I came across the Fall 2011 Bloggers' Quilt Festival and thought I'd jump in and share one of my quilts.
My Blue Feathers
I think out of all the quilts I have ever made this is the one I am most proud of. I started it for the $100,000 Quilt Challange which was put on hold before I finished this.
I wanted something simple that I could do alot of hand work to.
I remember when I was putting it together and decided to use prairie points for the border I ran out of fabric - my husband ran me all over town trying to find one more yard.
I pride myself in my hand work. My stitches are really small and uniform.
I worked on this quilt almost constantly for a year and a half. My fingers stayed tore up. I didn't start out with any particular design in mind. I made my templates as I went along not knowing what I would think of for the next one until I finished each one.
One of the hardest things about a new quilt for me is naming it. As I was working on this I would refer to it as 'My Blue Feathers', so when I finished it I felt it only fitting to keep the name.
25 comments:
Just lovely Margaret. I had to admire it more with close ups - super hand work. And the name is perfect!
Beautifully done!! :o)
It is gorgeous and your stitching is incredible!
Your quilt is lovely and it makes it very special that you did the quilting by hand.
Stunning ,you should be proud its beautiful .
This is very beautiful! Sure wish I could see it in real life.
WOW, you did some serious quilting on that beauty. It is amazing.
This quilt is gorgeous....and your hand quilting is lovely! Thanks for sharing it!
Lovely! I love the image of your hubby running all over town looking for fabric for you. I wonder if mine would do that....
This is lovely. All of your hard work shows.
It's beautiful...wonderful workmanship!
Very nice work thanks for the quilt for division.
Amazing quilting! Thanks for sharing. :)
Just beautiful! The quilting is stunning and all by hand is fantastic. Lovely. Thanks for sharing and have a great day
Being a hand quilter myself, I am quite attracted to this lovely quilt.Thanks for showing it.
Gorgeous. One day, I hope I can hand stitch half as well as you do. I'm amazed.
Your quilt is wonderful, Margaret, and your hand stitching is truly beautiful.
wow - what a beauty - 'average' you ain't!!
What a beautiful quilt! I love all the open space for your gorgeous quilting and the soothing colors in the blocks. Superb work!
Great hand stitching!
Wow Margaret, this is such a gorgeous quilt! I can't believe you did it so quickly. Very impressive!
It's beautiful, as is all the hand work. I know what you mean about torn up fingers though :)
Truly beautiful! What an achievement! Thanks for sharing it.
I really love this quilt. hugs
Beautiful quilt...thank you for sharing.
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