Wednesday 20 July 2016

The Wedding Quilt Revealed

I can finally share what I've been working on for the past few weeks, and why there haven't been any blog posts about the quilt in progress. Ta dah, the wedding quilt I made for my daughter and her wife who got married yesterday.
It's the pattern called Winding Ways and instead of the usual light and dark tones I added some medium into the mix which I think gives the pattern a bit more interest and movement.  
I, somewhat crazily as I didn't have a vast amount of notice, decided to hand quilt it. You know that I much prefer to hand sew and I felt the personal connection was very important for a wedding quilt for my daughter.  Blood, blisters and bruising aside, I finished with three whole days to spare!
I showed the finished quilt to the lovely ladies at Country Roads Quilters before giving it to Sara and Emma and they were very complimentary which made me feel very good, especially as I had a lot of problems piecing the blocks. I think it must have been because of the range of fabrics, different weaves and densities although they were all quilting cottons, but while one seam could be perfect, the next could be as much as an inch out! I have never unpicked as much on a project as on this one.  Still, in the end it all came together and the important thing is the love in all those stitches and that the newly weds had a wonderful day and love their new quilt.



11 comments:

  1. congrats to the newly weds, they must be thrilled. the quilt is amazing, truly a treasure with love in every stitch.

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  2. Lovely quilt, Lovely colours, lucky newly weds.
    I have hand pieced this pattern in the past and you make me want to make another one.

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  3. What an amazingly beautiful quilt. Love the pattern and the colours, Lis. You must be very proud of it. I bet Sara and Emma are ecstatic about it.

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  4. Who could not but love this quilt! So much love and care has gone into it. The colours are sparkling. One would think it is a piece of amber! Curvy seams are always tricky and I have the same opinion about fabric - one weave is not like the other, in spite of all being quilting cotton.
    This is a gift to treasure for ever.

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  5. You have met the challenges this quilt provided in the best way and in a timely fashion. I'm sure it will be cherished.

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  6. Terrific, I love the pattern and the colours! Would love to have one like this on my bed. Congratulations to the newly wed.

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  7. Gorgeous. It is a for their lifetime. Congratulations them. Bryan

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  8. Congratulations to them and to you! Xx

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  9. Fabulous! Congrats to the happy couple and congrats to you on such a beautiful finish. I'm sure that it will be cherished! xx

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  10. How wonderful! A treasure for life. Well done for your achievement and all the hard work and love that's gone into this beautiful quilt. Congratulations to your daughter and her wife. x

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  11. Congratulations - both for the wedding and getting the quilt finished in time! Love the fabrics and colours. Really beautiful.

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I really appreciate your lovely comments, ideas and opinions, they make my day. Thank you for visiting Piece'n'Peace,
hugs, Lis x