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Monday, February 18, 2013

Looking Beautiful




As soon as I laid the quilt top out to complete my quilt sandwich, I stood back in admiration. Yes, I DO love it! It was well worth unpicking the not-quite-white-enough white triangles, replacing them with a just-right-white! Now I love the whole quilt!




Saturday afternoon I sewed the back of the quilt together, cleared our lounge/sitting room floor and secured the quilt back, face side down. After spreading out the batting (middle layer) of thick cotton I them added the quilt top. I've been busy since hand basting with needle and thread to hold the three layers together, ready for quilting.




I love the mix of white, cherry and flying geese blocks, the bright cheery colours and the balance of shapes in the overall design of this "North by North East" quilt design by Sarah Fielke as found in her book Quilting From The Little Things. I made a couple of minor modifications, bringing the measurements of the quilt top to 88" or 225cm square.




I also love that it contains fabrics (and memories) from nearly every quilt and sewing project from the last three years, even the dress I made Miss V which she never wore......




Three quarters of the basting is completed, I hope to finish the rest today so we can use our floor again and I can begin the slow job of quilting. At this stage I plan to hand quilt the middle panel as it's too large to fit into my old faithful Janome sewing machine. I might machine quilt the corners, we'll see how things go. But for now I'm just enjoying seeing it in all it's glory - it looks even better than the photos show.


If you wish you can follow the rather slow ongoing story of this quilt here.


Sharing at WIP Wednesday, Sneak Peek Friday.




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50 comments:

  1. JoyfulFebruary 18, 2013 at 1:33 PM

    I agree. It's beautiful!

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  2. Amy, a redeemed sheepFebruary 18, 2013 at 1:44 PM

    Very, very beautiful. Love it...

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  3. UnknownFebruary 18, 2013 at 1:44 PM

    This is absolutely beautiful! You should be so pleased :-)

    Sarah xx

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  4. BethFebruary 18, 2013 at 2:14 PM

    Absolutely beautiful!

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  5. UnknownFebruary 18, 2013 at 2:40 PM

    Ohhh Karen...this is priceless!! It is so beautiful! I can just imagine how it looks through your eyes.
    Well done. You are so creative. Can't wait to see it all done :)

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  6. Sylvia KFebruary 18, 2013 at 3:21 PM

    It is incredibly beautiful and what a wonderful, fulfilling project!! Thanks for sharing its creation!! Superb!!

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  7. geaninaFebruary 18, 2013 at 5:27 PM

    It's beautiful! Greetings....

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  8. CinziaFebruary 18, 2013 at 7:44 PM

    Karen...it is wonderful!!! I like it very much! Good work!
    Cinzia

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  9. marmarelFebruary 18, 2013 at 8:35 PM

    .... This is so beautiful, I like it, the colors, the pattern, everything!!

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  10. NikkiFebruary 18, 2013 at 8:43 PM

    Karen, your quilt is amazing. I love the beautiful colours.

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  11. s.cFebruary 18, 2013 at 10:09 PM

    Great quilt. How you find the time to do all the things you do with such a great but also lovely family goes beyond me but it always looks good. Have a nice time .

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  12. tinajoFebruary 18, 2013 at 10:33 PM

    It´s gorgeous!!

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  13. JulianaFebruary 18, 2013 at 11:04 PM

    aww... looks very interesting!

    Have a great week!

    xoxo, Juliana | PJ’ Happies :) | PJ’ Ecoproject

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  14. Gail DixonFebruary 18, 2013 at 11:06 PM

    Such a labor of love. It is very beautiful. :)

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  15. LynetteFebruary 19, 2013 at 12:37 AM

    Wowza!! That is gorgeous! I've never seen anything like it, either. Very nice. You must be smiling really big. :D

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  16. GigaFebruary 19, 2013 at 3:14 AM

    Śliczna. Uwielbiam wzór z wisienkami. Pozdrawiam.
    Pretty. I love the pattern of cherries. Yours.

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  17. renae February 19, 2013 at 4:59 AM

    WOW THAT IS A WORK OF ART!!!

    and ...THANK YOU for your nice birthday greeting. Nice to see you are my blog. Come on back anytime.

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  18. FilipBlogFebruary 19, 2013 at 6:52 AM

    Congratulations, a fantastic piece of work.

    Greetings,
    Filip

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  19. Elise LeaFebruary 19, 2013 at 8:09 AM

    Incredible. I have done a queen sized quilt in all flying geese and i know how much time it can take to make all of those little blocks. You have done a lovely job and the colors and fabrics are laid out beautifully.

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  20. RosemaryFebruary 19, 2013 at 9:27 AM

    So much time, design, creativity and love go into the making of a quilt. Yours is so bright, light and cheerful.

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  21. flowersandhomeFebruary 19, 2013 at 10:12 AM

    It is G O R G E O U S Karen!!!!
    Amazing! You must be so proud of it.

