Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Let's start with a finish

I finished the Celtic Knot quilt. 


So, a few comments on this quilt.  I loved piecing it, and I love how it went together, I like how I quilted it, and I am especially happy that it is finished.

It was my goal and intention to heavily quilt this, and that I did.  But....I got so tired of working on this one.  I think what tipped the scales was not the amount of quilting, but the hundreds of starts and stops.  I used four different thread colors, and that was the reason for all the starts and stops.
Each little white square, each individual colored square was a  start and stop.  What was I thinking?   I was thinking I wanted each strand to stand on it's own, and to have a cool back.


I learn something from every quilt I work on, and I learned a lot from this one.  I need to consider the quilting path, thread changes, and especially starts and stops.  I like to  matching the thread color to the quilt color, but sometimes this is not the best choice.  Anyway, I am happy with the finished quilt, and am especially glad that it is done.

Happy New Year to you all, I appreciate you stopping by.

Esther

8 comments:

  1. oh W.O.W. it is amazing! All the hassle of thread starts and stops was so worth it when you see the final product - bravo!

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  2. Esther, your quilt can come and live at my house any time. I love the modern quilting you have done - interlocking swirls and loopy designs all look great! Congratulations!

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  3. I know it was a lot of work, but I do think you achieved what you wanted! The same color quiting is fabulous, and the back does indeed look cool!

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  4. Easter, this is amazing! You have really out done yourself. Can't wait to see this one in the quilt show (hint).

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  5. Esther, it is absolutely stunning. It was worth all the hard work.
    Barb@Witsend

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  6. Wow is right! Isn't that a wonderful quilt! I want to see it up close!

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  7. Gorgeous finish! The thread changes might have been a pain, but the results are fabulous!

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  8. What a beautiful quilt and the back is also so neat! I think it was well worth the effort!

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