Friday 18 May 2012

A Quilt for Me!

Finally, I have the quilt I made for myself, on my bed.  A little over a year ago we bought a kingsize bed so I started making a kingsize quilt.  Since it was for me, there was no rush. Time gets away and the next thing you know it's been a year.  I gave myself a kick in the pants, and finished it up.


Sylvia had made a similar quilt a while back.  I fell in love with the pattern and had to use it for a quilt for myself.  The pillow shams were a little outside my comfort range, but I persevered and now I love the effect.  A special thanks to Noeline who gave my a bali pop and fat quarter pack of beautiful batiks that were the starting point for this quilt.

And of course I can't let a week go by without posting a picture of this weeks Hexagon.


I had previously made this hexagon from a pattern I drafted myself.  When Katja included it as this weeks block, I just had to make another.

I hope everyone has a great weekend, and my fellow Canadians, enjoy the extra long weekend.  Stay safe and have fun!

11 comments:

  1. Beautiful! I'm not sure I could ever make a King Size quilt. It must feel like a wonderful accomplishment! I think it is!

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  2. Linda, that is a BEAUTIFUL quilt. Wonderful!

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  3. Hey Linda. This looks wonderful. Everything has a nice warm glow : )

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  4. That is amazing. Awesome to have it finished. What design did you use to quilt it? I have never made a king sized quilt. Seems daunting.

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  5. PS You should enter it in the Festival if you havent already entered.

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  6. you should be proud ... it is WONDERFUL xx

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  7. Oh...Linda ...I love it!!! You did a wonderful job! You are making me feel like I need to get off my rear..and make a king for myself too:):) hugs

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  8. I only have a few of my own quilts. I usually make them for others. Fun to have one for ourselves.

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  9. Great work, that is a huge accomplishment!

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  10. Love, love, love it. Even more gorgeous in person.

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  11. Wow, Linda it turned out great!!! Why do we put ourselves so
    far down on the list sometimes???? As you saw I found a home for
    my lime green quilts.....:-)

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