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Posted by IMS on October 28, 2009, 10:50 pm
You guys are too sweet....thanks for all the kind words, they are
very, very much appreciated (I was going to add, "more than you know"
- but then I think maybe you do know !! )
OK, I posted a picture of the autumn wallhanging I just finished.
There's a little story behind it.
The top was actually finished and waiting to be
quilted for over a year.
I used the Thimble berries crazy quilt pattern -- it is a great
pattern that I'd been wanting to do for ages, but not with the fabrics
or the embroideries suggested for it.
So I did a bit of tweaking to the pattern itself, used my own fabric
choices and used different machine embroidery designs all which were
autumn themed. I had a great time working on it, but then I couldn't
figure out how to quilt it, so stuck it on the shelf....and there it
sat.
When I was getting to the end of the chemo and facing radiation I
thought that finishing it would be a good, calming diversion and give
me something else to focus on, so took it out in June. I didn't (or
couldn't) work on it every day of course, but a couple of times a week
I'd saunter up to the sewing room and give it a go for a while until I
got too tired or the brain stopped functioning. I even got up the
courage to do my very first free motion quilting feathers.
So, it's finished and hangs in my entry way...I always have a
'seasonal' quilt hanging there to greet visitors (and myself of
course). DH can't figure out how it went together, and that's the
beauty of this kind of pattern!
http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2853306280066907372oaKAQO
-Irene
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Posted by Roberta on October 29, 2009, 4:52 am
That's just lovely! I'm not a big Thimbleberries fan, so your choices
look much better IMO. And your quilting looks good too, what little of
it is visible!
Roberta in D
On Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:50:44 -0400, IMS
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>You guys are too sweet....thanks for all the kind words, they are
>very, very much appreciated (I was going to add, "more than you know"
>- but then I think maybe you do know !! )
>OK, I posted a picture of the autumn wallhanging I just finished.
>There's a little story behind it.
>The top was actually finished and waiting to be
>quilted for over a year.
>I used the Thimble berries crazy quilt pattern -- it is a great
>pattern that I'd been wanting to do for ages, but not with the fabrics
>or the embroideries suggested for it.
>So I did a bit of tweaking to the pattern itself, used my own fabric
>choices and used different machine embroidery designs all which were
>autumn themed. I had a great time working on it, but then I couldn't
>figure out how to quilt it, so stuck it on the shelf....and there it
>sat.
>When I was getting to the end of the chemo and facing radiation I
>thought that finishing it would be a good, calming diversion and give
>me something else to focus on, so took it out in June. I didn't (or
>couldn't) work on it every day of course, but a couple of times a week
>I'd saunter up to the sewing room and give it a go for a while until I
>got too tired or the brain stopped functioning. I even got up the
>courage to do my very first free motion quilting feathers.
>So, it's finished and hangs in my entry way...I always have a
>'seasonal' quilt hanging there to greet visitors (and myself of
>course). DH can't figure out how it went together, and that's the
>beauty of this kind of pattern!
>http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2853306280066907372oaKAQO
>-Irene
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Posted by ME-Judy on October 29, 2009, 4:58 pm
It's great! Love your choice of fabrics!
Took me a while to figure out how you put the sections together.... (need
more coffee, huh?)
ME-Judy
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> You guys are too sweet....thanks for all the kind words, they are
> very, very much appreciated (I was going to add, "more than you know"
> - but then I think maybe you do know !! )
> OK, I posted a picture of the autumn wallhanging I just finished.
> There's a little story behind it.
> The top was actually finished and waiting to be
> quilted for over a year.
> I used the Thimble berries crazy quilt pattern -- it is a great
> pattern that I'd been wanting to do for ages, but not with the fabrics
> or the embroideries suggested for it.
> So I did a bit of tweaking to the pattern itself, used my own fabric
> choices and used different machine embroidery designs all which were
> autumn themed. I had a great time working on it, but then I couldn't
> figure out how to quilt it, so stuck it on the shelf....and there it
> sat.
