Finally got the Coronacrazy quilt completely finished up! It's one that I started just after the lockdowns happened in 2020. Basically just went out on a limb with the rows of arcs or 'hills'. Really no clue what was going to happen from there!
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| Another 2024 finish! |
Lots and lots of applique in the quilt. It was so very time consuming. But what else did I have to do at that time? ha!
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| The outside flowers are my fave |
Later on, after adding on the leaves in the outside border, I discovered that one of the fabrics used was a bleeder. That didn't make me very happy. After struggling with all the ways it could be addressed, I just went ahead and took those 5-6 leaves off and soaked them until the dye was done bleeding out. Very annoying to have to 'redo' any work at all, but much better than ruining my quilt over something so simple.
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| Will probably have to keep this one for myself... |
Although I generally wash my quilts directly after finishing up the binding, this time I've decided to wait till later. Just want to enjoy it for awhile and not have to worry about something else giving me problems. Like maybe one of those orphaned flowers stitching into the center of the quilt? Ughh. Don't want to take the chance right now!
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| So awesome to see all the orphans being used up! |
It's such a sweet quilt. Hard to believe it was started during a time when my mind was practically exploding with worries and stress!
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| Never know where I'll end up these days... |
Love seeing the texture from the hand quilting take shape and give it all a little bit more depth. It's definitely a quilt that needed the little bit extra time and effort.
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| Still love the quilt colors too |
I've also got my Gold Crossroads quilt ready for the last bit of binding stitching. I ended up doing a crosshatch pattern throughout all of the quilt except for the circles. Love the simplicity and old timey charm it brings to the quilt! And the colors of this quilt just kill me. Love how soft, sweet and cozy it feels to me. This is a quilt that I just sighed into every time I was adding quilting stitches. Very relaxing to work on!
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| A cozy look to this one |
I've also been working a little bit almost every day on the Old Fashioned Wildflowers quilt. Have all of the vine work stitched down and am working on the flowers and leaves now. I thought {so optimistically} it would only take a week to do all of the hand stitching, but it's going to be tough to even finish it in two weeks and three is more like it. Really wanted to plow through this before getting to the hand work on my Bramble Blooms quilts.
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| Still enjoying the background blocks for the base |
Which have actually seen a bit of work too. There is now an extra 2 1/2" on each of the outside border rows of the BBII-A quilt. It's a very subtle cream and lt. tan, every other square addition but I think it works well for basically expanding the area for the vine detail.
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| An easy way to make it larger and not detract |
It's one of those things that I
didn't want to do, but now I'm thinking it adds something special to the quilt. Will definitely
lift the overall look of the quilt. Bonus!
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| Now for the applique!! |
Lots of quilting stuff on the list and mustn't forget, a quilt project for my SIL too, which has a Christmas deadline. Why oh why do I do these things to myself?
coronacrazy is so very pretty...you will be glad you fixed those leaves....very nice souvenir of a nerve wracking time
ReplyDeleteCorona Crazy turned out so lovely, I'm glad you've decided to keep it. Those borders truly shine. The old fashioned flowers are looking great. It's always a surprise how long it takes to get applique done. I really like the tan and white outside border you've done on BBII. It's going to make a great accent for the applique work. Hope everything is going well with you.
ReplyDeleteSomething wonderful came out of 2020 plus your genius! I love your subtle frame on BBII!
ReplyDeleteall of your quilts always look so good. It was good that we had our quilting to keep us busy in that first year of the Covid crisis wasn't it
ReplyDeleteI love your Coronacrazy quilt! Such bright, cheerful colors for such a dark time. It's such a a happy quilt!
ReplyDeleteThe leaves/vines and flowers in your Corona C. quilt border are lovely!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations!
Coronacrazy is beautiful - what a stunner coming out of such a situation!
ReplyDeleteYour borders on Coronacrazy are quite simply Glorious! I've studied them closely for ideas on how best to approach the applique borders on BB-2 though there may never be enough hours to hand applique that many densely packed leaves and flowers! They certainly are the perfect finishing touch on this quilt.
ReplyDeleteWell, I see all sorts of good things happening here!
ReplyDeleteYour quilts are so inspiring - every time I see them! You've even made me wonder if I could handle hand quilting! (Tried it years ago, hated it, but I'm more mature now...) I need to get my BB quilt out, but there are two in line in front of it now, so we'll see.
ReplyDeleteI have no words to describe your CoronaCrazy quilt. It is a fantastic quilt. The colors, the applique work, the busyness yet calmness to this quilt. Stunning. I love the look of your Old-Fashioned Wildflowers quilt too. I believe I recognize at least some of the flowers from a panel that I've admired at my LQS for some time now. What a great way to play with it -- broderie perse was the perfect answer!
ReplyDeleteFrom Quiltdivajulie - I LOVE LOVE LOVE your CoronaCrazy finish. And the work you are doing on the others thrills me (as always).
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