Grandmother's Flower Garden top FINALLY finished!!!!

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07-17-2014, 06:48 AM

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Homespun

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Very pretty..I did a king sized one by hand once! It took me 3 years.

07-17-2014, 06:39 PM

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joyful1

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Beautiful. Looking good so far.

07-17-2014, 06:48 PM

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#1piecemaker

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I love grandmother's flower gardens. Yours is very pretty! I have never counted the hexies in any of mine. That is a lot of hexies!!

07-17-2014, 07:58 PM

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Grandma Peg

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Love it, you did a great job.

07-17-2014, 08:09 PM

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pmd

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I like what you did with the smaller side flowers. They pop in a very visual way. The top and bottom half blocks moving the "flower" center down so it is whole works well too. A lot of creativity as well as work has gone into this top.

07-17-2014, 08:29 PM

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Beautiful!!! "Grandmother" would be so proud. I love what you did along the edges....but can you tell us what you are thinking of for the binding....i would love to know your plan to go around all those hexies. PLEASE tell.

07-17-2014, 11:41 PM

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what a joyful garden!

07-18-2014, 03:25 AM

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debcavan

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Wow, I love the border fill ins you put in. I have never seen that before.

07-18-2014, 03:41 AM

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sarahrachel

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Quote:

Originally Posted by PenniF

I'm thinking it is going to be bias binding, which I've never done before, so that will be a first as well. I was considering facing it but I folded squares around the papers so some places it is a little more than a 1/4 in the back. Of course, I need to quilt it first!