Sunday, November 27, 2016

Sunday Stitches on One Monthly Goal!

My goal for this month was to have the top completed on my Quilty365/Year in My Life.

The last heart took place mid-month, so I had a couple of weeks to get it together....and I did!


I ended up using the border fabric that I've had in my stash for quite a few years, and am happy with the end result.

As soon as I was able, I snuck this quilt onto the longarm to be basted...


I don't know if hand-quilters know that this is a service that a longarmer can offer. In the past I spent many afternoons crawling around the living room floor basting quilts that were stretched out and pinned to the carpet. What a pain, literally! 

I knew a couple of months ago when this quilt was hanging on the design wall that it was begging for hand-quilting. What an absolute pleasure it was to sit and get the first stitches into the quilt. I don't know how to explain the peaceful feeling to someone who doesn't enjoy stitching with their hands. 


I wish I could get decent photos of the quilting process. I love the texture of hand-quilting...



I think what makes this more special to hand-quilt is the meaning behind many of the blocks. In hand-quilting the quilt I find myself reflecting on the past year.....grandchildren being born, a Summer of puppies, sad days and happy ones. 

I am very glad to have taken on this project which has resulted in such a special quilt.

My husband hasn't seen me quilt a full-sized quilt before. When I picked it up yesterday to poke at a bit, he said how he thought I had finished already. lol....I thought he was joking, but no he wasn't....he just had no idea that this will be ongoing for a few months.

I am linking up with Kathy's Quilts for Slow Sunday Stitching, and with Cynthia at Quilting is More Fun Than Housework for Oh,Scrap!.

I am also linking with Elm Street Quilts for One Monthly Goal!


By the way, is anyone taking part in the year-long sewalong just started lately? It is to commemorate Canada's 150th birthday next year.

There will be three blocks released every week 'til we have all 150 6" blocks!

There is still time to join in, as we are just at week #2. I have the first week done, but will be re-doing them as I want to make the blocks red and white instead of red and tan....now's the time to make the switch before I'm too far along!....



I think I'll try to find time this afternoon to get these re-done.

You can read about this quilting project here. Oh, and every block comes with a story of an important woman in Canadian history!

I am linking this post to the linky party that Audrey is hosting at Quilty Folk for Quilty365.

Have a great day!



20 comments:

  1. Your heart quilt is just wonderful! And what a great idea to celebrate Canada! Congrats on your finish and thanks for linking up with Elm Street Quilts One Monthly Goal.

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  2. I love your heart quilt! it's gorgeous!!

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  3. Oh my! What a beautiful quilt! The hand quilting is a wonderful touch. I'm sure it was and is looking back on the year through your quilt!

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  4. Congrats on finishing your heart quilt!! Enjoy your quilting. It will hold many cherished memories I'm sure.

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  5. glad to see you hand quilting! not all long arm quilters will offer to baste - I had one done like that about 10 or more years ago and then she went out of business and had not heard of one locally that will do it at a decent price - a lot want to charge way more than I am willing to pay when I know I can pin baste a queen on the floor in 3 hours

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  6. I love the quilting you are doing on that heart quilt. The texture is going to be amazing! Thanks for linking up with Oh Scrap!

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  7. Your heart quilt is wonderful! And hand quilting it will make it very special!

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  8. It's beautiful! And what a fun one to hand quilt so that you can revisit each day and each heart!

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  9. Love your quilt! Like I've said before, my next Quilty 365 will be heart shaped - I even have the die for it! Thank you so much sharing

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  10. Your scrappy hearts are so fun and pretty. I can see why you'd want to hand quilt that one. Enjoy all the slow stitching and memories.

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  11. Oh I love the idea of revisiting each heart memory as you are hand quilting the blocks! Enjoy!
    And you really enticed me with this 150 block Canadian quilt... I hadn't seen it and it looks like something I would really like!

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  12. Your quilt with hearts are very pretty!

    Dollandesign

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  13. Congratulations on achieving your monthly goal, and more importantly on sticking with Quilty 365 for the whole year. You have alovely quilt to show for your efforts.

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  14. What a lovely project to stitch and reminisce over!

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  15. Such a great project!!!! It is lovely. I am buried under scraps and need to do something about that

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  16. It looks so good all put together into a top! Love that you're going to be hand stitching it too.:)

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  17. Very very beautiful, I love hearts.

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  18. So glad you're hand quilting your hearts! After all the work of appliqueing, it certainly deserves hand quilting. The texture and softness achieved with hand quilting just can't be duplicated on a machine.

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  19. A lovely finish. I have one more month to go and hope to be in the same position.

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  20. Congrats on this fantastic finish! (I've loved your hearts all along)

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