Here is my selection for
Amy's Fall Quilt Festival. This is a
Quiltville pattern...Chunky Churndash I made back in 2008/2009. I soooo love the scrappiness of it. I guess scrappy quilts are just about my favorite. The whole quilt was sewn with 'stash' scraps and yardage. The navy blue fabric is about 25 yrs. old, leftover from some curtains w-a-y back in the 80's when 'country blues' were all the rage. Was I ever glad to finally find a use for it.
I am a die hard
hand quilter!!! I find it so relaxing and find the 'dip and dot' look most appealing .....but yes, I have machine quilted some of my other quilts and still plan on doing more. Hand quilting is time consuming and I'm already pretty behind on my finished tops.
I chose to
hand quilt concentric circles for this one. I measured to find the center and just drew myself a 2 inch circle and went from there. I think my circles are about 1 1/2 inches apart. Don't you just love this photo of the back. I love it best 'cause it's
finished!!!!
Now run on over to
Amy's blog and check out the rest of the fabulous quilts. Blogger won't let me link from Amy's name above so just go to my sidebar and click on the Festival Button and it will take you right there.
I love how the quilt looks. Great job on the circles.
ReplyDeleteI love it! The quilting is so wonderful too! Scrappy quilts are me favorite!! Love it!!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!! and that blue was the perfect touch
ReplyDeleteOh yes, I remember the quilting on this one; I love how it looks!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely quilt. Like you, I'm a hand quilter at heart. But the sheer number of quilts I make force me to machine quilt some and send others to a long-armer (or as some in my guild call it "quilting by check"). The concentric circles look great on this scrappy quilt. Good for you for seeing it through to completion.
ReplyDeleteSo this one is hand-quilted, right?
ReplyDeleteWow, those circles look fantastic.
And that's a great range of scrap fabrics, too.
Beautiful job and quilt.
I LOVE it..I love the quilting Belinda, great way to finish the quilt off...gorgeous scrap quilt!
ReplyDeleteJulia ♥
Hey, I made one of those! And every one I see is different. Bonnie makes the best patterns. I'm with you, Belinda - scrappy quilts are the best.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing!
Angie
The quilting on your quilt is so beautiful. Love this scrappy quilt!
ReplyDeleteThe hand quilting is breathtaking. The quilt is awesome too, but the quilting, oh my!
ReplyDeleteI love scrappy quilts too! This one is fantastic! I really like how you hand quilted it.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous quilt - I love the circle quilting. I'll have to try that soon. I want to do the Baptist Fan quilting too.
ReplyDeleteI always love quilted circles!
ReplyDeleteI just love your quilting!Simple yet oh so warm and cosy.
ReplyDeleteScrappy quilts are my favorite too--and this one is absolutely lovely. Your quilting is fabulous. I also hand-quilt part of my quilts.
ReplyDeleteHand quilted, you are one very busy lady, I do love scrappy quilts too, they have a wonderful warm appeal to them.
ReplyDeleteWendy
great quilt and love love the quilting!
ReplyDeletethe back is almost as impressive as the front!
good show!
belinda what a fantastic quilt with the perfect design..that took some patience.. my favorite quilts are still the ones that are hand quilted..your pattern for quilting this retro pattern was perfecto!!
ReplyDeleteThat quilt really is the definition of scrappy! And the blue and pink really pull it all together. I love it. It looks really big, is it? Sometimes hard to tell in photos. I also have to tell you, I love the way you quilted it. Those circles are great, something I never would have thought of, but will file away for a future quilt of mine!!
ReplyDeleteScrappy quilts are my favorite and this one is no exception!! I love the quilting you did. I would have never thought to do it like that but it is very effective and beautiful!
ReplyDeleteWOW! I loved the scrappiness of the top, but when you showed the quilting on the back, well, that is amazing.
ReplyDeleteHand quilting might be time consuming but it definitely adds a LOT to the cozyness of a quilt. This one is luscious!
ReplyDeleteAnother great scrappy quilt. Love your hand quilting
ReplyDeleteBelinda, I love this quilt. 100 million times over I love this quilt. What a work of art. Kinda like you. *(such a suck up tonight I am...)
ReplyDeleteWow! I am in awe of your hand quilting. Amazing.
ReplyDeleteBelinda, it's beautiful and the hand quilting makes it even more special! Love the way you quilted it in a circle.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful scrap quilt with very impressive quilting! You couldn't do something like this on a machine of any type!
ReplyDeleteLove your quilt! Your hand quilting is nothing but faboulous!! Thank you for sharing...
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Beautiful quilt:)
ReplyDeleteHi Belinda! THis is fantabulous in every way, from the scrappy to the divine quilting in concentric circles. Someday I will hand quilt somethin' to be just like u!
ReplyDeleteThis is fantastic! I love your circle quilting.
ReplyDeleteFabulous quilt and quilting. Wow!
ReplyDeleteThe scrappiness of it is so cute! Your quilting is amazing!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous. I love how the blue and pink ties everything together. I am so envious of your circle quilting :)
ReplyDeleteBelinda, It's a wonderful quilt and it looks so vintage! I love the way you have chosen to do the concentric circles for the quilting lines. It softens up the whole quilt top!
ReplyDeleteLove your hand quilting on this one and the scrappy look is at the top of my list.
ReplyDeleteThis quilting is magnificent...way to go!
ReplyDeleteamazing beautiful
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