fredag, september 23, 2011

Gift delivered

   
A quick shot of the back of a small quilt I made for a dear old friend. ... before ironing .... very blurred, I pushed the button just as the seven year old holding it up decided she was tired of being of help;)
 ... and after ironing.
If I had had the time for more quilting, I might have kept the white border. These borders are there to ease quilting in a frame. But alas, there was no time - the gift had to be finished before a sewing appointment.
 Some favorite fabrics and colors in there...

 Almost done - there remained frenzied last minute sewing down of the single binding. There was no time for last show off pic;)


Folded for gifting - it was very well received, and I'm very glad:)
All hand sewn - including binding
All cotton - except for wool batting
Have a beautiful week end

30 kommentarer:

Annemieke sa...

Beautiful quilt, I like the colours very much and the centerpart with one of your very nice circles!
There is one lucky person who got this quilt as a present...
Groetjes
Annemieke

Angelikas quilts and knits sa...

En helt utrolig fin gave !
quiltehilsner
Angelika

liz sa...

It has the look of an heirloom. That is a lovely gift. Lucky recipient. Thanks for getting my weekend off to a perfect start.

Jan sa...

Gorgeous! Beautiful photos, too.

Valentina sa...

Oh Una, what a precious quilt for a special friend. It turned out so well! Congratulations. I love the diamonds as 'background' for the circle-wow! And the binding brings it all together. Lovely!
Thinking of you my friend! :)

David sa...

A truly beautiful quilt full of charm with this special antique feel I love very much. I am sure that the person who will receive it will be thrilled.

Marit sa...

This is SO beautiful! (I think I love every single quilt you are making). You inspire me!

Anne-Mettes Oaser sa...

Wauh, fantastisk smuk, kære Una. Sikke en gave at få!
Midterblokken er så fin. Hvor stor er quilten?
Ha' en fin weekend.
Klem
Anne-Mette

antique quilter sa...

what a BEAUTIFUL quilt, what a lucky person to receive such a gift.
I am in awe. beautiful hand quilting too, thanks for sharing
Kathie

MiSala sa...

You make a beautiful work, congratulations!

Taryn sa...

I love your colors in this quilt. They are so soft. Combined with the hand quilting the project is such a treasure. What a wonderful gift for your friend. You've got me looking at my stash with a new eye. I would love to recreate a quilt of my own with similar colors. I also agree with Jan, your photos are beautiful.

Meredith sa...

I love it. Not only the fabric choices, design, but also Wool batting and hand quilting!! to me that is a dream.

What a thoughtful gift!

pratima sa...

Wow, Una! Your little quilt is exquisite! your hand quilting is so beautiful! It's perfect in every wa :-)

Janet sa...

What a lovely gift!! It's a beautiful quilt and your quilting is wonderful! So interesting the shot of the back with all your seams pressed. 7 year olds :0)

Lisa sa...

It's wonderful Lucy. What a lucky person to receive this in the mail. She will be thrilled.

Dawn sa...

What a beautiful gift! It is absolutely beautiful.

Ann-Mari sa...

Utrolig flott quilt. Heldig er mottaker av denne:-)

Ulla's Quilt World sa...

Hi! Greetings from Finland! That quilt looks fantastic! I love it! The colors are very nice! It's so nice to find other quilters from other countries! :)

Lucy sa...

Very, very beautiful! I love your work!

sonia sa...

me encanta.
Felicidades por tu trabajo.

Spice sa...

WOW.. I love your quilt!!

Mitt lille rosa syrom sa...

So cute :-)

Karen - Quilts...etc. sa...

love this quilt.
Karen

Archie The Wonder Dog sa...

Beautiful quilt - such soft vintage colours!

Linda C sa...

A very lucky friend! What a beautiful gift, not only the quilt, but the time and love that went into making it. Thanks for sharing and inspiring.

Reme sa...

Preciosa colcha .....me encanta el colorido.Saludos

Aunt 'Reen sa...

Such an amazing little quilt! What a gorgeous treasure!

Carla A Few Of My Favorite Things sa...

I love to see hand piecing and hand quilting at it's finest!

libbyquilter sa...

now this is a masterpiece~!
hand stitched AND hand quilted. the reciever of this gift must have been elated~!!!~

:-)
libbyQ

Christelle sa...

Hello,
I keep comming back to look at your quilt since I saw it the first time on Repro Quilt Lover.
I went thought your blog but I didn't find any references to a pattern or a seize.
Could you please help me with that because I really would love to do something similar.
Thank you