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Friday, November 20, 2020

TGIFF - Book Club QAL

Earlier this year, I participated in the Book Club QAL hosted by Patty @ Elm Street Quilts and Kristin @ Simple Handmade Everyday   As usual, I put the quilt top aside to be quilted later.  😀

The quilt top is all hand pieced, so I wanted to do big stitch hand quilting with perle cotton.


I used orange thread to quilt inside all the orange fabrics and blue inside the blue fabrics.  Unfortunately, the blue blended a bit too well.  I stitched straight lines in white thread in the sashing and borders.


Here's a closeup of the stitching.


I used Wonderfil #8 perle cotton for the quilting and to hand stitch the binding.


So glad to cross another UFO off the list.  

I'm linking up with:

Thank Goodness It's Finished Friday @ Storied Quilts
Can I Get a Whoop Whoop? @ Confessions of a Fabric Addict
Finished or Not Friday @ Alycia Quilts
Needle and Thread Thursday @ My Quilt Infatuation
Brag About Your Beauties @ From Bolt to Beauty
Friday Foto Fun @ Powered by Quilting 


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13 comments:

  1. The Joyful QuilterNovember 20, 2020 at 8:33 PM

    LOVE it, Anja!! It turned out great.

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  2. KatieQNovember 20, 2020 at 8:43 PM

    Lovely quilt. I love the orange and blue fabrics. The big stitch quilting was a cool idea.

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  3. chrisknitsNovember 21, 2020 at 12:28 AM

    It's spectacular! Wonderful finish.

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  4. Stitchin At HomeNovember 21, 2020 at 8:38 AM

    Love this with the orange and blue! Beautiful Anja!

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  5. AnonymousNovember 21, 2020 at 12:59 PM

    Absolutely lovely! Hand-piecing is my preferred way to piece.

    Michelle
    https://mybijoulifeonline.com

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  6. SusanNovember 21, 2020 at 7:04 PM

    I love this quilt Anja! The colours and graphic nature of the quilt are just perfect!

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  7. Quilting GailNovember 21, 2020 at 7:28 PM

    Hand pieced???? Anja, are you completely crazy???? (I loath sewing by hand ... that's why I just can't relate! :-)
    You have done a wonderful job with this quilt. I LOVE the large stitches ... it looks pretty great!
    Congratulations on a UFO finish! :-)

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  8. BonnieNovember 22, 2020 at 10:23 AM

    OOOH what a great finish. Handpiecing isn't my cup of tea. But I'm thinking of doing one of my quilt tops using big stitch. I haven't put too much thought into because I have another hand quilting project going (or not going since it is from the early 2000s.) It looks great. I think blues are so dark you would have had to pick something many shades lighter to get it to show at all.

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  9. Yvonne from Quilting JetgirlNovember 22, 2020 at 12:27 PM

    Wow, you aren't kidding that the blue thread blends in really well. It was hard to pick out even in the detail photo! Your hand work skills are looking beautiful. :)

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  10. Alycia~QuiltygirlNovember 22, 2020 at 5:00 PM

    Beautiful!!! Orange and blue are such a great combination!

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  11. PreetiNovember 23, 2020 at 3:15 PM

    WOW!!! Your hand quilting is so neat. Love it.

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  12. Sandra WalkerNovember 23, 2020 at 10:34 PM

    This is absolutely a work of love, patience and talent. I hope you have a special place to display it.

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  13. IzzyNovember 29, 2020 at 11:03 AM

    That is a gorgeous, gorgeous finish Anja! Your hand quilting is soooo good!

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