"The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul..." ~ Proverbs 13:19
Hannah and I started our online quilt class back in January, and here it is May already! And I'm just finishing! But finish I did! I'm excited about my new wall hanging for our guest room. Now I need to decide whether to display it over the bottom of the black iron bed or put it up on the wall. Either way, I love the pinwheels twirling in all directions!
I machine quilted rather than hand quilting this time, although I would love to learn to do hand quilting the old-fashioned way on a future quilt I might tackle. The back of my wall hanging isn't perfect; I was trying to get the hang of our new walking foot, and it crookedly walked to places it shouldn't have and walked in place a lot creating a jumble of stitches! But it was a good experience, and I enjoyed it!
Randi, our talented, crafty online instructor, was a real inspiration and posted detailed pictures with all the steps. She has the quilt instructions linked in her sidebar if you're interested in doing a pinwheel quilt yourself. Many thanks to Randi for the idea to share her talents with folks across the country.
Thanks to Hannah for arranging my quilt and taking the picture. Aren't I glad that bird conducted his business on the birdhouse instead of landing on my newly completed quilt?! Whew!
~Deb
It is beautiful! I love the colors. I can hand quilt, maybe I could give you lessons some day!
Posted by: Cindi | Tuesday, May 02, 2006 at 07:55 AM
Cindi, I don't know if you realize this or not...but I usually take people up on what they offer (especially if it's free!) :)
We'll see what we can work out. Thanks for your kind words. :)
Posted by: Deb | Tuesday, May 02, 2006 at 08:05 AM
It's absolutely gorgeous! I love quilting. In fact, I really need to start another one. The last one I made was finished in March for a friend's wedding. There's something so. . . old-fashioned :). . . about a nice, homemade quilt.
Posted by: Susan | Tuesday, May 02, 2006 at 08:50 AM
It's lovely! I love the soft colors, sure makes mine look gaudy, but I'm reminding myself that mine is for a baby, so it should be bright. Hopefully I will finish it soon.
Posted by: Kris | Tuesday, May 02, 2006 at 09:51 AM
Very pretty!!
Ya'll arranged the picture so well too!
Posted by: Courtney | Tuesday, May 02, 2006 at 10:13 AM
Very very nice!
Posted by: flipflop | Tuesday, May 02, 2006 at 10:35 AM
It's beautiful! You did a great job and should be proud.
Barbara
Posted by: Barbara | Tuesday, May 02, 2006 at 10:43 AM
It's so beautiful! I LOVE quilts but don't sew.
You did a wonderful job! (o:
Posted by: Mrs. B | Tuesday, May 02, 2006 at 12:10 PM
Deb, it's gorgeous!!!! I was so thrilled to see that first couple of sentences that I yelled out, "Oh, I hope there's a picture!" as the page was filling in. Beth thought I had gone nuts! LOL You did a great job on it, and I know it will be perfect in your guest room, no matter how you display it.
Posted by: Susan | Tuesday, May 02, 2006 at 01:08 PM
Just beautiful! you did a great job too!!! Maybe I'll come visit sometime and sleep in the guest room under that quilt!! :)
Posted by: Chris | Tuesday, May 02, 2006 at 10:12 PM
Oh, how lovely! Thanks for posting a picture. It looks like something from a quilting shop postcard. So cute with the birdhouse and the white fence. I have made one quilt in my life. It was a simple tied quilt I did in highschool. I still have it lying on my bed. I chose the colors to match those in my room. My favorite part (like any of my sewing projects) was picking out the material.
The actual sewing part is a little trickier for me. :)
Thanks for sharing with us and yes, a desire accomplished is indeed sweet to the soul.
Posted by: lydia | Wednesday, May 03, 2006 at 12:13 AM
Deb, it is beautiful! You did a wonderful job! Maybe I'll come with Chris, and we can share that guest room and admire your work close up. :-) I looked closely at that chickadee on the birdhouse, before I read the post, to see if it was real. It is incredible that its little beak is stuffed with the makings for its nest! Hannah, lovely photography.
