my first quilt
It isn’t really done. It still has to actually be quilted, which is done by hand and takes months and months and months, but my shirt stripe quilt top is finished! I finished it while my mother was here visiting - she pressed the seams and clipped corners, but I did all the seaming myself… I’m very proud, can you tell? I’ve already started planning the next one…
Here’s a picture of all the pieces laid out on the floor before seaming…
Then I pieced it into blocks:
And the finished top!:
I am so proud, but I’ve been in tech rehearsals for some shows at Theatre Row for the last two weeks and therefore unable to share it with you until now…!
April 20th, 2007 at 6:35 am
I adore the quilt! You have every reason to be proud.
October 1st, 2007 at 6:39 am
This is absolutely GORGEOUS. You’ve done a fantastic job!
I started making this quilt last year, only to throw it down in frustration when my seams stretched so terribly that all of the blocks were bunched beyond repair. Would you please, please let me know how you managed to keep the seams from stretching out when all of the triangles are cut on the bias? I would hate to toss all those perfectly cut triangles.
Sara
June 6th, 2008 at 1:08 pm
What a triumph! It looks fantastic! I’m going to add a link over here in my post.
June 6th, 2008 at 1:10 pm
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