Keziah's Baby Quilt is finished!

The quilt is quite large by newborn standards but the bordering had to
happen this way! The quilt finished at 50"x64" with the kaleidoscope
blocks measuring 7" each, the green border strip finished at 3-3/4"
and the pinwheels were 4" finished. I paper-pieced Keziah's name for
the top border and extended the "K" and "h" blocks to make up the
difference in the border measurement. I didn't want to repeat the
name in the bottom border so I paper pieced "2010" instead and
extended the outer blocks to fill in the gaps of the pinwheel
blocks.
This was the first time that I worked with wool batting - hot work
during the latest heatwave! The cats loved the wool though and there
were quite a few soggy bits during the quilting.
I had intended to use a circular quilting path for the kaleidoscopes
but changed my mind after 'finding' the backing of diamonds in my
stash. Pictures of the quilt and also my QI's doing their jobs can be
found in the "Finished is Good" album at http://community.webshots.com/user/barnyowl
Keziah's quilt will be shipped to Belgium via Florida when my
neighbours return from their vacation. jennellh

On Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:41:04 -0700 (PDT), Jennifer in Ottawa
wrote:

I paper-pieced Keziah's name for
the top border and extended the "K" and "h" blocks to make up the
difference in the border measurement.

Very pretty quilt - someone will love this!!

Not only did I really like this quilt, but it is fun to see the old
names pop up now and then. My husband's grandmother was Keziah and
would have been born in the late 1800s. She's the only one I ever
came across. Moni

She'll love that quilt forever and be able to use it for a long time!
You did a wonderful job quilting the border, and I really love the PP
name and date.
Roberta in D

On Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:41:04 -0700 (PDT), Jennifer in Ottawa
wrote:

The quilt is quite large by newborn standards but the bordering had to
happen this way! The quilt finished at 50"x64" with the kaleidoscope
blocks measuring 7" each, the green border strip finished at 3-3/4"
and the pinwheels were 4" finished. I paper-pieced Keziah's name for
the top border and extended the "K" and "h" blocks to make up the
difference in the border measurement. I didn't want to repeat the
name in the bottom border so I paper pieced "2010" instead and
extended the outer blocks to fill in the gaps of the pinwheel
blocks.
This was the first time that I worked with wool batting - hot work
during the latest heatwave! The cats loved the wool though and there
were quite a few soggy bits during the quilting.
I had intended to use a circular quilting path for the kaleidoscopes
but changed my mind after 'finding' the backing of diamonds in my
stash. Pictures of the quilt and also my QI's doing their jobs can be
found in the "Finished is Good" album at http://community.webshots.com/user/barnyowl
Keziah's quilt will be shipped to Belgium via Florida when my
neighbours return from their vacation. jennellh

Oh my! So pretty and so special. Atta girl. Just a whole lot curious -
how on earth did you manage the pictures with absolutely zero QI
participation? Not even a whisker. Polly


"Roberta" Roberta@Home wrote in message
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She'll love that quilt forever and be able to use it for a long time!
You did a wonderful job quilting the border, and I really love the PP
name and date.
Roberta in D

On Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:41:04 -0700 (PDT), Jennifer in Ottawa
wrote:

The quilt is quite large by newborn standards but the bordering had to
happen this way! The quilt finished at 50"x64" with the kaleidoscope
blocks measuring 7" each, the green border strip finished at 3-3/4"
and the pinwheels were 4" finished. I paper-pieced Keziah's name for
the top border and extended the "K" and "h" blocks to make up the
difference in the border measurement. I didn't want to repeat the
name in the bottom border so I paper pieced "2010" instead and
extended the outer blocks to fill in the gaps of the pinwheel
blocks.
This was the first time that I worked with wool batting - hot work
during the latest heatwave! The cats loved the wool though and there
were quite a few soggy bits during the quilting.
I had intended to use a circular quilting path for the kaleidoscopes
but changed my mind after 'finding' the backing of diamonds in my
stash. Pictures of the quilt and also my QI's doing their jobs can be
found in the "Finished is Good" album at
http://community.webshots.com/user/barnyowl
Keziah's quilt will be shipped to Belgium via Florida when my
neighbours return from their vacation. jennellh

I cheated on the photos! My neighbours, who commissioned the quilt,
left their door keys with me so that I could empty their mail box ....
yesterday, I took the finished quilt to their apartment for the
purpose of taking the photos.......the quilt is now stored inside a
pillowcase awaiting their return from Florida. Glad you like it,
jennellh

On Jul 30, 7:49*am, "Polly Esther" wrote:
Oh my! *So pretty and so special. *Atta girl. *Just a whole lot curious -
how on earth did you manage the pictures with absolutely zero QI
participation? * Not even a whisker. *Polly

"Roberta" Roberta@Home wrote in message

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She'll love that quilt forever and be able to use it for a long time!
You did a wonderful job quilting the border, and I really love the PP
name and date.
Roberta in D

On Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:41:04 -0700 (PDT), Jennifer in Ottawa
wrote:

