Sunday 22 May 2016

Pink, purple & orange Quilt - finished!

Another finished quilt - my 4th for 2016 and my 2nd for Siblings Together.


And the pieced back made from several different fabrics.

 
About three weeks ago I sewed together 12 Sewing Bee blocks which were a UFO from 5 years ago.
 
I added 5 hearts to one block as it looked rather empty in the middle.
 
 
 
And here it is in the finished quilt:
 

 
The appliqued hearts were hand blanket stitched with embroidery floss and then I hand quilted around each heart using a variegated purple Perle cotton.
 
Another of the blocks looked very pale and minimalist compared to some of the other blocks so I added 5 triangles which were blanket stitched and hand quilted in the same way as the hearts:
 
 
I also hand quilted in white thread around the windmill sails to make them stand out more.
 
Three more of my favourite sections of the quilt:
 


 
 
I am so pleased with this quilt.  Another set of UFO blocks turned into a quilt which will be donated to Siblings Together, such a worthwhile cause.
It has made a very useful-sized quilt, 50" x 62".



 

9 comments:

  1. Beautiful quilt - what gorgeous blocks; this'll be loved, I'm sure :)

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  2. Thank you. It was satisfying and enjoyable to make.

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  3. This is a great finish for you. It looks great. You have done an amazing job

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  4. Thank you for adding your quilt to the Link Up. It's lovely, so bright and cheerful.
    I'm sure it will be loved.

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  5. What a happy quilt! Those are some of my favorite colors. Someone is going to love having that quilt. :-)

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  6. I so appreciate all of your kind comments. I enjoyed making the quilt and turning my UFO blocks into a happy quilt which is being posted to Siblings Together today.

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  7. What a terrific finish -- and I like the additions you made to the various blocks!

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  8. Looks fabulous - so much better being a quilt than a pile of blocks! Thanks for your continued generosity xx

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  9. Looks like you might have linked your blog rather than this post - you could delete it and relink or I can see if Leanne can sort you out!

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