I can't tell you how excited I am to be able to show you this quilt. It is still a top. I completed the top last night while we were watching the specials about 9/11. The hours spent on it I did not keep track of, which made me decide I am going to keep a diary with the one I began last night. Yes I began another one, but before I reveal the other one I will show you this one. The pictures aren't great but I couldn't wait (I will replace them with better ones when the camera battery is charged.)
The quilt top grew to be very large. I was unable to hang it on the wall because it was so heavy and being hand pieced I was worried the weight would pull out the stitches.
Here is "Treasured Time"
The top spread over a queen size bed.
The right side of the bed. The border is Jenny Beyer Eyelash (Navy) from her "Moonglow" pattern about 10 years ago (I used all but a couple of inches X 6 inches). It is 4 inches when finished. The squares are 4 inches finished. The drop on the side is about 24 inches.
The left side of the bed. You can't see it in the photos the navy border is on all 4 sides.
I haven't decided how I will quilt it yet. I was wanting to hand quilt it, but when I realized how large it had grown I am contemplating machine quilting it. I don't have a long arm but I do have a short arm, but I am not sold on the idea of pantographs on it. I do know I will not be using my home machine to quilt it!
I forgot, there is a very nice memory attached to this quilt. When I was getting close to finishing ...the first time, I decided I wanted to make it several rows larger. I only had 4 blues left in the stash which I hadn't used in sashing. I queried my internet friends for blue rectangles 2 1/2" X 4 1/2". I needed 80 more. I didn't want to repeat any of the blue fabrics in the quilt. By the end of the week I had 90 rectangles in my mail box. In all of those there was only 2 doubles with the ones I had already used. When I look at the quilt I think about how people I have never met came to my rescue.
There are no repeats in the colored squares either.
Other blogs by me:
Where I have stories of my cats and other pets
a blog about my courtship with my husband,
and a blog about my most embarrassing moment.
A "Soap box" blog where I do air my opinions.
blogs about the wildflowers on our farm
Organic methods we use, some cooking and some poetry,
blogs about Seed sprouting, insects, and garden pictures
Blog about an endangered beneficial beetle
Blogs about our pair of pitbulls.
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