I finished my "Sweet" quilt!!! The quilting was not nearly as hard as I thought it would be. It was heavy and big but I broke it down into quarters and never had more than that under my machines throat at one time. I only quilted about 1 bobbin at a time. That's all baby and my shoulders would allow. So 11 bobbins later (including binding) it's done and we have been sleeping cozily under it. This is about a 3 year old (slow) work in progress (WIP) and my all time favorite fabric line (Sweet by Urban Chiks for Moda). I am so happy it's finished.
The weather has been gorgeous and it's hard to stay indoors when the sun is shining and birds are singing. We found a hatched Robin's egg and that led us to do a little study about Robins. Here is neat site with lots of info. They are very interesting little birds. All the buds and blooms are beautiful and smell so good. I receive a bundle of wildflowers almost daily from eager little hands. There really is nothing more sweet. The windows are open at night and we fall asleep being serenaded by some of my favorite sounds, peepers and the whippoorwill.
Have a happy weekend!!!
xo Erin
***pattern is from Crazy Mom Quilts Flea Market Fancy quilt***
What a beautiful quilt! That is a large one to do the machine quilting on your domestic machine!
ReplyDeleteNow I am going to go read about Robins. I am a bird nerd, and love all of them!!!
xo Kris
Worth the wait. Simple and cheery! Enjoy the beautiful weather. :)
ReplyDeleteIt's gorgeous Erin---again!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your lovely photos. I love the way you have used the subtle directional print on your blocks
ReplyDeletethat is beautiful and so big.
ReplyDeleteIt's really lovely! Such a great feeling to finish long term wips :o)
ReplyDeleteIt is very sweet. All your photos are lovely. You are very talented.
ReplyDeleteIt's truly lovely!
ReplyDeleteSo lovely and sweet!
ReplyDeletebeautiful finish . .i think i started to doze off there as you were painting the picture of a perfect spring day!:)
ReplyDeleteWell done for finishing your lovely quilt, it's super! What a lot of quilting!
ReplyDeleteSweet is right - I love those soft pastels.
ReplyDeleteLove your quilt!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous photos, Erin -- I love them all!
ReplyDeleteThree years in the making. It was worth it. Love the fabrics. Great Job.
ReplyDeleteYou did it, my friend!! It looks wonderful. And the pictures of out and about are lovely. Makes me want to come and visit. ♥
ReplyDeleteThis is so very pretty, love it!
ReplyDeleteLove your blog and all your quilts.thanks for the tutorial on hand piecing I am definitely going to try it. I am curious how to prepare the hand pieced quilts for quilting do you iron or just finger press ?Helen
ReplyDeleteYou did a great job!!
ReplyDeleteIsn't it wonderful to hear the birds singing again and seeing the flowers bloom! I love this time of year....
Sweet is the perfect name! So sweet.
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