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  22. MichelleFebruary 19, 2013 at 11:38 AM

    TRULY a piece of art! You are very talented!

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  23. Jennifer {Studio JRU}February 19, 2013 at 2:17 PM

    wow. wow, wow, wow. it is gorgeous!!

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  24. JeanneFebruary 19, 2013 at 2:49 PM

    This is a gorgeous, gorgeous quilt! What a great job you have done with this

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  25. SusanFebruary 19, 2013 at 9:19 PM

    woh its gorgeous, definetly a labor of love. Whoever is going to use will feel the love.

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  26. Karen @ Pieces of ContentmentFebruary 19, 2013 at 9:23 PM

    Thanks Susan, it's for our bed (my husband and I).

    Karen

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  27. Ocean SoulFebruary 20, 2013 at 5:19 AM

    You have such patience and skill! And what a challenge to turn all those other project leftovers into an entirely different and gorgeous work of art. Hard work and perseverance once again pay off!

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  28. UnknownFebruary 20, 2013 at 9:57 AM

    OH my.. Your quilt looks amazing. You did such a great job.. Oh how I would love to do a quilt someday. I have been saying that for years.

    Hugs~

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  29. KateriFebruary 20, 2013 at 12:28 PM

    So pretty! Love the bright colors!

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  30. JennieFebruary 20, 2013 at 9:54 PM

    What a beautiful quilt! It's great to have something with so many memories!

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  31. SeraphymFebruary 20, 2013 at 10:12 PM

    WOW!!!!

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  32. MsMidgeFebruary 20, 2013 at 10:53 PM

    That would have to be the most beautiful and "happy" quilts I have ever seen! Fabulous!!

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  33. DeeFebruary 21, 2013 at 12:52 AM

    Wow! And I thought I kept a lot of scraps! This is truly amazing!

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  34. maryandpatch.blogspot.comFebruary 21, 2013 at 12:56 AM

    Marvelous quilt, congratulations!

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  35. ErinFebruary 21, 2013 at 4:30 AM

    That looks amazing. Nice work.

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  36. AmyFebruary 21, 2013 at 6:48 AM

    It is beautiful!! What better than having pieces of memories in quilting.

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  37. RachelFebruary 21, 2013 at 8:42 AM

    Wow! That's an impressive number of flying geese. Very pretty.

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  38. AbbyFebruary 21, 2013 at 1:51 PM

    OH MY HECK! I can't believe how beautiful this quilt is and how many pieces it must have had. Awesome design!

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  39. SusanFebruary 21, 2013 at 2:45 PM

    What an absolutely stunning quilt! I love the whole overall look AND the beautiful cherry fabric! I must go back and read the complete story!

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  40. A Colorful WorldFebruary 21, 2013 at 4:30 PM

    Your quilt is absolutely stunning! So bright and beautiful! Lots of hard piecing, I am sure! I am so glad you shared it! How funny, I have just been "sandwiching" one of my own quit tops with batting and backing and getting ready to quilt it too!

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  41. Karen LakisFebruary 21, 2013 at 10:06 PM

    Oh my goodness - this is a work of art! So many tiny pieces, the finished quilt will be absolutely stunning.

    As a complete aside, I'm not sue why it seems I keep missing your posts - I double-checked that you're in my blog list - maybe it's a time zone thing(?) and I'm not scrolling enough.

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  42. AnonymousFebruary 22, 2013 at 9:05 AM

    It IS beautiful!

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  43. A Creative GraceFebruary 22, 2013 at 10:08 AM

    That is so impressive! I came to comment on your amazing toadstools but this quit below caught my attention :)

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  44. Linda StollFebruary 22, 2013 at 11:15 PM

    absolutely inspirational ... the quilt, your site, your work!

    Linda

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  45. Sewing MomFebruary 23, 2013 at 1:10 AM

    It's beautiful...I can totally tell why you love it!

    Nice to see you at Sneak Peek today! God bless.

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  46. HilaryFebruary 23, 2013 at 3:20 AM

    breathtaking! I usually don't work with light and bright, but I do enjoy seeing what others do with them!

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  47. LindsayFebruary 23, 2013 at 6:29 AM

    WOW! This is absolutely stunning!!! You did a fantastic job. I am in awe...

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  48. MarveLes Art StudiosFebruary 23, 2013 at 7:48 AM

    it's quite striking, and i love how you love, that you have pieces of fabrics from other projects, especially the outfit never worn! Sometimes... making something like that is worth it the effort, as you remember it for the time in your life it was!

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  49. NayanaMarch 20, 2013 at 8:19 AM

    Karen....it's amazing. Ohh so beautiful...you have so much patience :)

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  50. Amanda @ BedTime QuiltingAugust 10, 2013 at 2:43 AM

    It's one is great! Oh so much work!! That must feel good to have it finished!

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