Oldest UFO on the Planet!
I must have been working on this particular quilt for nearly 20 years! It was a Block of the Month before those became so popular, and I was assured that as a newbie quilter, it was well within my skills! WRONG! I did finally get it together, layered and basted, planning to quilt it on my domestic machine. Well, that was a horrible idea! I had no such skills!
Think the next several years spending time folded up in a drawer, while your maker slowly improves her domestic machine quilting. Meanwhile your maker has discovered paying a LAQ to do most of her projects (I have more ideas than I have time!) I finally pulled the poor thing out and vowed to finish! It took more than 3 months (notice the Christmas design?), but it's done.
As a newbie quilter, I had made several mistakes that I would not do now! My fabric choices leave something to be desired, mostly in quality. At that time I didn't understand the pitfalls of cheaper fabric, even when you really liked the color! So, quilting friends, here it is:
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Comment by Barb/Oregon on March 28, 2016 at 11:36am -
This is absolutely gorgeous!! Am sure you will enjoy it much during the Christmas season. I have a quilt pattern with the look of a fireplace - stockings and all. Have always wanted to do - probably will not - but I look at it most every Christmas and dream!!
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Comment by Rebecca Sundberg on March 27, 2016 at 10:01am -
I love it! And I don't think it's dated at all. What a fun Christmas quilt.
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Comment by LKC on March 25, 2016 at 7:49pm -
O how cute! Love the snow man. Makes me want to get busy with the kit I bought after Christmas.
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Comment by Irene Gallway on March 22, 2016 at 5:09pm -
I think it's wonderful. I think anything Christmas is happy and colorful. I hear what your saying about using cheap fabric. Once you have used the good fabrics you never go back. You did a great job and congratulation on finishing this lovely quilt.
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Comment by Shannon, ON on March 22, 2016 at 4:58pm -
i love it. not dated at all. still lots of that type around...floral, scenic, and christmas! love the wonky tree!
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Comment by Monica Curry on March 22, 2016 at 3:28pm -
It looks wonderful. Good for you for completing it.
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Comment by Prairie Quilter Jan/NE on March 22, 2016 at 11:57am -
Isn't it interesting how styles and tastes change over time?
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Comment by Janet/MO on March 22, 2016 at 7:46am -
Done is better than perfect! Congratulations on getting it finished. It is wonderful.
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Comment by Barb/WI on March 21, 2016 at 5:01pm -
Great quilt! The snowman with the missing head makes me laugh...along with your ferocious nutcracker. This is too cute to be tucked into a drawer. Way to go!
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Comment by Carol Ann Hinton on March 21, 2016 at 4:25pm -
To me it looks a little "dated." But what do I expect after 20 years?? I think the ferocious soldier/ nutcracker in the center bottom block could have been replaced -- just one of the several things I'd do differently now!
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