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Friday, October 29, 2010

My Favorite Quilt-----Today


BLUEBIRDS
 I am participating in Amy's Blogger's Quilt Festival over at Amy's Creative Side. Go there and check out all the other quilts.

This is my favorite quilt, at least for today. It is kind of like trying to pick out your favorite child!
This quilt was made as a challenge. The criteria was that it had to include a bird theme, it had to be 18 x 24 and it had to be on stretcher bars. We could use any techniques and any fabric we wanted. I for one did not want to use the stretcher bars. I know it is easier to hang but I wanted it to still look like a quilt and not like a picture. As soon as the challenge was over I took out the stretcher bars!

I used hand dyed fabrics and commercial printed fabrics. The background was a Hoffman batik, I can't remember what name though. I did not use any fusible web which gave it a nice feel but was hard to execute. The nest is fused, I made it a couple of years ago and did not have a place for it until I made this quilt.

I learned to just start the damn project and it can take on a life of it's own! We usually had about 4 months for a challenge and I ended up starting it 2 weeks before it was due! I also learned what good friends I have and how encouraging and supportive they are----thanks to my Quiltinis----Cheryl, Christine, Jane and Terry!

Amy's Creative Side - Blogger's Quilt Festival


Kelly

29 comments:

  1. Fabuloussss, congratulations:)

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  2. What a cool design for your quilt challenge piece. I'm glad to hear that you took off the stretcher bars if you didn't like them! I clicked on your photo and noticed the nice detail quilting you did on the leaves. Well done!

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  3. Beautiful work Kelly - just beautiful. Great details too - love the eggs in the nest!

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  4. Kelly, your work is incredible!

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  5. Kelly, The quilt is gorgeous! You chose the perfect colors and did a beautiful job!

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  6. You go girl! And I can attest that it is even more beautiful in person.:)

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  7. pretty,pretty,PRETTY!!! The birds are very striking!!

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  8. Kelly I love this piece, the colors are clear and wonderful. the nest is fantastic....joanne

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  9. Kelly I love this piece, the colors are clear and wonderful. the nest is fantastic....joanne

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  10. Oh my this is glorious - I love every inch of it!

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  11. I love your blog name, and I LOVE, love LOVE your quilt!!!!!

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  12. What a beautiful beautiful quilt. LOve the birds.

    Blessings

    GAil

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  13. Oh my goodness! This is SO beautiful. I had to enlarge it and look at every detail. Awesome quilting too. Really, really beautiful!

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  14. Wonderful bird quilt. I read that you went to a Sue Spargo workshop. I love her work. Today i made a post on my blog of a bag with a embroidered panel in the Sue Spargo style.

    Greetings from France

    http://busybeefree.blogspot.com/2010/10/bloctoberfest-and-giveaway.html

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  15. Very pretty, I really like the birds.

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  16. Very very pretty! Good work on portraying the birds.

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  17. It looks great. Beautiful colours and amazing work.

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  18. this is lovely....bluebirds are one of my favorites

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  19. This is so cute! I love the blue birds! Great job!!!!

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  20. What a lovely quilt! The birds are too cute! :)

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  21. What a fun quilt, how cool that the nest finally found a place to settle, roost, land (multiple puns intended). Thanks for sharing.
    Come see my antique 1890 schoolhouse quilt
    http://utahquiltappraiser.blogspot.com/
    or my black/white/pink scrappy miniature
    http://starleyquilts.blogspot.com

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  22. Maravilhoso.Que trabalho lindo e aconchegante.Adorei.Parabens!!

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  23. what a fun and pretty quilt. i just love it! the fabrics are lovely. thanks for sharing and have a great day

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