It always feels so good to finish a quilt ... to sew on that label and know that the project is complete. This quilt is called Southern Rhapsody. It is a foundation paper pieced project and the star pattern is "California" from Carol Doak's book on the 50 stars of the 50 states. My cousin, Patricia Layson, and I made this together. She sewed together 18 blocks for the quilt top and I did 17 blocks for the quilt top and a smaller (in size) version of the block for the label. Patricia also added the binding. It was machine quilted by Lilly Lucier of Vanceboro, NC. I did the binding. All of the fabric came from Cotton Fields (http://www.cottonfieldsnc.com/).
These photos simply do not do it justice. You cannot see from the photo that are 96 little bitty pieces in each block. I love the secondary designs that are created with the yellow blocks, the green/white dot blocks, and the peach color star. The overall quilting pattern is a rolling heart.
Tonight I'm linking to www.amylouwho.com; she is hosting completed projects. There are some really spectacular ones!
i watched my grandmother make quilts over 50 yrs ago and watched her fingers bleed i swore i would never quilt.....thank goodness i have 4 of her quilts, so i admire all quilters
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful soft colours! How nice to have a cousin to work on a project with you! Thanks for sharing your wonderful finish!
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ReplyDeleteSo pretty and soft looking! That's quite the intricate piecing in those blocks!
ReplyDeleteYou both have done an amazing job on this! I cannot imagine 96 pieces on each block-wow.
ReplyDeleteI'm so impressed! 96 pieces in each block? Wow! It turned out beautifully! Such delicate colors too. Just lovely.
ReplyDeleteThat's an amazing number of pieces to put together. I opened the photo to full size and it is a stunning quilt! Congratulations!!
ReplyDeleteWow! Such a beautiful and intricate quilt! Very nice job! Thanks for sharing. Happy Sewing! :o)
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That's a beautiful quilt and quite a labor of love! I'm sure you will enjoy it for years to come!!
ReplyDeleteOh my word! I can't believe the work that has gone into this, It is gorgeous, Congrats!
ReplyDeleteThanks to all for the lovely comments regarding Southern Rhapsody. I have to admit that the only reason I took on a quilt this challenging is because my cousin and I made it together - so I only had to make HALF of it. And there were times we both asked ourselves, "Why did we choose a star pattern with 96 pieces in it?" But the end result is certainly worth every minute we invested in it. Our next quilt only has 8 pieces and 2 colors in each block! Talk about a one-eighty. And the last quilt we have planned to make together is a bed-size bargello - all strip piecing.
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