Thursday, October 13, 2011

Baby quilt finish

Um, yeah, remember that quilt top I made way back in March? Guess what? It only took seven months to make it into a finished quilt!




My friend had a baby shower last week (luckily she's having a girl) and it was just the motivation I needed to finish it up. My plan for closely-spaced straight line quilting seemed less awesome when it was in fact taking me all of forever to quilt it. I decided that the lines would ebb and flow between close together (1/4 inch) and further apart (2 inches). I think it turned out very nice like that, but then I saw crazymomquilt's big quilt that was done entirely with the close-together straight lines and I immediately wished I'd had the patience to keep going with the 1/4 inch spacing. I'm such a quilting baby.

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I love quilts. I love thinking about them and looking at them and planning them and even making them. I don't know why it takes me so long.

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6 comments:

  1. LauraOctober 13, 2011 at 11:49 AM

    Oh Lori It is beautiful!!! Quilts are my favorite. Nothing feels as nice as a quilt.

    Me thinks that you should make more!!!

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  2. UnknownOctober 13, 2011 at 12:16 PM

    Oh. my. goodness. What a masterpiece. The fabrics you chose look great together. And all those LINES! I don't know if I would have the selflessness to give away something that required so much time and effort.

    I think I'd be selfish and keep it.

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  3. JeanneOctober 13, 2011 at 2:05 PM

    Beautiful!

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  4. Yo MamaOctober 14, 2011 at 10:40 AM

    Lori, you just keep one-upping yourself! What next? I love this quilt. It is beautiful. I, too, love everything about quilts. Love it!

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  5. joelbOctober 15, 2011 at 12:03 AM

    great work.

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  6. Sharlene, Mom, GrammyOctober 15, 2011 at 10:55 PM

    Oh, Lori, it's absolutely beautiful! I'm so proud of you. Do I get to see it in person?

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