Posted by: Dorothy | Wednesday, May 03, 2006 at 01:18 AM
I love it! And I get to sleep in the guest room!
Posted by: Bet | Wednesday, May 03, 2006 at 04:41 AM
I saw your "10 things about me" list on Tammy's blog and had to visit, it was the skunk comment that got me!
That quilt is exquisite, and it looks like you live in some beautiful county there.
Posted by: Mrs Blythe | Wednesday, May 03, 2006 at 05:38 AM
Nice quilt!!Good job and I am sure you are happyjust to complete it.
Posted by: Tammy | Wednesday, May 03, 2006 at 07:11 AM
Thank you everyone for stopping by to comment!! I appreciate the kind words. Our Typepad was down most of the day and evening yesterday, and I'm just now able to get on and reply.
To Bet, Chris and Dorothy: guest room is open most any time...AFTER I recoop from the wedding, that is. :)
Mrs. Blythe, thanks for being a first time visitor and commenter. I checked out your new blog, too, and enjoyed the visit.
Susan G - yes, I followed your progress on your quilt. I know you were quite pleased to finish it. It must be a special, special friend to receive such a gift that you poured so much of your time into!
Susan in Canada - I feel so free having completed the quilt. NOW, I can get started back on some other crafts!
Kris, I'll keep my eye out at the Quilt Gallery when your quilt is posted. :)
Mrs. B, Barbara, & Flipflop: thank you for visiting and for your kind words. Yes, I am very excited to say it's finished!
Lydia, thank you for the compliment! Yes, I agree. Picking out the material was fun, a little intense getting the right colors to match, but still fun.
To Courtney and Tammy, our faithful regular commenters: thanks! You're right, I was sooo happy to complete it!
Posted by: Deb | Wednesday, May 03, 2006 at 08:38 AM
It's so beautiful! I love the picture. Any chance you could just leave it on that fence? ;) Your colors are just perfect. Love it!
Posted by: Lisa | Wednesday, May 03, 2006 at 10:07 AM
I was trying to remember why that book fair sounded so familiar every time you guys have mentioned it. I finally remembered. I had a friend here in Roanoke, Jennifer Heimburger (think that's right) who went every year. She always got so excited when it was time. I think she may have picked up a few books for my boys. She has since moved. I often think of her and wonder how they're doing.
Posted by: lisa | Wednesday, May 03, 2006 at 10:14 AM
I'm totally impressed by the quilt AND the photo. How'd you get that bird to pose so perfectly? He's real, right?
Love the quilt!
Posted by: Carol | Wednesday, May 03, 2006 at 03:08 PM
I love the quilt! It really makes for a wonderful picture! Can I add it to the "quilt gallery"?
Posted by: Randi | Wednesday, May 03, 2006 at 03:32 PM
I love that picture! It is perfect that the bird was included!
This reminds me that I have been meaning to tell you that my cardinal cross stitch is more special to me now that I realise the cardinal is the Virginia state bird! Thanks for telling me that! Virginia is my favourite state that I visited in the USA.
Posted by: Sherrin | Wednesday, May 03, 2006 at 10:45 PM
Hi Randi, please feel free to add it to the quilt gallery. Thanks!
Carol and Sherrin, yes, how about that bird?! He appeared at just the last second before Hannah snapped the picture!
Carol, thanks for your sweet compliment.
Sherrin, I'm so glad you fell in love with Virginia! It's the only state I've ever lived in, and I love it, too.
Posted by: Deb | Wednesday, May 03, 2006 at 11:33 PM
What a beautiful quilt - I can't sew at all but I have such admiration for those who do!
Posted by: Islandsparrow | Thursday, May 04, 2006 at 12:29 AM
Your quilt is absolutely beautiful!
Posted by: Kim | Thursday, May 04, 2006 at 11:26 AM
Thank you Islandsparrow and Kim.
Ya know...from all the nice comments I've gotten, this quilt is meaning much more to me than it did before I posted the picture. Thank you all for your votes of confidence. What special memories you've given me. :)
Posted by: Deb | Friday, May 05, 2006 at 08:20 AM