Thursday, March 8, 2012

Progress

 This is how the quilt looked when we first arrived last night. Marg and I had worked on it last week without Ann because she was suffering from a sore throat.

When we get this close, we are literally touching knees as we work away from both sides.

We knew last week that it would just take one more night to finish quilting this and get it off the frame. Even then, it took us the whole two hours of steady quilting. That's how long we spend quilting - 3 people, once a week from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Then we break for coffee, cheese and crackers or cookies and a bit of talk. While we quilt there is a radio set to the oldies so we get to hear a bit of music.

Here's Ann and Marg holding the quilt just after we took it off the frame.

Here's a closer look.

This is the backing we used. We do try to see if there are any places where we missed quilting but with a print it does get difficult. Ann does the binding for us. Perhaps I will take another photo of it once the binding has been put on.

And here's a bit of progress on the baby quilt. The clip art drawings are in the plain blocks and the designs are then quilted in. I am hand quilting it in a frame.

15 comments:

  1. You did a great job. Just like they did in the old days, quilting together.

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  2. Wow, der Quilt sieht ganz toll aus.
    LG GRit

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  3. What a beautiful quilt!
    And your baby quilt is getting along so nicely!!

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  4. Wow! It is a beautiful quilt and made with loving hands!! Thanks for sharing!!

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  5. Beautiful quilt! And your stitches are so even (maybe I'm little jealous now...) The clipart pictures are very nice for the baby quilt!

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  6. I think it's wonderful that you and your two friends work on a quilt together like that, just like the old fashioned quilting bees:) The quilt is absolutely gorgeous!! Love the look of that baby quilt as well, just adorable with the clipart design. xoxo

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  7. Hi Dolores,

    Your quilt is fabulous and love how the three of you are working on it.
    Also the baby quilt is so sweet.

    Happy weekend
    Hugs
    Carolyn

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  8. Wow! What a beautiful quilt! Very inspiring...

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  9. Two beautiful quilts! They both look great! I love scrap quilts....

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  10. Wow - the string quilt is amazing. Beautiful work!!

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  11. That string quilt is just gorgeous!!! And all done, good for you guys! I love the baby quilt, your quilting is just wonderful, Dolores!

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  12. I love that you make these big quilts with your friends and then send them off to good homes. It really is the spirit and tradition of quilting. The baby quilt is looking adorable.

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  13. What a beautiful quilt! Just the kind I like - lots of colours.

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  14. Boy, Dolores, you have been BUSY!

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