Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Aly's Bedroom Quilt is FINISHED!!!

I have to say that there is much relief over finishing this quilt.  We affectionately call it "The Quilt That ATE the World!!!"  It measures 120" by 97".  It is HUGE!!

My hubby and his brother (both 6'1") are holding this up and can't get it off of the grass.

Aly wanted the quilt to be just like the one I made for my daughter

I designed it by request from my daughter and inspired by many quilts I saw on line.

Even with the tall quilt models, the quilt still hung ~18" on the ground. 

Label #2 :)

I tried my hand at a radiating star fmq.

I quilted this bad boy on my little Pfaff sewing machine :)  It wasn't nearly as hard as I was thinking it would be.  I did have to take it over to our church to make the quilt sandwich, though.  I taped the back to the basketball court floor ;D  Thank heavens I had a place big enough!



13 comments:

  1. WHOOP WHOOP my friend! It looks fantastic! Tell hubby and son to use steps, that did the tricks for us with my quilt :) Alyson will be thrilled, I love your fabrics!

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    1. Thanks Kati :) I'm so happy its finished :D. Now I just have to find a BIG box!

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  2. Wow it's awesome! Beautiful! Maybe someday you'll write up a pattern for it? : )

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    1. Yes, I think I'll write up a tutorial just for you :)

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  3. WOW - that quilt is huge!! I think I need some tips from you - I get irritated fm quilting my small quilts. I have my machine set up next to my dining room table and another table on the side, but I still struggle with all the bulk. I'm sure your sister will treasure these quilts always. On a side note, is this the sister that had the friend dying from cancer - Anne - I think was her name. Is she still enjoying her quilt? Again, you amaze me by all that you get accomplished so quickly!

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    1. Hi Jani-
      Yes, this is the same sister and thankfully Anne is still enjoying her quilt :)
      OH MY GOODNESS!!!! This quilt was a beast, but not hard to manage, surprisingly :) I fmq on my sewingtable. My big tip is to make sure that your table is up against a wall in a corner. The top left corner of the table needs to be butted up into that corner. I also have this stack of bins that I have immediately to my left that butt up to me and the table to hold quilt weight. Its a pretty hoaky system but it works and saved me hundreds of $$$ in quilting :)

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    2. Thanks Marion - I'll do some table re-arranging and try that. It does make sense - anything to hold the weight of the quilt. I'm hoping to start quilting a new top this weekend. Now, just to keep my cats off of it! Quilts are cat magnets. When they see a quilt spread out, they think it's a great place to sleep! Thanks again for the great tip. I really enjoy reading your blog each day and see what new creation you're working on!

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  4. Aly's quilt is beautiful!! Thanks for sharing.

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    1. Thank you :) it is fun to make quilts for people you love!

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  5. That is an awesome quilt. I LOVE IT!!!!

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  6. Wow! This is the rainbow in quilt size. HUGE quilt size. It's amazing and I love it very much. You are oen of the few people who could inspire me to use that sewing machine after all: you are performing miracles with it!

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    1. You are so sweet :) Quilting is the best and you should definitely try to quilt something little :) ...this quilt is so big!!! :D

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