Oooooooh! That is gorgeous Mairead! And you didn't exactly select the easiest pattern to piece! :D
I've only completed three quilts in my life--and one was a throw! All much simpler than yours!
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Oooooooh! That is gorgeous Mairead! And you didn't exactly select the easiest pattern to piece! :D
I've only completed three quilts in my life--and one was a throw! All much simpler than yours!
well i've never done one before but i'm learning as i go along - my sister (not the one who's getting married) has made a few so she's going to help me when i need some advice.
i think i'll probably just end up stitching all the pieces together then stitching them onto a larger piece of fabric.
After that i'll put a layer of wadding behind it which i'll sandwich in with yet another piece of fabric.....hope that makes sense!
for the other young people i hope to make some of those fleece no sew blankets Physco Alice showed made :thumbsup:
don't be surprised if i don't get the patchwork done!
That is going to be beautiful, M!! :yes:
I love the colors!
Thank you! The colours don't show up so well in the photos.
It is going to be beautiful. Do you have enough fabric to complete it?
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Originally Posted by Johnie
yeah! i have those little hexagons all over the place!
Oh my gosh! What a mountain of work you've done! :yes: I love quilts. I have an old Jacob's ladder quilt (hand sewn) but someone washed it and some of the bits have disintegrated. :( :( I still keep it as it is quite old, but I wasn't too happy at all with the damage done to it.
I've a couple others, done by my grandmother, but they are the tied/tacked ones. I don't like those nearly as well as the type you are doing. :yes:
Quilting is far too precise for me! :eek:
When my friend married she received a handsewn quilt
oh my goodness, i'd never seen anything like it....the patterns were all handsewn into the fabric - that's real quilting i suppose.
The stitching details was incredible - i could never do anything like that!
It's gorgeous Mairead. I think you are very talented.
I've read quite a bit about quilts, and they seem to be much work to care for and protect as well as make!
I've read that you mustn't sit on a quilt, as it may cause the stitches to pop. I've read that you mustn't pull on a quilt, for the same reason. It should always be moved with at least two people lifting and moving it and not sliding or tugging it.
Is all that truly the case? I mean, I know with antique quilts you would need to be a bit more cautious, but it seems like the things I've read all point toward not using the quilt at all! :eek:
That's one load of work to do for it to end up not being used. :(