Well, here it is...Berdenas 90th birthday quilt, finally finished! (and shes only 91 1/2) :) She was pretty excited and surprised to see it today, and im soooo happy its done. I finished the binding very late last night, and justin was anxious to get it out of the house before one of us spilled something on it :)
As mentioned before, its a double sided quilt (per her request), she wishes to hang it on the wall and be able to turn it over now and again...so ive included a few photos to give you an idea of both sides.
I appreciate all of the suggestions for quilting it, but in the end, since i didnt have the right foot for my machine to do meandering(and didnt want to learn on this particular quilt), i decided to throw caution to the wind and strait stitch across the sashing. Its not quite as strait as i would like, and since it isnt square, there are a few wandering sections, but for the most part it worked out rather well. It was definitely worth it to see the look on her face, she was thrilled and immediately sat down to enjoy all the individual squares.
It was another beautiful day up here, so we decided to go for an adventure out on the island, and then jordyn went for a swim. She likes to parade around in her froggie towel, and wears it like a cape.
Also, on another good note, we were able to salvage a few poles and a side wall to make this much smaller shade awning from the original. So, after all...not a total loss, and we will have lots of uses for this one, as it is smaller and easier to move around.
Happy Weekend Everyone!~
9 comments:
It's come out absolutely beautiful Lisa ! and you can see Berenda is thrilled to bits with it. Good idea to do lines for the quilting. A little wobble here and there gives it that authentic look, no worries. I also love that photo of Jordyn and Berenda looking at the black bear. Bet she pointed that one out !!
You quilted that one pronto! What a wonderful gift and I can see how pleased the recipient is.
Oh well done - and she seems thrilled - what a result xx
That is a stunning quilt!!! And such a wonderful gift. She really seems to love it! Congrats on a job well done.
The quilt turned out beautifully, and by the look on her face, she was thrilled beyond words. You did a great job. Jordyn is so adorable and my she has grown. I love the froggie towel!! Have a great weekend, sounds like a lot of us are finally getting the gorgeous weather and summer is around the corner, hooray!!
Nice!!!!
It looks great and I'm sure the odd wobble won't even be noticed. You know sometimes we can be our own worst critics!
Berdena's quilt is absolutely lovely! I'm sure the quilting is excellent, and in any case, it only needs to hold the layers together, which it will do admirably!
The quilt turned out fantastic! She looks so happy and I love the photo of her and Jordyn looking over all the blocks.
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