Friday 20 September 2013

My never ending Patchwork quilt.


Oh dear i don't think i will ever finish this quilt.
  
I started making it two years ago and was full of enthusiasm to create a beautiful piece of needlework, but as time has gone on that enthusiasm seems to have dwindled. Rather than get on with it i seem to become side tracked with other projects.


 Just the quilting to do now, which i calculate will take at my slow pace possibly another year or two !!!!!!!! 


I must admit it looking  pretty good for a beginner and its all hand sewn!! ......... Ooh lots of sore fingers!!

 I dread to think how many man hours i have spent on it so far. 

 The quilt is made up of twenty different designed twelve inch squares and is called a friendship quilt.

 I chose 100% cotton fabric to make the quilt which when it is eventually finished will be an heirloom for future generations.

 I'm not sure if i will ever attempt another though.!!!!
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11 comments:

  1. Anonymous20 September 2013 at 11:44

    It's AMAZING Linda xx such therapeutic work xxx

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  2. MadBirdDesignsUK20 September 2013 at 12:28

    I'm full of admiration, a hand sewn quilt! I never, ever could do this. Your family should be really proud of you. In days gone by a group of women and girls would each make a square. This would then be sewn together and quilted. One person got this quilt, then they started on the next. It was a social thing as well as making a useful item. But you have achieved this all on your own!!!

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  3. Anne20 September 2013 at 13:32

    It looks absolutely beautiful Linda.Well worth it when you get it finished, it will no doubt become an heirloom.

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  4. Unknown20 September 2013 at 13:41

    It's really lovely Linda. Persevere with the quilting and it will be worth it.

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  5. Between Me and You20 September 2013 at 22:43

    Wow! Keep going - that is an amazing piece of work and definitely an heirloom in the making. Are you going to machine quilt it? If it makes you feel any better, I started a cot quilt for my niece when she was born - she was 18 in April and it's still not finished!!Yours is just stunning.x

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  6. Elderberry-Rob20 September 2013 at 23:34

    Linda that is a beauty. It's something I have always wanted to have a go at making, sewing by hand is making yours really special I think. Thanks for your comment - my calendar gift was from the lovely Nana go go who is a blogging buddy, (we have never met) who has sent me really lovely gifts over the last few years, we have become kind of pen pals. I know she sent the item from Amazon so you could get yourself one there. Take a look at her blog - she is a knitting queen. Betty

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  7. Jennifer Hays21 September 2013 at 11:49

    It's gorgeous! Wow, you are very talented. I absolutely love the colors.

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  8. DollZandThingZ24 September 2013 at 04:12

    How gorgeous! The colors and design are wonderful! Beautiful work and you will finish it eventually...when you are supposed to be finished! :-)

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  9. vintage grey17 October 2013 at 20:12

    Wow, so beautiful and truly a work of art!! The colors are so lovely and how neat that it is all hand-stitched! Such a treasure you have made! xo Heather

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  10. anikenitet27 March 2014 at 13:57

    Ohh, it's just amazing quilt ! The colors are wonderfull. Where are you in this work now ?
    Congratulation.

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  11. Sandie13 October 2015 at 10:37

    I am super impressed Linda!! Not only is it beautiful and huge, but hand sewn?! A labour of love, I'd say!! I hope it is treasured for years to come.

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