Quilted and bound - 2007-08 BOM

Whew!!! I finished it in time to give it for Christmas!!! The last
binding stitch went in this afternoon, and now it's been washed and is
drying all stretched out and flattened and squared on a big sheet on
the upstairs landing.

The picture of the finished quilt is he
http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...46414451ZRoTGu

Before this shot are some other shots showing close-ups of the machine
quilting. I'm not sure the quilt police would be happy because I made
it up as I went along, but I think it will work for my brother and
sister-in-law!

Carole D. - Retired and loving it in the foothills of NW Georgia

My quilts, crafts, QIs, and more - http://home.windstream.net/caroledoyle

That is beautiful! I love the colors, so feel free to send it this way if
your brother and sister-in-law decide they don't want it!

--
Louise in Iowa
nieland1390@mchsi dot com
http://community.webshots.com/user/louiseiniowa


"Carole-Retired and Loving It" wrote in
message ...
Whew!!! I finished it in time to give it for Christmas!!! The last
binding stitch went in this afternoon, and now it's been washed and is
drying all stretched out and flattened and squared on a big sheet on
the upstairs landing.

The picture of the finished quilt is he
http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...46414451ZRoTGu

Before this shot are some other shots showing close-ups of the machine
quilting. I'm not sure the quilt police would be happy because I made
it up as I went along, but I think it will work for my brother and
sister-in-law!

Carole D. - Retired and loving it in the foothills of NW Georgia

My quilts, crafts, QIs, and more - http://home.windstream.net/caroledoyle

Thanks, Louise. That's SO NICE of you to offer to give it a home if
it's rejected.

On Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:57:11 GMT, "Louise in Iowa"
wrote:

That is beautiful! I love the colors, so feel free to send it this way if
your brother and sister-in-law decide they don't want it!

In article ,
Carole-Retired and Loving It
wrote:

Whew!!! I finished it in time to give it for Christmas!!! The last
binding stitch went in this afternoon, and now it's been washed and is
drying all stretched out and flattened and squared on a big sheet on
the upstairs landing.

The picture of the finished quilt is he
http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...46414451ZRoTGu

Before this shot are some other shots showing close-ups of the machine
quilting. I'm not sure the quilt police would be happy because I made
it up as I went along, but I think it will work for my brother and
sister-in-law!

Carole D. - Retired and loving it in the foothills of NW Georgia

My quilts, crafts, QIs, and more - http://home.windstream.net/caroledoyle


Wow, Carole! *Great* job!!! The quilting is gorgeous -- forget any quilt
police; if they came around, they'd be blown away!

--
Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas
sw.foster1 (at) gmail (dot) com (remove/change the obvious)
http://www.sandymike.net

On Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:34:35 -0800, Sandy
wrote:

Wow, Carole! *Great* job!!! The quilting is gorgeous -- forget any quilt
police; if they came around, they'd be blown away!


Thanks, Sandy. Since it was a sampler quilt, I did "sampler
quilting." I'd gotten a couple of Patsy Thompson's DVDs

http://www.patsythompsondesigns.com

and used a lot of her ideas while playing with the quilting. The only
quilting I marked at all was a chalk line where I wanted the feathers
to travel. Everything else was true free-motion in every sense of the
word!

I stitched over all my appliquéd blocks, although I tried to do it in
an embroidery type of fashion. I just didn't trust my handwork for a
bed quilt.

I used Bottom Line for both the bobbin and the top thread and although
it looks kind of shiny on some of my photos, it pretty much blends in
on the quilt in "real life."

Carole D. - Retired and loving it in the foothills of NW Georgia

My quilts, crafts, QIs, and more - http://home.windstream.net/caroledoyle

BEAUTIFUL!!! What do I have to do to be on your gift list!!!

--
Kate in MI

http://community.webshots.com/user/K_Groves


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"Carole-Retired and Loving It" wrote in
message ...
Whew!!! I finished it in time to give it for Christmas!!! The last
binding stitch went in this afternoon, and now it's been washed and is
drying all stretched out and flattened and squared on a big sheet on
the upstairs landing.

The picture of the finished quilt is he
http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...46414451ZRoTGu

Before this shot are some other shots showing close-ups of the machine
quilting. I'm not sure the quilt police would be happy because I made
it up as I went along, but I think it will work for my brother and
sister-in-law!

Carole D. - Retired and loving it in the foothills of NW Georgia

My quilts, crafts, QIs, and more - http://home.windstream.net/caroledoyle

Thank you! I think I've reached the end of my gift list. This is the
third time I've said NO MORE BED-SIZED quilts! Next is to finish
quilting three smaller quilts that are piled up and waiting. Two are
basted and the third has the backing and batting bought, but I haven't
made the quilt sandwich yet. I would really like to catch up!!! I
have so many more things ready to start.

On Tue, 25 Nov 2008 21:20:44 -0500, "Kate G."
wrote:

BEAUTIFUL!!! What do I have to do to be on your gift list!!!


Carole D. - Retired and loving it in the foothills of NW Georgia

My quilts, crafts, QIs, and more - http://home.windstream.net/caroledoyle

That is absolutely beautiful!! I love the colors and your quilting is
wonderful.

--
Donna in NE La.
"Carole-Retired and Loving It" wrote in
message ...
Whew!!! I finished it in time to give it for Christmas!!! The last
binding stitch went in this afternoon, and now it's been washed and is
drying all stretched out and flattened and squared on a big sheet on
the upstairs landing.

The picture of the finished quilt is he
http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...46414451ZRoTGu

Before this shot are some other shots showing close-ups of the machine
quilting. I'm not sure the quilt police would be happy because I made
it up as I went along, but I think it will work for my brother and
sister-in-law!

Carole D. - Retired and loving it in the foothills of NW Georgia

My quilts, crafts, QIs, and more - http://home.windstream.net/caroledoyle

Wow...that is breathtaking, Carole - just breathtaking.

-Irene

On Tue, 25 Nov 2008 19:41:15 -0500, Carole-Retired and Loving It
wrote:

Whew!!! I finished it in time to give it for Christmas!!! The last
binding stitch went in this afternoon, and now it's been washed and is
drying all stretched out and flattened and squared on a big sheet on
the upstairs landing.

The picture of the finished quilt is he
http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...46414451ZRoTGu

Before this shot are some other shots showing close-ups of the machine
quilting. I'm not sure the quilt police would be happy because I made
it up as I went along, but I think it will work for my brother and
sister-in-law!

Carole D. - Retired and loving it in the foothills of NW Georgia

My quilts, crafts, QIs, and more - http://home.windstream.net/caroledoyle

Wow Carole, that is one gorgeous quilt. What a special gift
that will be. You did a great job getting it done a month before
Christmas. YOu are a really great SIL!
TAria

Carole-Retired and Loving It wrote:
Whew!!! I finished it in time to give it for Christmas!!! The last
binding stitch went in this afternoon, and now it's been washed and is
drying all stretched out and flattened and squared on a big sheet on
the upstairs landing.

The picture of the finished quilt is he
http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...46414451ZRoTGu

Before this shot are some other shots showing close-ups of the machine
quilting. I'm not sure the quilt police would be happy because I made
it up as I went along, but I think it will work for my brother and
sister-in-law!

Carole D. - Retired and loving it in the foothills of NW Georgia

My quilts, crafts, QIs, and more - http://home.windstream.net/caroledoyle