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Sunday 4 January 2015

Amaranth

Several months ago I decided to tackle my Simply Solids bee quilt at one of our #nintendo guild meet-ups.  This was just the right motivation to get me to complete the top.  Yes - I finally got my 'Amaranth group' Simply Solids Bee quilt TOP completed!


If you were in the Amaranth group and kindly made me a block - thank you!!   To make the top a little bit bigger, I decided to add sashing and corner stones to help define each block but now I am not so sure that was a good idea.  Sashing should be straight and knowing me it will look all wobbly and  that is not a good look!  Fingers crossed it turns out straight looking once quilted!

The next issue:  how should I quilt it?!!

Happy days - this only took two and a bit years to get to this stage but now that it is now a flimsy, I can do the happy dance [and discretely add it to the pile of unfinished quilt tops].

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15 comments:

  1. Anne / Springleaf Studios4 January 2015 at 03:52

    Good for you getting an older quilt top finished. I laugh at the notion of discretely adding it to the unfinished pile now. I've got a whole box full.

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  2. HillyFilly4 January 2015 at 08:46

    Looks really great, love the happy colours... Why are we always tempted to make everything bigger ... Which then makes it harder to quilt & finish? Humm... 😉

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  3. grapes and hearts4 January 2015 at 09:30

    Wow! This quilt is going to be super awesome!
    Don't procrastinate! I want to see it quilted! (does that help? I am a pro at procrastination myself...)

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  4. Archie The Wonder Dog4 January 2015 at 11:16

    It's fabulous! How about getting the backing and wadding sorted before adding it to the pile of finished tops? That way you won't be put off by the whole layering/tacking/pinning thing when you come to quilt it. And you could take advantage of the sales to get some cheap(er) backing...

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  5. Turid4 January 2015 at 12:04

    Lovely. I love all the colours in these blocks.

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  6. Pennie4 January 2015 at 19:17

    I would just sew about 1/4" either side of the sashing strips, but then I like light quilting.

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  7. QuiltCandy5 January 2015 at 08:25

    I think this looks wonderful! It's so great to get older projects finished - or nearer to being finished!

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  8. pennydog5 January 2015 at 10:47

    That's really cool!

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  9. pennydog5 January 2015 at 10:47

    That's really cool!

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  10. pennydog5 January 2015 at 10:48

    That's really cool!

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  11. Vera5 January 2015 at 21:18

    That you is looking like a fun and interesting project!

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  12. angelina12 January 2015 at 15:28

    lovely quilting!

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  13. tracie c.2 February 2015 at 08:52

    wow the colors and design!
    i would be so happy with this quilt.
    you do fantastic work!

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  14. Celine2 February 2015 at 20:07

    Well done Amy. I haven't even sewn my blocks together yet!

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  15. Celine2 February 2015 at 20:07

    Well done Amy. I haven't even sewn my blocks together yet!

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