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The photo is a bit washed out due to the sun shining on it, and it was blowing in the wind, but it gives you an idea of how it looks. Now I have to decide what border to put on it and how I want to quilt it. Edited March 16, the size of the top is 74 by 78 inches but I have yet to add the borders.
I have learnt many lessons doing this project.
1.Organization. This is the only thing that kept this project manageable. When I decided to do this I went through all of my embroidery cotton and picked out the colours that were to be used for the cross stitch. I then pulled fabric out of my stash which was close in colour to the embroidery cotton. Each piece of fabric was then identified with the colour number and the symbol on the graph. One thing that I really didn't consider was the amount of fabric I would need.
2. Cut your squares to the exact measure using the same ruler for the entire project. This is true in all the fabric you cut, however, when dealing with such a small piece to begin with, it doesn't leave much room to compensate for that fraction of cutting error. I wasn't able to do much strip piecing due to the frequent changing of the fabric colour, so each square was sewn separately.
3. Sew a precise 1/4 inch seam. Use the same sewing machine for the whole project.
3. Pin all of the seams so that they line up. I spent a lot of time doing this step.
4. Patience.
5. Patience.
6. Patience.
7. The most important lesson. What was a thinking, was I mad???? a bit crazy??? a little bit on both counts. If you decide to do a project like this, DON'T, change your mind and forget it.
Don't get me wrong I did enjoy doing this project, and now that the time consuming part of it has been completed I am glad that I did it and I am very pleased with the result.
Hope you are having a great Wednesday.
Patricia
15 comments:
WOW ,what more can I say ,this is very impressive .I can only imagine all the hours of love you put into this quilt .Very nice .
I forgot to ask ,how big are the squares
Very pretty. Looks like a lot of work!!
Hazel, the squares are one inch finished.
Patricia
That is fantastic, Patricia! What a treasure! Great job!
This is the most beautiful quilt I think I have seen...unbelievable! What a great job.
Your quilt is a true masterpiece! What patience this took. It is beautiful! Thank you for sharing.
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Your quilt is absolutely lovely and deserved to be seen by the world
Well Done
This is really beautiful-- and I can't imagine the amount of organization it took to get the sections right!
This quilt is wonderful. You really produced something great. It looks like something that would be in a museum!
I look forward to coming back to see what you decide to do with it next.
Ohmigosh, I can't even imagine how long this took - and check it out, all your seams match up. GREAT JOB!! Lisa
Just...WOW!
As a quilter and a gardener, I can appreciate how much work that is. It is absolutely AMAZING. What a clever thing to do with a cross-stitch pattern. As for borders, I suggest green.
Keep us posted!
Fantastic! By far the best quilt top I've seen this year. The patience alone... I'm impressed!Beck
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