I started this project in January, 2012 and finished it in June, 2015. Not one of my faster finishes. I blogged about the quilt top
here.
Before I had to pack up all my quilting toys for the move, I quilted and bound this special old project.
This quilt was all about learning for me.
How to use a rotary blade cutter, read a pattern, press a seam, match points and so on, all part of the novice quilt experience.
So, I decided to continue the learning opportunities with this quilt and did my own version of graffiti quilting.
I randomly blocked off sections of the quilt and played with various quilting patterns. These are only a few of the 20 or so different quilting styles I used on the quilt.
The quilting is difficult to see on the front side, so I am sharing the views from the backside.
The back of the quilt tells the story.
I am glad to have this one done and, even with all the imperfections in the piecing and the quilting, it will always be a special quilt to me. Bonus: the quilt looks great up here at the lake.
Now, onto some new projects! Hooray! Linking up with Amanda Jean's finish it up friday party!
I love it! And - great minds think alike - I was thinking as I read this that it sure suits your new environment!!!
ReplyDeleteLooks great! I have one from 2008 that only needs the binding, and I just never seem to get around to doing it! Maybe one of these days...
ReplyDeleteCongrats on finishing your "first quilt." I must say that I like your style of graffiti quilting. I have a hard time blending from one design to the next when I doodle. Blocking it off was a great idea.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the finish, Kathy! What an accomplishment! And the quilting looks great. I've got to give graffiti quilting a try.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the finish! It must feel great to finish something that you have been working on for a while? I love the leaf quilting.
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