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Sunday, April 7, 2019

Quilting the Border

This is the applique block I was quilting when I wrote my my Sunday post last week, finished now.





The last applique block to be quilted.







Right side border.
This is what needs to be hand quilted before I'm finished.
I've started quilting the top border.

 I'm quilting up to the applique.
Moving along on the border. There are a few circles that have gotten quilted.
The flower in the center is the halfway across the border.

 Do you see the empty thread spool laying on the left side of my thimble? Another 400 yard empty spool means I've quilted 800 yards of thread! This quilt holds the record for the most yards of thread I've ever used in hand quilting a quilt. The old record was 730 yards used on my Jane Stickle quilt.

 Linking to Peacock Party, Kathy's Slow Sunday Stitching, Oh Scrap, Bambi's Show & Tell Monday, Monday Making, Design Wall Monday, BOM's Away!, Moving It Forward
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22 comments:

  1. The Cozy QuilterApril 7, 2019 at 6:39 AM

    I can see why this quilt is a thread using record breaker! Only a little bit more to go! Just a gorgeous quilt!

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  2. CathieJApril 7, 2019 at 7:27 AM

    You are so close to finishing and it is so beautiful. Wow, that is a whole lot of quilting.

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  3. JoApril 7, 2019 at 7:32 AM

    Absolutely amazing. You will be finished in no time. I'm sure you'll speed up now you are so close to the edge and finishing.

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    1. JoApril 15, 2019 at 7:54 AM

      Absolutely amazing. You will be finished in no time. I'm sure you'll speed up now you are so close to the edge and finishing.
      This bounced back in my email

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  4. Deanna WApril 7, 2019 at 8:06 AM

    Your quilting is making that quilt come to life...beautiful!!! It is giving me the urge to hand quilt a quilt...where are my frames!!!

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  5. Karla (ThreadBndr)April 7, 2019 at 8:08 AM

    This has turned out so beautifully. You're an inspiration.

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  6. LIttle Penguin QuiltsApril 7, 2019 at 9:54 AM

    Your quilting is lovely - so precise! It's going to be beautiful!

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  7. SarahApril 7, 2019 at 10:16 AM

    Beautiful, just beautiful!

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  8. Quilter KathyApril 7, 2019 at 11:04 AM

    You really get a sense of the size in the photo of the spool and thimble... those circles are small!
    Great job on all that applique and quilting!

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  9. Carla A Few Of My Favorite ThingsApril 7, 2019 at 11:30 AM

    I have enjoyed your photos this am. Nothing quite as nice as beautiful stitches in wool with high contrast red and green I never tire of the combination.

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  10. Created by KathiApril 7, 2019 at 11:48 AM

    800 yards of thread and still quilting... How amazing your quilting looks too... good for you for not getting bored like I would and doing other stuff only to delay a finish... you will be done with this beauty in no time... Do you wash when you complete a quilt like this or do you air it out and use it?? I like to wash my quilts when I am done with the hand quilting but I know not everyone does this. Happy Sunday and enjoy your stitching... My guess is over 900 yards before you are done! lol Kathi

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  11. Karrin HurdApril 7, 2019 at 11:52 AM

    Wow, that is a lot of threat. Love the pictures of your gorgeous quilting!

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  12. Cynthia Brunz DesignsApril 7, 2019 at 8:25 PM

    The end is so near. We will soon be able to see this whole quilt. Thanks for sharing with Oh Scrap!

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  13. KimApril 8, 2019 at 5:04 AM

    That is indeed a lot of thread! Every time I visit you and this most amazing quilt, I am awed with its beauty. A truly spectacular quilt!

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  14. Frog QuilterApril 8, 2019 at 8:04 AM

    Fabulous!!! Beautiful!!!

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  15. JacquelineApril 8, 2019 at 8:19 AM

    Awe inspiring. As a hand quilter I can only dream of doing such beautiful work.

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  16. CélineApril 8, 2019 at 8:26 AM

    Be very proud of it!

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  17. LoriApril 8, 2019 at 9:18 AM

    You are almost done! Its beautiful!

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  18. BillieBee (billiemick)April 8, 2019 at 10:59 AM

    How are you keeping the lines so straight?

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    1. Gretchen WeaverApril 8, 2019 at 11:01 AM

      I've got the lines marked but I do it very lightly. They don't show in the pictures.

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  19. LynetteApril 8, 2019 at 11:43 AM

    You're so very close to the end! It really is stunning, how much prettier the quilt gets with the quilting in it.

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  20. AnnieOApril 8, 2019 at 1:25 PM

    Absolutely beautiful! Your love and attention to detail on this quilt is stunning.

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