"Every quilt has a story..."
 

I finished piecing this top today. I started the needle turn applique of the flowers in 1968! Yikes! I started it in Germany when my husband was stationed in the Air Force. My children were very small and found little to do but play with them. I purchased a roll of Mountain Mist poly for stuffing toys I made for the children. Inside the wrapper (paper) there was a quilt pattern for "Rose Trellis". Not having a clue how to make a quilt but did know how to embroidery, so started cutting the blocks, flowers, petals out by hand over a period of time. I packed it away when were to return Stateside and left it in the trunk for years! Found it about 2 years ago and started trying to finish the needle turn applique blocks. Then because of the length of time, it was difficult to find any material to match the flowers. I bought several different materials until I found the small flowered green print that has a matching pinks that I thought goes ok with it. One piece of the green print was of a different dye lot and put it at the bottom and will use it also as the backing.
I finished the last block several months ago and just got the sides and foot piece attached today. It measures 89" x 97". Will get the batting for it and take it for long-arming. I'm excited about getting it finally finished because it is so special to me. It has traveled my life with me, you could say... Hope you like it...

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Wow, that is quite a story! I have a quilt that I started 17 years ago! Maybe I will finish it soon :)

Well I think you have quite the story to tell about the making of this quilt and I think it was definitely worth the wait, it is a wonderful quilt and I am glad you finally could get it finished!

beautiful work and a great story, btw, i was born in 68.

Thanks for you kind replies! It was truly a labor of love...

Well I"m so glad you hung onto them. Great quilt!!!

Very pretty quilt and so glad it is no longer just sitting there unfinished.

The history of your beautiful quilt would make a wonderful narrative on the back as an embroidered piece to be handed down to your children and future generations.

It's a beautiful quilt, well worth both the work and the wait...so, yes, I like it!