I have been reading quite a few quilting blogs lately. I try to do one quilt a winter. Though I'm afraid my table runner is all I have to show this winter. I went back through my projects and just thought I'd show them. The green and yellow quilt was the very first quilt I made on my own. The quilt with the trees and tracks was on our bed for years until one material in it disintegrated. I'm very upset about that. One bad piece of material ruined the whole quilt. The quilt behind me was made for my Mother and Father in-law. All three quilts were hand quilted.
My friend and I used to go to a quilt camp once a year and this baby quilt was one of our projects. It was an interesting project because you cut as you went. I was glad to have that one over.
This is my sister's wedding quilt. She wanted a duvet cover, so that is what she got. I finished it the night before her wedding in the hotel room. Not that I come down to the last minute on my projects. Not me, not ever:) About 2 years later I got the duvet back and she asked that I make it into a quilt. By the time I was done I was a little tired of that quilt. I hand quilted about half of it, then my darling husband got me a quilting sewing machine. I think it took her two or three years to get it back. The bummer is I looked everywhere for a photo of her getting the quilt and I don't have one. Funny since she got that dang quilt twice.
Now that you are all caught up on my past quilts, you can see my progress with this newest one. I started cutting today. I'm hoping to make a braided rug out of the leftover strands. We will see how that goes.
The winter wind is whipping and it is staying pretty cold. Maybe I can get this one done by next January. We shall see. Since it sounds like winter found the rest of the world, I hope you are all finding indoor projects to ease your cabin fever.
Boa iniciativa...Espectacular....
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My favorite is the tree's n tracks too. Darn that sucks that one of the materials didn't hold up. Girl, do you ever sit still? haha! Your new pattern looks beautiful! You've a great talent my friend!
ReplyDeleteWhat nice quilts!! I like them all. Gosh you have lots of snow.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comment, so your cousin lives here. Now you know some of the history if you ever get to visit. That is nice to read, Really Bakersfield is a huge melting pot. :)
We have great food and Buck's Crystal Palace always has great music.
Winter is good for quilting, I think. Your quilts are lovely! And what a great house and bed you have! Everything looks so cozy! The bed with that quilt is very special! You both have 'gold' hands as they say in Russia.
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You and hubby are both very talented...love the quilts...and the bed! They are indeed very beautiful and cozy looking!
ReplyDeleteYour quilts are beautiful! I've only ever made 1 very simple memory quilt.
ReplyDeleteOk, where do I start! Your quilts are beautiful! I love all of them! I love to see finished quilts..it always inspires me to work on mine! I too have a quilt where one of the fabrics wore out. It happened on the first quilt I made. My youngest son sleeps with it every night. I made it for my oldest son, my first born. The quilt is about 12 years old and it has had so much use. I hand quilted it. Everything has held up perfect except for that one fabric. I have to fix it somehow. I also want to tell you that your bed is gorgeous! Your husband is very talented. It's fun to see little bits of your home in your photos. I am so envious....sooooo beautiful!!!
ReplyDeleteYou are so clever what a lovely present.
ReplyDeletevery impressive! i love the one you made for your sister! and your newest project looks like a very neat pattern!
ReplyDeleteQuilts are cozy and one of those treasured items that tell a story of it's owner. I wish there was more than 24 hours in a day so I could get done all the projects I want. Quilting is so relaxing and rewarding. Love yours, XOXO
ReplyDeleteThey are all so pretty. I used to quilt about 10 years ago, but found I didn't have the patience for it after making a couple of lap quilts.
ReplyDeleteOh your quilts are beautiful. I have not made a quilt in four years. I never find time now. I made both my girls a queen size quilt and I guess that was the last creative thing I have done. I hope I do not forget how.
ReplyDeleteWhomever gets one of those quilts of yours is a very lucky person.
I love your new project it looks very challenging. Your husbands bed is awesome. Happy quilting. B
Nice quilts. Quilting looks complicated to me so I always admire anyone who makes them.
ReplyDeleteI just wanted you to know, that I think it will. I don't know how it would work on anything else but on wool it seems to work just fine. I am going to be cutting it in strips for rugs anyway so I think that will be fine. My daughter in law spins and she has always dyed her yarn that way and it has never faded. I think adding the vinegar to it helps. I was so amazed that the red covered the hot pink so well. I was really doubtful.
ReplyDeleteIt was sure fun to see the color disappear and leave behind clear water as it got all adsorbed into the wool.
Shamefully, I have not 'yet' made a quilt. I have done plenty of lap coverlets, a duvet or two, afghans and baby blankets, but never a quilt. I'd best think about that. The cabin sure could use some of those gorgeous ones like you did for your sis and your own bed. What prideful pieces. You are so crafty, just look at all you have done.
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You do beautiful work, and your home is so warm, cozy and charming! I think it's great that your husband made your bed and you the quilt.. a perfect marriage!!!
ReplyDeleteAnytime you want to share your talents come on over and enter the Farmgirl Friday blog hop! We'd love to have you!
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Those quilts are so lovely. And, I'm gaga over that antler bed design. Our homes look a lot alike! I live in a mountain home with knotty alder walls and exposed beams. Which is why I'm head over heels in love with that bed. :))
ReplyDeletethe quilts are so pretty and i adore the inside of your cabin and your rustic bed!!
ReplyDeleteYou finished that animal I didn't know that! Turned out pretty sweet. Last I saw it was in blocks. You move faster then me... ha ha. Also have never seen the baby one. YIKES!!
ReplyDeleteWow those quilts are beautiful. You are very talented, and so is your husband, love the bed too. I love quilts.
ReplyDeleteI tried to comment here a while back but it wouldn't let me in, I think I'm there now! I need to get my Mallo quilt out and get it done. I really liked that pattern and I love the colors that I am using. I think it was the instructor that wasn't so great, right? Maybe this was the motivation I needed to get back to it!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful bed! Your husband is a real craftsman. I love the fact that the headboard is not uniform - so much more interesting! And it looks very sturdy.
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