Saturday, October 26, 2013

Finishes 1.5


This quilt is finally fully finished! The body of this quilt seemed to take me a very long time to quilt.  I couldn't pick up speed with all those appliqued flowers all over the place! I outlined each flower and leaf but not every petal. I felt that was enough. It looks fine to me.

 
Here's a close up of my border quilting.  I tried to quilt a teardrop, echoed it twice and then echoed petals twice around that! It's so hard to see it since everything sort of blends so nicely. It gave the quilt a wonderful texture. I decided to bind the quilt with the same fabric I used for the backing.


Here's my half finish! One sock is done but one more to go!!I just love this yarn. It makes such great waves of color throughout the sock. Almost too nice for socks!!

Now I have to decide if I should knit the next sock or sew down the binding?? I think I'll finish up the binding. That sock will take awhile but I can probably get that binding done in a couple of days.

12 comments:

  1. Your quilt is beautiful, Rosemary! Love the color of your sock yarn!

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    1. Thanks, Sharon. I love that sock yarn! It's going to be so hard to give these socks away. So nice to hear from you! Hope all is going well!

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  2. Beautiful quilt and great quilting! I know you must be happy that it is finished! Oh your sock looks so warm! I need a pair as I write this message. My feet are cold!

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    1. Thanks so much, Joanie! So nice to have that quilt all finished. Seemed to take a long time! Longer than usual. That sock does look warm! It's getting so cold! Our quilts and socks both come in handy this time of year!

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  3. It sure is a pretty quilt, even without a matching cat!

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    1. I won't tell Lily you said that! I got pictures from the workshop today. I want to make one too!!

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  4. Beautiful quilt. Love the sock...I used to knit when I was younger and living in the cold, so know how tricky that can be.

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    1. Thanks, Karin! The yarn really made that sock look good! I'm so glad that quilt is done. Took forever!

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  5. Your quilt looks fabulous, I love the colors! I like to do my socks 2 at a time so they come out the same, lol, and I actually make both.

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    1. Thanks! I should make socks 2 at a time. I have to figure out how to do that!

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  6. Love your Ferrier quilt, Rosemary - beautiful and you did a great job quilting it.

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    1. Thanks for such a nice comment! It really means so much to receive such nice words!!

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