Friday, May 13, 2011

My First Quilt Along Ta-Da- My Submission for the Blogger Quilt Fest

I made this quilt with Crazy Mom Quilts quilt along this past summer.  All off the fabric is a collection from Sandi Henderson's line over the years.  My daughter loves it in her room!!  I really found this to be more challenging than I thought.  I am discovering that I have a hard time following specific instructions when I think that I already know how to do it.  Does this ever happen to you?


Taking pictures of a large quilt is much harder than I thought!


I like how this one shows the fabric combo.

Machine quilting a queen size quilt on a regular machine is very challenging.  I tried to do the quilting like this
http://www.ctpub.com/productdetails.cfm?sku=10810.  Machine quilting is an art that takes time and practice.
Loving the sun on this summery quilt.
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11 comments:

  1. Your quilt is beautiful and I love the simple square pattern and those lovely colours!

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  2. A wonderfull quilt! Simple pattern but fantastic effect!

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  3. Very cool quilt! It looks so fresh and pretty with those beautiful colors. LOVE IT!!

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  4. Absolutely gorgeous! And yes - it is hard to take photos of a whole quilt, but you did a great job. Your daughter is very lucky!

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  5. I love your quilt. I was too chicken to try this quilt-a-long. This makes me sorry I didn't at least try. Your quilt is amazing.

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  6. This is lovely, and finished just in time for a summery quilt for picnics and days at the beach (?) or the lake. I hope you enjoy using it all year long, though--it's really cute.

    Elizabeth E. #508
    http://occasionalpiece.wordpress.com

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  7. Your quilt looks great. Love the colours and the design. I can see why our daughter likes it.

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  8. Beautiful quilt. thanks for sharing.

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  9. Dara, I am placing a comment here to reply to your comment on my giveaway post. Since you are a no-reply blogger, I cannot email you. But I wanted to leave a quick word to say how poignant the story about your lovely Rhodesian Ridgeback was. Once we fostered a puppy for Canine Vision Canada (they live in foster homes until they are a year old - old enough for the guide dog training). When the callback came, I thought my heart would break. No one who has ever welcomed a dog into their home and heart could ever doubt the strength of the bond. I know you are missing your dear friend. Try to balance the ache with the memories of all the love you shared.

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  10. Your quilt came out wonderfully! I watched that quilt along, but didn't jump in. You did a very nice job!

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