The quilt is quite large by newborn standards but the bordering had to
happen this way! *The quilt finished at 50"x64" with the kaleidoscope
blocks measuring 7" each, the green border strip finished at 3-3/4"
and the pinwheels were 4" finished. *I paper-pieced Keziah's name for
the top border and extended the "K" and "h" blocks to make up the
difference in the border measurement. *I didn't want to repeat the
name in the bottom border so I paper pieced "2010" instead and
extended the outer blocks to fill in the gaps of the pinwheel
blocks.
This was the first time that I worked with wool batting - hot work
during the latest heatwave! *The cats loved the wool though and there
were quite a few soggy bits during the quilting.
I had intended to use a circular quilting path for the kaleidoscopes
but changed my mind after 'finding' the backing of diamonds in my
stash. *Pictures of the quilt and also my QI's doing their jobs can be
found in the "Finished is Good" album at
http://community.webshots.com/user/barnyowl
Keziah's quilt will be shipped to Belgium via Florida when my
neighbours return from their vacation. *jennellh- Hide quoted text -

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Thank you, Roberta. jennellh

On Jul 30, 7:43*am, Roberta Roberta@Home wrote:
She'll love that quilt forever and be able to use it for a long time!
You did a wonderful job quilting the border, and I really love the PP
name and date.
Roberta in D

On Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:41:04 -0700 (PDT), Jennifer in Ottawa



wrote:
The quilt is quite large by newborn standards but the bordering had to
happen this way! *The quilt finished at 50"x64" with the kaleidoscope
blocks measuring 7" each, the green border strip finished at 3-3/4"
and the pinwheels were 4" finished. *I paper-pieced Keziah's name for
the top border and extended the "K" and "h" blocks to make up the
difference in the border measurement. *I didn't want to repeat the
name in the bottom border so I paper pieced "2010" instead and
extended the outer blocks to fill in the gaps of the pinwheel
blocks.
This was the first time that I worked with wool batting - hot work
during the latest heatwave! *The cats loved the wool though and there
were quite a few soggy bits during the quilting.
I had intended to use a circular quilting path for the kaleidoscopes
but changed my mind after 'finding' the backing of diamonds in my
stash. *Pictures of the quilt and also my QI's doing their jobs can be
found in the "Finished is Good" album athttp://community.webshots.com/user/barnyowl
Keziah's quilt will be shipped to Belgium via Florida when my
neighbours return from their vacation. *jennellh- Hide quoted text -

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I love the old names too and this one begged to be googled for
origins, etc. My neighbour told me that the mother-to-be is African
and that the name in her country means "beautiful" while the origins
are ancient Hebrew meaning 'spice' and 'equality'...jennellh


On Jul 30, 12:20*am, Ramona Walker wrote:
On Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:41:04 -0700 (PDT), Jennifer in Ottawa

wrote:

*I paper-pieced Keziah's name for

the top border and extended the "K" and "h" blocks to make up the
difference in the border measurement.

Very pretty quilt - someone will love this!!

Not only did I really like this quilt, but it is fun to see the old
names pop up now and then. *My husband's grandmother was Keziah and
would have been born in the late 1800s. *She's the only one I ever
came across. *Moni

Wow, that's a gorgeous quilt. I'm always awed by quilts with intricate
pieces like this one. And the quilting is amazing. The whole thing is
perfect and Keziah is one lucky kid.

Sunny

What a beautiful, beautiful quilt! The colors are wonderful and I
love the way the blocks work together. Well done!

-Irene

On Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:41:04 -0700 (PDT), Jennifer in Ottawa
wrote:

The quilt is quite large by newborn standards but the bordering had to
happen this way! The quilt finished at 50"x64" with the kaleidoscope
blocks measuring 7" each, the green border strip finished at 3-3/4"
and the pinwheels were 4" finished. I paper-pieced Keziah's name for
the top border and extended the "K" and "h" blocks to make up the
difference in the border measurement. I didn't want to repeat the
name in the bottom border so I paper pieced "2010" instead and
extended the outer blocks to fill in the gaps of the pinwheel
blocks.
This was the first time that I worked with wool batting - hot work
during the latest heatwave! The cats loved the wool though and there
were quite a few soggy bits during the quilting.
I had intended to use a circular quilting path for the kaleidoscopes
but changed my mind after 'finding' the backing of diamonds in my
stash. Pictures of the quilt and also my QI's doing their jobs can be
found in the "Finished is Good" album at http://community.webshots.com/user/barnyowl
Keziah's quilt will be shipped to Belgium via Florida when my
neighbours return from their vacation. jennellh

The quilt is quite large by newborn standards but the
bordering had to
happen this way! The quilt finished at 50"x64" with the
kaleidoscope
blocks measuring 7" each, the green border strip finished
at 3-3/4"
and the pinwheels were 4" finished. I paper-pieced
Keziah's name for
the top border and extended the "K" and "h" blocks to make
up the
difference in the border measurement. I didn't want to
repeat the
name in the bottom border so I paper pieced "2010" instead
and
extended the outer blocks to fill in the gaps of the
pinwheel
blocks.
This was the first time that I worked with wool batting -
hot work
during the latest heatwave! The cats loved the wool
though and there
were quite a few soggy bits during the quilting.
I had intended to use a circular quilting path for the
kaleidoscopes
but changed my mind after 'finding' the backing of
diamonds in my
stash. Pictures of the quilt and also my QI's doing their
jobs can be
found in the "Finished is Good" album at
http://community.webshots.com/user/barnyowl
Keziah's quilt will be shipped to Belgium via Florida when
my
neighbours return from their vacation. jennellh

The colors you choose truly makes this quilt shine! Babies
grow
into big babies lol so it would still mak a perfect
car/couch blanket.....or use it for wall art. It's just
beautiful.

Donna
in WA