After making more circles last night and earlier today the top is ready for the applique stitches. I will be working for the next several week on this border to get it done. I couldn’t lay it all out for you to see as I don’t have enough floor room so I had to fold it a little.
better than nothing but I wish I had room to lay it out totally flat.
Here it is folded in half
To work on it neatly and have it not end up a wrinkled up mess I fold it so that the border is on top.
then I fold it in half again and again. This is an easy size to work with. As I get the applique finished I keep refolding it so that the border is always on top. I have found from past experience that it works out best folding it like this - other wise you tend to start tripping over it when you get up to move and also it gets very wrinkled this way it stays nice and neat.
I periodically will bring it back to the sewing room to match up threads as closely as I can. Now you can see why I say this thread cabinet was one of my best quilting investments. I can't always find a thread to match but most of the time I can. When I do not have a thread that matches closely I use a beige color silk thread that usually doesn't show up with the tiny stitches that I use. I will probably match up thread for about 6 to 10 circles at a time and then I put the threads back in the cabinet and match up more. It will be time to refold it about then anyhow.
I tend to do more of my applique work in the living room while watching tv and I have a lamp that extends out over my work so I am comfortable and have a well lite area.
I might have a new photo to take of the daffodils tomorrow – they might be in the snow! Yes they say winter is back tonight and we might be getting a little snow during the night and all day tomorrow. I don’t think they expect we will get a lot though, most of that will be north of us. I guess it will be a good day to make progress on the applique.
Our snow fall will not be anything like what one of my sisters and one of my brothers had – they both live in northern Maryland and they had about 30 to 36 inches of the white stuff the other day!!
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That’s going to look fabulous!
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The quilt is beautiful!
Absolutely, 100% perfect border!
I have greatly enjoyed your journey on this one, thanks for allowing me to join you. I am anxiously a’waiting the quilting to begin, that is one of my favorite parts to watch unfold.
This quilt seemed to go together quickly. I sure do like it a lot, and the border adds a new dimension to the quilt. I’ll be glad to see your applique on this one. Do you think it would work with small yo-yos?
Here in N. AR, it is to start snowing early in the morning and when it is through on Tues, we are supposed to have 8 inches of snow and cold temps, of course. When the tree frogs ‘sing’ at night is the time to look for sping, I am told it is a local legend. Too cold for the tree frogs right now.
Happy stitching!
I love how the quilt looks, for us we are getting more winter weather predicted than we usually do.
The quilt border looks just great! I love this quilt!
It is still too hot, too humid and too sultry these days! I don’t miss the snow, but I had felt better if it had been cooler.
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That is a beautiful quilt! Thank you so much for showing us the pics and giving us inspiration to get back in our sewing rooms again!
Blessings!
I have been waiting to see the whole thing, and it is really gorgeous! i just love your border.
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What a great quilt. I would love to dupicate it.
Good morning Karen: Well I sure would love to see flowers here…it’s so cold but no snow. We usually get some of what happens on the east coast, but we were missed this time and the eastern seaboard really got blasted.
I love this quilt. It’s very cheery and bright. I agree with other comments, that it seems to have come together quite quickly.
all that thread…amazing
It’s a wonderful border Karen. It’s so nice to have such a wide variety of threads on hand.
Crispy
thanks everyone. I love this quilt and can tell already that it will be one of my favorites. I love my thread cabinet and always have. I really use it a lot and always try to re order thread so I have all of the colors on hand.
Karen,
I LOVE this quilt! WoW!!! Gorgeous! The border is perfect. I really loved the baby quilt (the one you got the border idea from) you made too. Is there a name for that baby quilt pattern? I know you can’t remember what magazine for sure, but the name may help to google search it.
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Karen, Thanks to you again for showing in words and photos the process you go through to do a technique. That border is wonderful and fits the quilt nicely. You have certainly given me ideas for borders that I might not have thought of without your tutorial. And I have some of that glue for basting so no need to go buy anything! Hope you are staying warm. Last week the school kids here in NC had only one day of class. Fun for them but they will not like it when it comes to “make up time”.
Love watching your progress on this quilt. And it’s inspiring me to maybe use circles to solve a problem. We’ll see.
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I commented before about how I loved that border. For some reason, I saw appliqueing the vine on but I didn’t think about all of the circles. Wow! I’m really impressed with your work.
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I think this is one of the prettiest quilts I’ve seen in a very long time. I love the seeming simplicity of it…it’s bright and cheerful and yet has an old-time look to it. How big is it? And I’m jealous of your thread and the holder. I have lots of machine embroidery thread but have it in drawers by colors. While that’s good to keep the dust off I can’t see it at a glance and wish I could. blessings, marlene
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Karen, those a GORGEOUS borders. I just love how they turned out! Your circles look perfectly circular and the 9-patches in the corners are a nice touch.
That’s going to be an absolute spring beauty – though haveing flowers starting to bud is pretty impressive, too
Cheers,
Christine
Karen, what a fun quilt. I love the circles!
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I’m speechless!
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Just amazing work Karen, you are so talented {hugs}
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Lovely, lovely work Karen!
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thank you everyone, I am so pleased how this border turned out.
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