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Thursday, September 19, 2019

Lucy Finish

My Patchwork of the Crosses designed by Lucy Boston is finished! I had to force myself to finish this project. I did NOT hand quilt, I actually machine quilted the little quilt with my sewing machine. She's not perfect but she is finished!!



I'm not a table runner sort of person, for now this is hanging on the wall. It is pretty and I do like it now that it's finished, but I never want to make another one.
My original plan was to quilt around the flowers which is the way the white connecting fabric was quilted.
But I didn't like the way that fabric puckered so all the rest of the blocks are stitch inside each elongated hexie. The addition stitching made the hexies lie flat which is what I wanted.
Colored thread was used for the quilting. You don't really see it on the front but the back of the quilt looks very interesting.
For the outside border, I quilted a Baptist Fan design. This little quilt measures 29" by 40-1/2".

 Linking to Free Motion Mavericks, Peacock Party, Confessions of a Fabric Addict, TGIFF!, Brag About Your Beauties, Finished Or Not Friday, Oh Scrap
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17 comments:

  1. grammajudybSeptember 20, 2019 at 9:27 AM

    Congratulations, it’s a lovely little quilt!

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  2. For the love of geeseSeptember 20, 2019 at 9:55 AM

    Very very pretty/

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  3. Alycia~QuiltygirlSeptember 20, 2019 at 1:52 PM

    Oh my gosh!! the quilting makes it just pop! Beautiful!!

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  4. AllisonSeptember 20, 2019 at 2:29 PM

    It's a beautiful little quilt. The quilting must have taken ages - all those stops and starts! But well worth the time and effort :-)

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    1. Gretchen WeaverSeptember 20, 2019 at 5:04 PM

      I probably really should have started and stop while quilting each square but I didn't, stitched across to the next hexie. There was no way I was going to start and stop all the time. I had enough threads to bury the way it was!

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  5. Created by KathiSeptember 20, 2019 at 2:31 PM

    I am completely enamored with your detailed machine quilting on your Lucy quilt!!! You did a fab job!!! I wish I could quilt like that! Thanks for sharing the great photos you take... enjoyed your post today!
    Kathi

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    1. Gretchen WeaverSeptember 20, 2019 at 5:03 PM

      I set the stitch speed very slowly and just stitched along the edge of the block. Then I actually just stitched across and stitched the next block. Probably unprofessional but it sure worked for me!!

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  6. Chopin - A Passionate QuilterSeptember 20, 2019 at 2:43 PM

    What a beauty! The colors are so vibrant and blend so well! I do not blame you on a repeat, or a bigger quilt. You did more than I did!!!!!!! Hugs

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  7. chrisknitsSeptember 20, 2019 at 5:05 PM

    A gorgeous finish, even if it wasn't fun in the making!

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  8. Wendy @ WendysquiltsandmoreSeptember 20, 2019 at 7:16 PM

    It's lovely! Why didn't you enjoy making it? Was it the hand stitching? Or the design? My mum has made a big version and she's quilting it at present. I'm looking forward to seeing it again. Thank you for linking up to the Peacock Party.

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    1. Gretchen WeaverSeptember 21, 2019 at 7:17 AM

      I don't know why I didn't enjoy the process, I love the fabrics I used but I just got tired of the whole thing. That's why I only made 6 blocks. Maybe I just wasn't in the mood for EPP this year. The blocks your mother has made are beautiful! She's going to have a lovely quilt when it's finished. Happy Stitching!

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  9. KarenSeptember 20, 2019 at 8:17 PM

    The backside shows the very pretty quilting designs. The blocks must be fun to play with fabrics and stitch together. I have seen such an interesting variety over a period of time on different blogs and web sites.

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  10. VasudhaSeptember 20, 2019 at 10:38 PM

    This is so beautiful. Love your quilting. Thank you for linking up to TGIFF.

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  11. DebbieSeptember 21, 2019 at 10:17 AM

    Wow! I am impressed that you did the paper piecing as well as the hand quilting. It truly is lovely and I hope you enjoy it on a wall. I have had the paper pieces to do for sometime. Now I know what I will do with them Thanks so much for the inspiration.

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    1. Gretchen WeaverSeptember 21, 2019 at 11:33 AM

      No, I did NOT hand quilt this guy, didn't have the patience for that. It took awhile to get the machine quilting done but it still was faster than by hand. I just wanted this done!!!!!

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  12. AnonymousSeptember 21, 2019 at 2:34 PM

    This tiny quilt is stunning! So intricate and interesting. I can see where it would be a real challenge.

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  13. MuvOctober 5, 2019 at 5:24 AM

    Oh Gretchen, I love those colours! You have done an amazing job with all those tiny pieces. The way you have used the floral print to create a kaleidoscope effect in the centre of each cross is really effective.
    Thank you for linking up with Free Motion Mavericks!
    Love, Muv

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