My Early 56th Anniversary Quilt

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05-29-2019, 10:42 AM

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janilynn

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Very elegant. The use of machine embroidery and then hand quilting is an excellent use of your array of skills.

05-29-2019, 10:46 AM

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leighway

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Really lovely work!! Did you use a variegated thread on the embroidery?

05-29-2019, 11:48 AM

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giquilt

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Love the colors, fantastic such a large quilt, super hand quilting!

05-29-2019, 12:00 PM

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Jules51

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What a wonderful anniversary gift for you and hubby! It is absolutely gorgeous!

05-29-2019, 12:49 PM

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wiriverquilter

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Very well done. Pattern and colors are beautiful.

05-29-2019, 01:10 PM

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gailani

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Beautiful!!!

05-29-2019, 01:18 PM

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BrendaK

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Happy Anniversary. On the 6th of June we will celebrate 55 years. Your quilt is stunning. Love everything about it. BrendaK

05-29-2019, 02:08 PM

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williesmom

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris Anders

My husband said I made quilts for others but had not made one for him and myself . So I decided I would try to make a quilt that would fit our bed. This was a challenge for me as I had not ever tried to make one this big lol. It is 114" X 100". Well this is how it turned out. My husband was very pleased with it so now I think I will try some pillow shams to match. I machine embroideries the plain squares and machined stitched the star blocks. Then hand quilted it. Kinda a proud of myself. 😊

Very, very nice. The largest quilt I've ever made is 120" x 108". It was quilted by the end of January and is still awaiting binding!