Hi everyone! I hope you all had a good day. I'm a little late posting this...but I had to work today.
Amy is hosting the Spring 2010 Blogger Quilt Festival again this year. It was so much fun to participate before, that I had to participate again. I had a hard time deciding which quilt to chose to share with you.
But, my Woodland Bloom quilt won out in the end. I chose this one, not because it is the best work I've done this year. But because I actually finished it. I had started to make a quilt top over a year ago, and I hated it. So this January I decided to take that quilt top apart and change it. It is always a big decision to take something apart. I just didn't want it to sit forever, especially since I had spent a lot of money on the material. I also had the backing fabric and other yardage to finish it. So, I'm glad that I finished it. It is the largest quilt I've ever made on my own. It's a queen size quilt. I used my 25 year old sewing machine to quilt it. So, I kept the quilting simple. This quilt lives on my daughters bed. It is an everyday quilt. I has a beautiful flannel backing from the Woodland Bloom Collection. I hope you like how it turned out.
This is what it looked like before. It was pretty ugly.
Thanks to Amy for Organizing the quilt festival. It is a lot of work. But I'm so glad she does it.
Have fun looking at all the beautiful quilts.
Hugs
Ariane
35 comments:
I love the new look. What a difference! I am impressed that you quilted something that large. I am about to start (slowly bit by bit) a new quilt for our queen size bed and am intimidated! It looks great!
Lovely!!!
Pretty dramatic "before" and "after" shots! I love the one you ended up with - those white setting squares are perfect for highlighting the fabrics. Thanks for sharing!
Now that was a task, but so worth it !
Beautiful quilt ! Way to go !
oh yes! great decision to take it apart though daunting i know. good job ariane, it looks great!
That must have been a tough decision. I love how it turned out, it's really beautiful!
Awesome way to recycle!
What a transformation! I can see why this quilt is very special to you. Ann :-)
Beautiful work,Ariane. I love the turquoise in the original, but you definitely did the right thing bringing this quilt into it's second life. Congrats on pushing through and making a lovely everyday quilt for your daughter to enjoy.
beautiful quilt. Thanks for sharing it. I love the blue border.
Stephanie
blackcoffeequilts.blogspot.com
Fabulous re-do! This is a great quilt!
A success! charming quilt
That was brave! Fabulous results...I love the update!
Amazing new look! Love the clean, crisp lines and it looks great on the bed!
I really love what you did with it. I think the second version came out fantastic! I bought this sweet line and a top sits to be quilted this July.
Your perseverance paid off--the quilt is beautiful. I love Log Cabin blocks. Lucky daughter! Thank you for sharing your quilt's story :)
That must have been a hard decision to pull it apart. I love how the alternate white squares make the beautiful woodland bloom fabrics really pop out. Beautiful!
What a beautiful quilt! Congratulations on finishing it.
What an amazing difference after your remake Ariane! It is just beautiful. Thank you for sharing your photos and your story.
I've pulled a few quilts apart in my time. Love how yours turned out. The white definitely adds to the color brightness.
Beautiful quilt! Horray for you to have the patience to re -do it!I am not great at ripping!
Wow! What a transformation. I don't think I've ever seen log cabins on point this way. Very pretty.
What a success! I am suprised about you taking apart the first version, but I agree it is even more beautiful the way you have finished it the second time around. Bravo!
Very pretty.
Great job! Love it.
SewCalGal
www.sewcalgal.blogspot.com
It looks like a whole new quilt after the redo. Great job on the quilting. I'm sure that wasn't easy on a 25 year old machine.
I love this makeover- well done for seeing the potential! Nothing gets me hooked like a before-and-after photo ;)
Lovely quilt. I love the white blocks, helps sets it all off.
Beautiful!
Can I sleep over??? That bed looks so cozy and happy.
It's a beautiful quilt!!!
Beautiful quilt!
I can't believe you took the original apart... it's so much extra work.
Wow; what a great journey this quilt has had. You put double work into this quilt--but it's beautiful.
i do like your finished quilt a lot. a lot simpler and nice layout. thanks for sharing
Its such a lovely quilt. Those fabrics look great with the white.
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