This is such an exciting finish for me and technically it's not even done! I've finally put the last stitch in my Winter Wonderland quilt top. Last I left it, I needed to make 34 HST units. I cut all of the fabrics I needed, but before sewing them I decided I needed to organize the remaining fabrics first.
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Leftover fabrics from Winter Wonderland |
Don't they look so pretty bundled together? I probably have enough to make another small quilt with them and I have just the one in mind. After cleaning my mess up, I got down to the business of making those HST's. I used triangle paper to make the 3" finished units and they went together lickity split!
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Sewing the HST's |
It was only after I starting cutting them apart that I realized I had made twice as many as I needed. Duh! But as you'll see later, I managed to find a use for a lot of them. Here are all 64 blocks...
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Final blocks needed for this quilt |
Now I could start assembling the borders. There are 34 blocks in the borders as well as the HST's. I'm so glad I labeled each block as I made it with it's placement. Otherwise, it would have taken me forever to figure out where they went.
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Assembling the borders |
Everything fit together so well with this one. That isn't always the case. It didn't take too long to finish assembling it. This quilt is 64" x 71". Looking back through my previous posts, I think I started working on it in early
September 2010. So has definitely taken a while, but I think it was totally worth all the time and effort!
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Winter Wonderland Quilt Top |
One of my goals is to get it quilted before another year passes. I have no idea how to quilt it yet, but am open to suggestions?
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Closeup of the stitching |
As for some of the leftover HST's, I was able to use them in the label. I also had an extra embroidered block that I put in the middle...
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Label for Winter Wonderland |
The label finishes at 15" square, so it's a large one. Once I have the quilt quilted, I'll add all the information to the block. I've already made the binding for this quilt as well, so all I need to do is find a backing fabric.
Sam kept me company while I finished this one up. She's probably my best sewing companion as she's content to take a nap while I work. Doesn't she perfectly match the quilt she's lying on?
I love her many poses...
Until later...
Seek His will in all you do, and He will show you which path to take.
Proverbs 3:6 (NLT)
Congratulations! What a wonderful finish. I'm going to put that pattern on my list to shop for this year~ I just love that quilt! :-)
ReplyDeleteIt is beautiful! Congratulations on finishing it! Sam looks very nice on that quilt!
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