Thursday, August 6, 2009

loot winner, and a new quilt!

First of all, thanks to the folks who entered my giveaway for the ballerina fabric - I'm so glad there was some interest! Congrats to Amy, lucky number 6!
6. Amy said...

It's very cute indeed. Thanks for the giveaway. It would be fun to make something sweet and girlie with this fabric! :)

Hope you enjoy it, and make something cute (send pics!).

Next up... Remember these? 120 different 6" squares of vintage linens...



They got sewn into a simple 10x12 patchwork... (only 9x12 here, but it grew another row)



then quilted like crazy... (check out that stippling!!)



then bound with a scrappy binding...



and turned into this!



(before being washed)



And after being washed. OMG! It is so soft and snuggly!!



The back is even softer, and so delicately pretty!



Wish I was keeping this one, but it's going to be a wedding gift for my special friend Kate, who is getting married on Saturday. Yay!



Luckily, I have plenty (plenty!) more squares left. I'm pretty sure I'm going to have to make one of these for myself. :-)
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11 comments:

  1. RobinAugust 6, 2009 at 11:26 PM

    Holy cow, girl! You stitched like the wind on this one!!! It is GORGEOUS!!! (And you labeled it, right?) :)

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  2. AmyAugust 7, 2009 at 6:51 AM

    Wow, thank you so much! I hope I can put this loot to good use.
    Also, this quilt is lovely... A beautiful wedding present.

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  3. LeslieAugust 7, 2009 at 9:04 PM

    this is absolutely beautiful!!!

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  4. EmilyAugust 7, 2009 at 9:40 PM

    Okay, I am WAY behind on my blog reading since I'm back to school this week (my google reader had 330 unread posts--yikes!). I missed your giveaway, but the fabric was cute! Congrats to the winner!! Also, HOW CUTE is your new quilt?! I've been thinking about doing a simple square patchwork and now it's definitely on my to-do list after seeing your awesome quilt! Very lucky friend you have getting married this weekend!!

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  5. Rafael's MumAugust 8, 2009 at 6:08 AM

    Congratulations to the happy couple and they are so lucky to be getting this! I is great and I love love love it!! "heart" as they say :-) It's beautiful and omg the stippling! It's amazing! Just having stippled myself I can see how much work is in there and so close together! It's really beautiful, you truly can be proud!

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  6. MishkatAugust 8, 2009 at 11:06 AM

    This is beautiful! I am really fond of quilts that are made with just squares - and the quilting on this is amazing!

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  7. ShelinaAugust 9, 2009 at 11:24 AM

    It is so beautiful. I'm definitely going to have to make one of those as well.

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  8. Crunchy SewsAugust 14, 2009 at 9:30 AM

    Wow that's gorgeous! It looks so sweet & comfy.

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  9. amy smartAugust 17, 2009 at 11:38 AM

    Wow this quilt is so WONDERFUL!! I can't wait to have one of my very own. :) And you totally scored at that yard sale!! WOO!

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  10. AnonymousSeptember 4, 2009 at 1:51 PM

    yum yum yum! vintage sheet quilts are my favorites!

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  11. MicheleJanuary 16, 2010 at 4:21 AM

    That's gorgeous! I love vintage linens too. And the quilting...well, you just outdid yourself! Bet your friend loved it.

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