The One About a Quilt

I'm finally posting about that quilt.

Yesterday we got my quilt hanging system in place.

Today there was enough light to go out and get some pictures. 

It was so fun to work on but took me a very long time to get done. 

The pattern is a free pattern designed by Tula Pink called Bird Seed 

and is available from the Bernina blog. 

I used mostly Anna Maria Horner fabrics

 with some solids and fabrics from my stash thrown in. 

Below are way too many close-ups I hope you'll enjoy. 

I quilted all the gray background the same and the triangles are all the same as well. 

I quilted each seed of the same color with a different design. 

If you've made it to the end, thanks. 

Now I need to blog about the other two quilts

 that I finished before this one that got me back to quilting. 

See you soon.

 

A Tale of Two Quilt Tops and a Repair

As I was browsing some antiques last week, 

I found a few exciting treasures to bring home. 

The first one is a top that I will quilt.  

It has fabrics in it that remind me of some of the kits I have seen from the 1970s 

but also some quite older fabrics.  

It makes me think someone was trying to make a quilt with some found blocks

 and had to add some current fabrics to finish it up.  

I will be the one to finish it as a complete quilt.

This next one is also a top in need of quilting.  

It is cross stitch on preprinted blocks.

It also has the quilting lines preprinted on it. 

 If I had not just seen one of my quilty friends working on something similar, 

it would not have occurred to me to grab this one. 

I think it will make a sweet little quilt when done.

The last of the three I have featured on my 365 day blog.  

It is a complete quilt with the exception of the quite large and noticeable hole in it.

The damage is really mostly in the background fabric.

I figure I will need to sew five or six curved seams 

to replace the pieces that are damaged, 

sew the top back together, 

Frankenstein piece some batting, 

appliqué a new chunk of backing on it 

and add some hand quilting to match what is there. 

Good as done.

Wishing you things to be excited about,

Sharon