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Thursday, January 1, 2015

And a Happy New Year to you!

I want to share my last quilt
for 2014.
I tried to finish for Christmas, but
I was a couple of days late.
I came down with a nasty bug on Christmas,
flu I think, (even though I had a flu shot).
Even though I love sharing things,
 I didn't think I  should share the flu, so the quilt
has not been delivered yet.
Being in the accounting field, year end is...well you can image.
Monday was the day I scheduled inventory,
outside, 32 degrees and still sick, but I made it.
 
Anyway, I'm sure you did come here to listen to me whine.
 
So here it is....
 
 
A little history...
This is a memory quilt I made for my aunt.
The stars are made from her late husband's
shirts.
There are six circles of stars, one for each of her children,
and 8 stars in each circle, one for each member of her family.
I quilted 18 friendship stars for each of her grandchildren.
There are 15 pinwheels for her great grandchildren.
 
 
The pattern is Round and Round by Thimble Blossoms.
68X72.
I left the center circle off and quilted his name.
(just in case you noticed, I did fix the corner of that pinwheel)
 
 
I quilt everything freehand, including the names.
2 layers 80/20 batting.
Glide thread, linen, it's not a white white, but not beige.
Love it on a white background.
 
 
I like to try something new on every quilt, this time it was
feather circles.
 
Nice little feathered border.
 
 
 
I couldn't get a picture of the whole quilt,
this is as good as I could get.
 
 
 
Thanks for stopping by,
back to work tomorrow.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

13 comments:

  1. Wow, Diane - as usual, your work is spectacular! Love the thought behind the design and the quilting is amazing!! Whoop whoop!!

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  2. sorry you have been unwell hope you are a lot better now.
    This must be the most exquisite quilt I have ever seen and so full of memories a true delight

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  3. Oh this is truly stunning work! I love the symbolism and memories you've included in the piece. I'm sure your aunt will love it!

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  4. It's beautiful. You've put so much time and love into every step of this quilt. What a lovely gift to your aunt. It's so personal and celebrates her family. She'll treasure this.

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  5. Exquisite! what a magnificent way to keep a persons life alive and so much meaning within its piecing and quilting. Stunning.

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  6. This quilt just couldn't be any more perfect! I love all of the details with such special meaning. What a treasure!

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  7. It's a beautiful keepsake! Well done.

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  8. It is just gorgeous. I'm so sorry that nasty flu bug caught you. I'm hoping that we can avoid it this year.

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  9. This is absolutely gorgeous! You really do beautiful work.

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  10. Stunning!!! I hope I get to see this in a show somewhere. It is a ribbon winner!

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  11. Hey keep posting such good and meaningful articles.

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  12. What a wonderful work of art. Love all the ways you included the whole family. So sorry you caught the bug. Hopefully you are back to health now.

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