1 year later my quilt is finished...

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alansrock

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Anyone who doesn't say that a quilt is a labor of love from start to finish has never made one. Because this thing took me about a year to finish. I went to a quilting class to learn how to do a Log Cabin quilt and spent the entire class cutting my fabric strips and then sewing the strips together. I was able to complete one whole quilt block and then spent another week finishing the rest of my blocks. Another week later I was able to do my borders etc. Then in Dec I found someone to stipple it for me and then this work of love sat for another month after 2 different friends said they would help me bind it but that never happened. Then in Feb we got orders to Japan and that took on a whole life of itself. I met a wonderful new friend here in Japan who so willingly gave me 8 hours of her time in the span of 2 days to guide me through the rest of the process. So without further ado, here is my finished labor of love:
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I am pretty proud of it!!!!!!:thumbup:
 
Oh wow that is sooo PRETTY!!! I absolutely love quilts and want to start making them. I just go JoAnnes Fabrics and look at all the pretty fabrics they have in the quilting section and wish I had the time and money to make one!!
 
That is gorgeous Jami! You did a great job for a first quilt girl! Amazing! I for one, definitely understand the labor of love that quilts truly are. I have made about 80 of them and rarely give them away. It's just too hard to after I have spent so much time and money on them, because they aren't cheap to make either.

So, are you ready to start your next one? :)
 
Wow - it looks amazing!! Great work!

And you're right about the work that goes into one - anyone who says that has never made one! :p
 
Great job on that! It's very pretty!

I have 3 quilts that my great grandmother made and they are priceless to me as I'm sure yours will be to your family :)
 
Wow! Great job on your first quilt! I'm totally in love with fabric and play around with sewing projects all all the time. I've made smaller baby-size quilts, but I have a couple of larger projects that I hope to have finished eventually. I imagine you feel *great* after completing a project of that size! way to go!
 
Beautiful!

My MIL is an avid quilter and has made one for each of my kids. They treasure them and I appreciate the love that she's put into them. :)
 
its absolutely gorgeous! i have always wanted to make one, but i don't even know how to sew, lol. never used a sewing machine! congrats! i'm proud of you too!
 
It's gorgeous Jami! I've never made a quilt (it's on my list of things to learn!), but I know what a labor of love handmade gifts are! I'm a crosstitcher and it takes me hundreds of hours to finish one!!
 
OMGosh I know!! I have been working on one for like a year!! The older you get the longer it takes cause counting all those teeny tiny blocks is hard LOL

scrapperjade said:
It's gorgeous Jami! I've never made a quilt (it's on my list of things to learn!), but I know what a labor of love handmade gifts are! I'm a crosstitcher and it takes me hundreds of hours to finish one!!
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jessica31876 said:
OMGosh I know!! I have been working on one for like a year!! The older you get the longer it takes cause counting all those teeny tiny blocks is hard LOL
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I'm still working on one from October 2001 :blink: Mind you... I have started and completed 4 during the time I've been working on that one, lol. I keep putting it down and forgetting about it, haha!

Someone told me I should sell them. I laughed at them! Could you imagine how much it would cost them to make it worth your time?!?!?!?
 
I am very impressed! I like the border you did on the outside. I've made a few quilts and really enjoy the process - but it is a lot of work! I'm so impressed you did pillow shams to match.....
 
I tried to make a small quilt once, and when Joel saw it, he said "That will never hang in my house." He finally said I could hang it in the closet, which I did, but then I realized I am not detailed enough to be a quiltmaker. It was so freeing to accept that.

I am way impressed with yours ,though!
 
LOL OMGosh yes!! They are beautiful when you finish them though. I also love doing candlewicking and embroidery. Been doing all three since I was really young. Probably less then 10 years old I think (my mom was manager of a craft store and would bring me home stuff that was "damaged" IE opened, missing a needle etc)

scrapperjade said:
I'm still working on one from October 2001 :blink: Mind you... I have started and completed 4 during the time I've been working on that one, lol. I keep putting it down and forgetting about it, haha!

Someone told me I should sell them. I laughed at them! Could you imagine how much it would cost them to make it worth your time?!?!?!?
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LOL. I have one 10 years old that I still haven't finished! It's the quilting step that always gets me stuck.
 
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