Friday, September 16

*national sewing month project #5

Woot! Yippee! I have finished a WIP! It is no longer in that category, it is now photographed and in my COMPLETED Quilt Journal!

Yes, you can say I am a bit excited.  I have been working on this project for several years now. The top has been completed for more than a year, but it has been waiting to be set in and completed.   This quilt was a product of one of my classes that I took at Loving Stitches with Wendie as our teacher.  She had made several "stripy quilts" and shared it with us, and we all decided it would be a great project for our class.  I chose some scrap fabrics for all the pinwheels and purchased some stripy fabric for the inner and outer borders.  We used Deb Tuckers, Tucker Trimmer tool to make these blocks.

 I chose to meander the quilt with hours of loving care!  This quilt is a double topper, or nice lap quilt for snuggling on the couch or perhaps even taking in the car on a long trip.  I learned to quilt traditionally and would have never thought to put binding on with the machine in the beginning, but now I cannot imagine getting it on any other way!  I use a decorative stitch and it, I think, adds a nice touch.

For this quilt I used Hobbs Natural Batting and ended up with the lovely crinkle throughout the quilt as the batting shrunk a bit when I washed and dried it.


One that is unsuspecting will walk to her mail box in the coming week to pick up this package, as she opens it I hope she loves it as much as I do.  Love is the thread that binds us together.
 

~Lynnie

shared at Homestead Revival

10 comments:

  1. Beautiful, just like you! You are making me want to quilt girl :) Sarah & I were thinking today fondly of bread bowls and homemade soup... ahhh...the sweet memories. Add quilting to that and it is near to perfect, as you can get! Great job & congrats to the lucky recipient. I know how much love you put into every project.

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  2. SO beautiful, Lynnie! The colors are so pretty together.

    I just enjoyed another cup of tea with some delicious honey! ;-)LOVE it!

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  3. Lynette, Im convinced that when God made you He put an extra dose of special. You are such a gem!!! ~Trina

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  4. Oh! This is so beautiful! I know the unsuspecting someone who opens this package will be VERY excited and happy!

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  5. Thanks to all of you! I enjoy making with my hands and heart and giving! I am so thrilled to have completed this beautiful quilt!

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  6. That is so beautiful and perfect for Autumn!

    Quilting looks very time consuming and very complicated! I am teaching myself to sew at the moment but I am working on straight lines first as I am a total beginner!

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  7. Oh it's a beauty. I love the colors.

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  8. You did a great job on this! And I love the pattern and your choice of fabrics. :)
    Heather@MountainHomeQuilts

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  9. Very nice! I just started quilting myself and LOVE it! I have done 4 baby quilts and am working on a large lap quilt right now. Thanks for sharing.

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  10. This is gorgeous! Thanks for linking up at BOMs Away (way back!) Just got my computer back, so I'm catching up on visits.

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