I've finished all the applique for my Pastor's Attic Quilt. The borders are sewn onto the body.
Pastor's Attic will be hand quilted. I've known how I wanted to quilt her even before I started the applique. However, she is going to need to be marked over the entire quilt and that is going to take awhile. My goal is to have her ready to go in the quilting frame by next fall. If you look closely at the above photo, you will notice that I've left the selvages on the borders. I like to do this so I don't need to zigzag the edge to keep them from raveling. I will cut the selvages off before sewing on the binding.
Here are pictures of the last 2 corners.
I finished appliqueing the first block November 7, 2015. You can read the post I wrote about it on my old Word Press blog. I made this quilt to prove to myself I could do it. As long as I own her, she'll never be used as a bed quilt, she's just for pretty.
The border of Star Dance will be the next applique project. I've started prepping the applique. Maybe next Sunday I'll something to show you.
Pastor's Attic is beautiful and I like that you made just to know that you could. I look forward to seeing how you will quilt it. Nearly insane is very busy, but also very pretty. I think it will be a challenge to quilt and I wish you the best with the quilting this Spring and Summer. Star Dance is calm in comparison, but oh so pretty. I can't imagine having more than one quilt it the works at a time. Wow.
I don't normally work on this many quilts at a time but this year is finish it up year and I'm trying do get projects into the flimsy state. Hopefully I'll have learned my lesson and do just 1 quilt at a time after this.
Wow... your applique is simply amazing Gretchen! I would love to learn from you !!! I have been eyeing a pattern of orange peels... but I love your outside cornerstones even better!!! Have a blessed Sunday girl :D Kathi
My calendar says summer isn't officially over until September 22nd which give me almost 6 months. I'm going to try to have it finished by then, guess we'll find out in September if I succeed!
I had the Nearly Insane book at one time and really thought I would make this quilt but it was after I had made two Dear Jane quilts and I was completely burned out on that type of quilt. More and more I look at your quilt and love how it turned out. I think one thing that held me back was the color the original quilt was - I didn't like them at all but could never quite envision another color scheme to use. Now I might be able to but I'm so wrapped up in other quilts I don't know if I would ever have the time to do it!! I'm so pleased you will be hand quilting this quilt that will be perfect for it.
Pastors Attic is stunning and will be over-the-top when hand quilted. Definitely proof that you could do it. An applique border on Star Dance will be very pretty. Outline quilting the zig zig border would be a relaxing stitch IMHO. Stitching in the ditch on all the seams would make me insane.
This is a marvelous post. Congratulations on finishing your Pastor's Attic top! Did it feel weird to get to that point? I look forward to seeing how you want to quilt it. :) It has to be very nice to have Nearly Insane on the frame.
I did feel kind of at loose ends with the end of the applique but soon I'll be appliqueing on Star Dance. I enjoy hand quilting, I can't only quilt for 5 or 10 minutes, it turns into at least an hour or so.
Pastor's Attic is a gorgeous finish! I look forward to seeing the quilting design that you have chosen for it. Also looking forward to following your progress on the borders of Star Dance. Your work is stunning.
Loved seeing the close ups of the last two corner blocks Gretchen your needle skills are incrediable. 3 very very different but all so beautiful quilts here to day. Pastors Attic is incredible and will look so beautiful displayed on a bed, but just for looks like all Baltimore quilts should be only for looking and removed before sleeping in the bed! Thats why there are so many antique ones they were just for looking and removed before sleeping. Cheers Glenda PS Do love the Star Dance would love to see that in my home LOL I'm making a Red and Green on white so will have some thing white then.
Your applique is simply stunning. I adore all of your projects! Leaving the selvedges on your borders until after quilting is a fantastic idea. Thanks for linking up with TGIFF!
Pretty spectacular! You'll have your work cut out for you with the hand quilting! It'll be even more amazing then! I just love Star Dance so much! I'm a sucker for rainbow...those stars surrounded by the light background lets them shine like they should!
Pastor's Attic is beautiful and I like that you made just to know that you could. I look forward to seeing how you will quilt it. Nearly insane is very busy, but also very pretty. I think it will be a challenge to quilt and I wish you the best with the quilting this Spring and Summer. Star Dance is calm in comparison, but oh so pretty. I can't imagine having more than one quilt it the works at a time. Wow.
