Monday, December 31, 2012

The Last Finish of the Year

The Monkey Wrench quilt is officially a 2012 finish!  My house is ready for a complete and thorough clean up after this weekend, but (late) last night after all the company had left, I only focused on binding work.  Blinders on to the disaster of a house!  There is something so incredibly rewarding about putting in the last little bit of work on a quilt!  I am always so baffled to why I ever put it off in the first place.*wink 
It's finished!
Today I washed and dried the quilt to get all that wonderful crinkly goodness to show and look?  It simply won't cooperate and show to it's best advantage at all.  You'll have to take my word for it that after all the love/hate, push and pull of getting this quilt to a proper finish, I am amazed and proud.
Wish I could capture all the goodness of this quilt in a photo!
I wish I had time to do a 2012 re-cap of all of my quilt finishes, but that's not for today.  Till next time, happy quilting and the best of the New Year to all of my readers!
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12 comments:

  1. Karen - Quilts...etc.December 31, 2012 at 2:16 PM

    turned out great! I always love taking those last stitches of the binding to call it complete.

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  2. DianeDecember 31, 2012 at 2:26 PM

    Wow, that is wonderful! So happy for you, that you squeezed in one more finish before the new year. My house is a disaster but I don't have a finished quilt as an excuse. Best wishes for a safe and healthy 2013!

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  3. DonieneDecember 31, 2012 at 4:18 PM

    Absolutely wonderful!! The best way to finish out the year!! Way to go!!

    Happy, Happy New Year!!

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  4. antique quilterJanuary 1, 2013 at 1:54 AM

    I am with you on the bindings, I just seem to keep putting it off.
    Love the quilt and the border fabrics are wonderful
    kathie

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  5. AnonymousJanuary 1, 2013 at 6:58 AM

    Congratulations of an amazing finish! Very inspiring! All the best to you and your family in 2013.
    Kerry

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  6. Kathy ... aka NanaJanuary 1, 2013 at 7:19 AM

    I just LOVE, LOVE, LOVE that quilt!! After finding your blog just recently, I wouldn't mind seeing a 2012 recap of your quilts. ;-)

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  7. MonicaJanuary 1, 2013 at 8:11 AM

    This is a great block. I think I have one of these in my future too. Happy new year!

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  8. RachaeldaisyJanuary 1, 2013 at 12:00 PM

    What a great finish for the year!! I'm looking forward to a 2012 recap, I always love seeing your quilts!

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  9. Kindred QuiltsJanuary 1, 2013 at 1:09 PM

    A real beauty Audrey! Love the triple border, and all the colors in this quilt... they look fantastic together!

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  10. Jenny MJanuary 1, 2013 at 8:56 PM

    Well done on finishing your quilt, it looks wonderful. Best wishes to you for a great year ahead filled with many happy times and of course plenty of time to create more quilts.

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  11. DawnJanuary 2, 2013 at 4:22 PM

    Congratualtions on another finish.
    Wishing you all the best in 2013!!

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  12. Kathy ... aka NanaJanuary 4, 2013 at 12:52 PM

    Ok, you've inspired me to make a monkey wrench quilt! I'm going to make a 76x90 quilt - 6" blocks with sashing, cornerstones, and at least 1 border (maybe two?). I'm curious ... how did you quilt yours?

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