> When I was getting to the end of the chemo and facing radiation I
> thought that finishing it would be a good, calming diversion and give
> me something else to focus on, so took it out in June. I didn't (or
> couldn't) work on it every day of course, but a couple of times a week
> I'd saunter up to the sewing room and give it a go for a while until I
> got too tired or the brain stopped functioning. I even got up the
> courage to do my very first free motion quilting feathers.
> So, it's finished and hangs in my entry way...I always have a
> 'seasonal' quilt hanging there to greet visitors (and myself of
> course). DH can't figure out how it went together, and that's the
> beauty of this kind of pattern!
> http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2853306280066907372oaKAQO
> -Irene
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Posted by Michelle C. on October 30, 2009, 9:13 pm
Your autumn quilt is soooo pretty! I'm glad you decided you needed that
diversion and got it off the shelf. :-)
Best regards,
Michelle in Nevada
P.S. It really is "crazy" isn't it? How fascinating.
IMS wrote:
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> You guys are too sweet....thanks for all the kind words, they are
> very, very much appreciated (I was going to add, "more than you know"
> - but then I think maybe you do know !! )
>
> OK, I posted a picture of the autumn wallhanging I just finished.
> There's a little story behind it.
>
> The top was actually finished and waiting to be
> quilted for over a year.
>
> I used the Thimble berries crazy quilt pattern -- it is a great
> pattern that I'd been wanting to do for ages, but not with the fabrics
> or the embroideries suggested for it.
>
> So I did a bit of tweaking to the pattern itself, used my own fabric
> choices and used different machine embroidery designs all which were
> autumn themed. I had a great time working on it, but then I couldn't
> figure out how to quilt it, so stuck it on the shelf....and there it
> sat.
>
> When I was getting to the end of the chemo and facing radiation I
> thought that finishing it would be a good, calming diversion and give
> me something else to focus on, so took it out in June. I didn't (or
> couldn't) work on it every day of course, but a couple of times a week
> I'd saunter up to the sewing room and give it a go for a while until I
> got too tired or the brain stopped functioning. I even got up the
> courage to do my very first free motion quilting feathers.
>
> So, it's finished and hangs in my entry way...I always have a
> 'seasonal' quilt hanging there to greet visitors (and myself of
> course). DH can't figure out how it went together, and that's the
> beauty of this kind of pattern!
>
> http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2853306280066907372oaKAQO
>
> -Irene
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Posted by amy in CNY on October 30, 2009, 9:55 pm
i just love the colors! and your quilting is pretty.
what a feeling of accomplishment, eh?
amy in CNY
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>very, very much appreciated (I was going to add, "more than you know"
>- but then I think maybe you do know !! )
>OK, I posted a picture of the autumn wallhanging I just finished.
>There's a little story behind it.
>The top was actually finished and waiting to be
>quilted for over a year.
>I used the Thimble berries crazy quilt pattern -- it is a great
>pattern that I'd been wanting to do for ages, but not with the fabrics
>or the embroideries suggested for it.
>So I did a bit of tweaking to the pattern itself, used my own fabric
>choices and used different machine embroidery designs all which were
>autumn themed. I had a great time working on it, but then I couldn't
>figure out how to quilt it, so stuck it on the shelf....and there it
>sat.
>When I was getting to the end of the chemo and facing radiation I
>thought that finishing it would be a good, calming diversion and give
>me something else to focus on, so took it out in June. I didn't (or
>couldn't) work on it every day of course, but a couple of times a week
>I'd saunter up to the sewing room and give it a go for a while until I
>got too tired or the brain stopped functioning. I even got up the
>courage to do my very first free motion quilting feathers.
>So, it's finished and hangs in my entry way...I always have a
>'seasonal' quilt hanging there to greet visitors (and myself of
>course). DH can't figure out how it went together, and that's the
>beauty of this kind of pattern!
>http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2853306280066907372oaKAQO
>-Irene