I have finished another major project! Yeah! Back in October, I took a class from Marcie Patch. This quilt is called Old Elegance, and you can find the pattern on her website here.
I have been calling this project my "chocolate covered cherries quilt" in reference to my color scheme. Marcie is such a great teacher and I feel as though she is a new friend! I also fell in love with her patterns--they are right up my alley--and I have a pile of them waiting for me to get to them.
Without further ado, here are some pictures:
Obviously, this is the entire quilt top--hanging from my clothesline. As soon as I was done photographing the quilt, I hung out our bedsheets. I can't wait to go to bed tonight! I LOVE the way sheets that have been hung to dry outside smell...
Back to the quilt...
Here is a closeup of the blocks. There are two, the star block and the fourpatch block. All I had left to do on this was to complete a dozen of the stars, and then assemble the top. And I even had the units done, I just had to sew the nine squares together to make the block. It didn't take too much work, but right in the middle of it, I got a horrible headache and ended up in bed for most of Tuesday afternoon. I'm back to normal now.
Now all I have to do is decided how I want it quilted and then send it off. I'm really pleased with how it came out, but the best thing is making a new quilting friend and blog buddy! Thanks Marcie!
JoAnne
Wow, Joanne, it so pretty! Congrats on a great finish! xo
ReplyDeleteIt's beautiful Joanne!
ReplyDeleteIt's gorgeous, JoAnne! And looks so much more complicated than those two blocks really are! I love that about patterns.....when they are easier than they look. And I love that border fabric, too! Nice miter!
ReplyDeleteJoAnne, it is an amazing quilt!!! I love everything!!!! The fabrics are so rich, striking design and your expert piecing...it is a work of art!
ReplyDeleteOh so very pretty! If you hadn't pointed out the blocks, I would never have seen it that way.
ReplyDeleteOh, it's beautiful, JoAnne! I was trying to "take it apart" to see how it was constructed. I didn't immediately recognize it as a 9-patch between the stars. Looking more closely, it's really a snowball with a star in the middle and a 9-patch, right? Except, of course, it's exquisite.
ReplyDeleteI love sheets hung out to dry but I only hang them out in the spring, summer, and fall. I'm looking forward to sun-dried sheets.
Wow! Very Impressive. You sure have started this new year with a bang! Great job on the mitred corners...you are a real pro!
ReplyDeleteThat is a beautiful quilt. You have done an amazing job with those mitred corners and directional print.
ReplyDeleteOH, my goodness!! I love, love, love that border fabric. Do you happen to recall the pattern/line it was from? It absolutely was the right one for a mitered border!!
ReplyDeleteVery beautiful quilt & borders !
ReplyDeleteYou fabric choices did not disappoint! Your quilt turned out great! The red is a nice alternative to the blue. So glad to have met you too and to have made a new friend!
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