilted. I'm hoping it'll be a subtle way to highlight them, because those birds are so completely charming. :) Hope you like it! In its future natural environment [ATTACH=CONFIG]221844[/ATTACH] Laid out flat, basting completed [ATTACH=CONFIG]221845[/ATTACH] Fabric closeup with bird [ATTACH=CONFIG]221846[/ATTACH] Another fabric closeup, showing all the prints and another bird [ATTACH=CONFIG]221848[/ATTACH] |
Very nice! I like your layout.
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Beautiful
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Great looking quilt!
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LOVE the fabric!
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That's a beautiful quilt... and the color combos are perfect. Thanks for sharing, it is a pleasure to see..
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Nice
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Very nice - I like your choice of fabrics.
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Very Lovely! It will look even better when quilted. Love the colors also.
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Ohhhh, that is beautiful!
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That is awesome!!
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Beautiful.
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Great looking quilt I like your fabric choices and the layout!
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I really like that!! Great colors and I love the bird fabric! I'm very impressed with anyone taking on a quilt that size!! The handquilting sounds great! Can't wait to see it finished.
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I love the blue. In the picture, it looks like a robin egg blue, which kind of goes with the birds. Beautiful quilt!
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Yes quilting around the birds and leaving them unquilted will pop them out. It will be great.
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Nice job!! :thumbup:
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You did a great job!!!
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Love your quilt ... layout, blocks and colors including the green!
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Lovely quilt, love the birds!
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