Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Top completed!!

 I got my final border on!! WooHoo!! I need to trim the top border after I clear off my cutting table.
I've got my backing 108" wide and king size batt ready to go the quilters so she can baste it for me on her machine. It will be fun to quilt the motifs, although it may take me years, since I think I am the world's slowest hand quilter!!

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  1. Lori -- Oh My Goodness !! It is absolutely beautiful ! There is no fast or slow for a hand quilter -- it is a love of detail and the pleasure is in the process! Thank you so much for doing this and inspiring me and others to invest in those things that we love. I'm in awe.

    Hugs.
    Karen

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  2. You're certainly not the world's slowest hand applique-er! It's just beautiful, Lori.

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  3. Oh good. A picture of the whole quilt top. A major accomplishment. You stuck with it and have a wonderful quilt.

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  4. I LOVE IT!!! I agree with Jan on your applique. Beautiful and inspiring work.

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  5. BTCT and Dear Jane have certainly warmed you up for Jubilee! Wow...this is beautiful! I love having quilts basted my the MQ - makes life much easier. Do you know how you are going to quilt it?

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    1. I will use the motifs that were in the original quilt and that is all I know for now.

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  6. Congratulations, Lori. What an accomlishment for you. Did you mark the motifs as you made the blocks?

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    1. Nope, I plan on marking it as I go. Don't ask me how yet.....that's just the way I work. I'll figure it out when I get to it. :)

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  7. Doesn't it feel wonderful to get to this point? I love seeing how everyone's fabric choices come together in the whole quilt.

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  8. Well done. Your top looks wonderful; I love the placement of your blocks. I know you will enjoy quilting it and I am sure it will not be chore. Congratulations, that is a real milestone.

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  9. Really super-duper!! You must be THRILLED to have a finished top. What bat will you use? Great idea to have it machine basted...that size to hand baste would be a huge task. Happy happy joy joy...the quilting will be fun.

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  10. Simply BEAUTIFUL........

    gloria g. Hemingway, SC

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  11. This is the quilt you only dream about, never imagining that you could make..I know you are so proud of yourself. It is a masterpiece, simply beautiful!

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