Although my fingers didn't actually bleed during the making of this quilt, there was a lot of unpicking of seams, rearranging of blocks, and changing of approach. Blood, Sweat and Tears, you might say, without the blood!
During the whole process I veered wildly between optimism for this quilt, and outright dislike. Now it's finished I feel like the mother of a difficult toddler who has finally grown up into a lovely person. It's almost a surprise!
The back took a whole day at a quilt retreat to piece. I had a lot of triangle units made that were rejected for the front because of the layout. So I made them into blocks and put them on the back.
Here is a shot of the back. Another row with two blocks is not visible.
It was longarmed with an all over swirly, scrolly type design and bound in a pale green batik.
I know, I talked about the importance of binding, but I had some green left over, and I was in a fever to give the quilt to my DD#1.
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Till next time
Sue
well worth all the trouble I would say... JUST like a child xx
ReplyDeleteI know it was a hassle along the way, but it turned out great! Amazing layout!
ReplyDeleteWay to battle through, sometimes it's easy to put it down and walk away, for a year or two!
ReplyDeleteThis is stunning! Absolutely love the layout and colors!
ReplyDeleteYou should be a very proud parent because your "baby" is amazing! Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely gorgeous, you should be feeling very proud of yourself.
ReplyDeleteI love how your Northern Lights quilt came out. The optical illusion of the pattern is great.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on another great finish! Look fabulous!
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