Friday 27 July 2012

Huge Appliqué Quilt


Hand appliqué and pieced, this beautiful quilt was made by Jenny as a present for a friend's granddaughter for her 21st birthday.


Jenny worked solidly on this quilt, sometimes over ten hours a day, starting it in October 2011, and finishing it in May this year, which I think is a tremendous effort.


I echo quilted around the appliqué, and I really like the effect in the centre of the quilt.  In the appliqué border I quilted some leaves in the larger areas as well to create some interest.  The cream border was just perfect for feathers.




18 comments:

  1. What a stunning quilt! Those borders were made with you in mind! Aren't the colours wonderful.

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  2. Одеяло - супер! Надо любоваться и хранить, как произведение искусства. Стежка очень, очень!!!

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  3. Jenny did a beautiful applique job, but I am in awe of your quilting!

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  4. Desley...that is wonderful..I'm in awe..

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  5. That is stunning Desley - You quilt so beautifully! AND what a beautiful quilt!!

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  6. What a beautiful quilt! I love your leaves in the applique border. Your feathers are beautiful, of course!

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  7. And another stunner! Wow this is so beautiful.

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  8. Jenny created a beautiful appliqued quilt and I think she made that cream border just for you to feather!! I really like how you spiraled your echo design between the appliqued blocks to keep it continuous, genius!

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  9. Amazing! I too noticed the spiral in you echos -- so cool! What an amazing quilt!

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  10. Oh my goodness, BEAUTIFUL QUILTS. STUNNING quilting. Oh what I'd do to be 1/4 half as good as you. Thank you so much for sharing and creating this blog for us who have no clue how to do awesome work as this. I'm in total awe. WOW

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  11. Desley, what an amazing job for a wonderful quilt. That is one LUCKY friend's granddaughter!

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  12. You did a lovely job. She must have been thrilled. I love the quilt pattern. Do you know where she got it?

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  13. You did a lovely job quilting. She must have been thrilled. I would love to make this quilt. Do you know where she got the pattern?

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  14. I am making this same Kim Diehl quilt only in the original 4 block setting. Yours is breathtaking! Really!

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  15. This is truly a treasure! Lucky recipient

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