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“I have given skill to all the skillful, so that they may make all that I have commanded you. “ Exodus 31:6


“O Thou who art the all pervading glory of the world, we bless Thee for the power of beauty to gladden our hearts.
We praise Thee that even the least of us may feel a thrill of the creative joy when we give form and substance to our thoughts and, beholding our handiwork, find it good and fair. “.
Walter Rauschenbusch


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"Come, and listen, all you who fear God; let me tell you what He has done for me.
I cried out to Him with my mouth; His praise was on my tongue.
If I had cherished sin in my heart, the LORD woud not have listened and heard my voice in prayer.
Praise be to God, Who has not rejected my prayer or withheld His love from me!" Psalm 66:16-20
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Tuesday, March 9, 2010

And on a cloudy, rainy day........

.......we get 'er done !
                                                                     The quilting, that is !
I did a little practice on a few scraps and a small piece of batting, just to get my tension right. 
Then I decided that I'd just meander-quilt the border.......if I didn't like the looks of it, or the process, I'd do some straight-line quilting in the middle of the quilt. 

Well, that went alright, so I moved on to the blocks, quilting one vertical row at a time.  Wonderful,........except for the CONSTANT breaking of this cotton-polyester thread, the quilt progressed quickly, and I was done before you know it ! 

I guess it was around 11 a.m. when I began, and I stopped to fix lunch, and to run and get another spool of said HATEFUL THREAD (wasn't gonna change horses in the middle of the stream, mind you !), and I finished around 4:30 p.m.  Not bad for an afternoon. 
After doing the entire border, and 1 vertical row of blocks, I found that I had created a pleat on the back !   There was just too much quilting over it at that point to take the stitching out, so my flaw will remain.   I blame it on too little basting........pin OR thread, and I think it's just fine for a 'using' quilt..  I mean, I regret it, but I'm not pulling my hair out over it !
After trimming up the edges, 
I lay the quilt on the bed for photos in the last,waning light of day. 
  I love shadowed quilt photos ! 
Tomorrow, I'll figure out what I'm going to bind it in, and begin that little job........hopefully. 
 Actually, you never know what a day will bring, so I"ll just say,
 Praise God for a productive afternoon !

5 comments:

  1. I just love this quilt and admire your attitude about boo boos! Quilts are hugs from people we love, and yours is about as loving a hug as it gets!

    Congratulations and can't wait to see what you pick out for binding!

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  2. it gonna be another beautiful piece of art !

    wish tomorrow come fast....

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  3. Lookin good! I like the meandering quilting, and how quick it is. One of the best things about quilting is that the little guy gets to be wrapped in a tangible piece of nana's love :)

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  4. It looks wonderful! I love the meandering look although I still need some practice.

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  5. this is stunning...you did such an amazing job quilting this, and so fast too!!!! don't worry about the pleat. it can be your Amish addition of a quilt error.

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