ReplyDeleteI don't normally work on this many quilts at a time but this year is finish it up year and I'm trying do get projects into the flimsy state. Hopefully I'll have learned my lesson and do just 1 quilt at a time after this.
DeleteWow... your applique is simply amazing Gretchen! I would love to learn from you !!! I have been eyeing a pattern of orange peels... but I love your outside cornerstones even better!!! Have a blessed Sunday girl :D
ReplyDeleteKathi
Seriously? You anticipate having Nearly Insane hand quilted sometime this summer?
ReplyDeleteMy calendar says summer isn't officially over until September 22nd which give me almost 6 months. I'm going to try to have it finished by then, guess we'll find out in September if I succeed!
DeleteLooking forward to seeing your progress on Dear Jane and your applique on Star Dance and I'm going to miss Pastor's Attic :)
ReplyDeleteWhen I finish quilting Nearly Insane, the plan is to put Pastor's Attic in the frame.
DeleteI had the Nearly Insane book at one time and really thought I would make this quilt but it was after I had made two Dear Jane quilts and I was completely burned out on that type of quilt. More and more I look at your quilt and love how it turned out. I think one thing that held me back was the color the original quilt was - I didn't like them at all but could never quite envision another color scheme to use. Now I might be able to but I'm so wrapped up in other quilts I don't know if I would ever have the time to do it!!
ReplyDeleteI'm so pleased you will be hand quilting this quilt that will be perfect for it.
Wow Gretchen! Your appliqué quilt is amazing. I can’t wait to see how you quilt it. Thanks for linking up with Oh Scrap!
ReplyDeleteStunning quilts! Your patience and perseverance is paying off in spades!
ReplyDeletePastors Attic is stunning and will be over-the-top when hand quilted. Definitely proof that you could do it. An applique border on Star Dance will be very pretty. Outline quilting the zig zig border would be a relaxing stitch IMHO. Stitching in the ditch on all the seams would make me insane.
ReplyDeleteIf I get the seams pressed correctly, stitching in the ditch isn't hard. I don't mind it anyway.
DeleteThis is a marvelous post. Congratulations on finishing your Pastor's Attic top! Did it feel weird to get to that point? I look forward to seeing how you want to quilt it. :) It has to be very nice to have Nearly Insane on the frame.
ReplyDeleteI did feel kind of at loose ends with the end of the applique but soon I'll be appliqueing on Star Dance. I enjoy hand quilting, I can't only quilt for 5 or 10 minutes, it turns into at least an hour or so.
DeleteThat is going to be positively stunning. It is beautiful as it is.
ReplyDeleteoh my - your applique is wonderful and such big projects- wow
ReplyDeleteYour work is amazing!
ReplyDeletePastor's Attic is a gorgeous finish! I look forward to seeing the quilting design that you have chosen for it. Also looking forward to following your progress on the borders of Star Dance. Your work is stunning.
ReplyDeletehank you for your link and inspiration on the Show and Tell Monday !!
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Beautiful quilts they all are!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteWith three such gorgeous quilt tops you can be very proud of yourself indeed.
ReplyDeleteLoved seeing the close ups of the last two corner blocks Gretchen your needle skills are incrediable. 3 very very different but all so beautiful quilts here to day. Pastors Attic is incredible and will look so beautiful displayed on a bed, but just for looks like all Baltimore quilts should be only for looking and removed before sleeping in the bed! Thats why there are so many antique ones they were just for looking and removed before sleeping. Cheers Glenda PS Do love the Star Dance would love to see that in my home LOL I'm making a Red and Green on white so will have some thing white then.
ReplyDeleteYou are such an artist. All of them are lovely and I can't imagine making that Pastor's quilt and not using it!!
ReplyDeleteYour applique is wonderful. Can't wait to see what you do on the Star Dance border.
ReplyDeleteHurray on the applique finish of Pastor's Attic. Perseverence!
ReplyDeleteYour applique is simply stunning. I adore all of your projects! Leaving the selvedges on your borders until after quilting is a fantastic idea. Thanks for linking up with TGIFF!
ReplyDeletePretty spectacular! You'll have your work cut out for you with the hand quilting! It'll be even more amazing then! I just love Star Dance so much! I'm a sucker for rainbow...those stars surrounded by the light background lets them shine like they should!
ReplyDeleteAlso looking forward to following your progress on the borders of Star Dance. Your work is stunning.
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I'm looking forward to seeing your hand stitching progress throughout the winter!
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