Friday 10 April 2015

First finished quilt in a year :)

In March 2014, I tripped over some pavement and fell on my shoulder ... hard ... dislocated it and smashed it in 4 places - ouch! I now have a metal plate and 9 screws and am still in physiotherapy. But this week I have finally finished my first quilt and that has made me very happy indeed :)

Sadly, it was a leaving gift for my boss - she was a lovely lady to work with and I shall miss her. I used two Moda Papillon charm packs and added some Kona taupe and aqua to mix it up a bit and to make the quilt a little bigger:


I free motion quilted it with variegated thread - in about 2 hours - and, although the movements were awkward at first, muscle memory is a wonderful thing and I was soon in my flow.

Here she is:





I enjoyed it all so much, I quilted this little lady too (Siblings Together charity quilt) and will be finishing her over the weekend:


Linking up to Amanda Jean (welcome back) @ Crazy Mom Quilts.




8 comments:

  1. Oh gorgeous! I think I have some of that Papillon in my stash, I must get it out and create! I love the siblings quilt too, lovely colours! I am glad your shoulder is coming right and you can get back into quilting - have fun!

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  2. I too have to look out for my Papillon fabric!
    It must be somewhere in my studio!
    That quilt is beautiful!
    The stringquilt is a "happyquilt" and I love it!
    A year passes quick, don´t you think?

    Hugs!

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  3. So pretty! It's good to see you back in action!

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  4. I'm most impressed you did all that quilting in two hours. I think you should make one for yourself as it looks perfect over the back of your sofa.

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  5. I am so sorry to hear about your shoulder! I can't believe you are already quilting and the quilts look amazing!! Yes, I also think you should definitely make one for yourself.

    -Soma

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  6. Lovely quilt and just love the red spotty binding, it works perfectly. You did exceptionally well to quilt it in just two hours!!

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  7. Yea! It looks absolutely beautiful! The colors are so soft and sweet. Looking forward to your next finish.

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  8. Lovely fabric, lucky boss!

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