Saturday, August 14, 2010

Top done!

Remember these?
I made 80 of them and then put them together.  They were lots of fun and many days I spent much more than 15 minutes.

After I got them together, I decided the top needed a border, so I got to spend my 15 minutes a day cutting out some leaves.  I did this even while I was on a business trip with my husband.
The border is hand appliqued which took A LOT of  "15 minutes".  But I think the result was worth it:

What do you think?

29 comments:

Nifty Quilts said...

Oh my gosh! Fabulous! Looks like a lot of work, but you did it quickly. Beautiful quilt.

Victoria Findlay Wolfe said...

It is Beautiful! What a fabulous Scrappy beautiful quilt... the vines are Perfect-o!

Becky said...

As I read this post and rolled to each new picture I gasped and finally all I could say was "Oh my."

Absolutely beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing it with us.

beth said...

love the vines around that pretty quilt!!

Barbara said...

the applique vines just make - what a fun and beautiful quilt !

West Michigan Quilter said...

Awesome quilt. And to think you make it practically for free! Love the way you did the borders.

Vesuviusmama said...

I think it is magnificent, and the applique border is a perfect touch!

Bonnie said...

What a great quilt. Loved the border!! Bonnie

Brenda said...

lovely. I like the vine border.

Jessica said...

Stunning! what an amazing accomplishment!
I'm so inspired..

WoolenSails said...

That is beautiful, it is amazing how scraps can make something that you will treasure.

Debbie

9patchnurse said...

Awesome!! Very well done and I love the applique. The blocks really have an impact all together. I love it!

Mallory said...

I love it!

Quiltdivajulie said...

I think it is FABULOUS ... I've always wanted to do a floral vine border.

Michelle said...

I love those blocks and can't get over how great they look now that they're assembled.

Glen QuiltSwissy said...

Oh, my, Darling....it is fab-U-lous! Really..
glen

Robin (RsIslandCrafts) said...

It looks amazing!

Lynn said...

Wonderful, I love the scrappy leaves!

Jan said...

What do I think?! I think it is fabulous!

LabMom said...

It is fantastic!! i Love it!

Shelly said...

Wow! That's fabulous! Good use of the 15-minute thing. Wish mine were as productive!

Silverthimble said...

I have also made these blocks! They are fun to make and really use up a lot of strings and strips. I have to set my blocks together - thinking of an on-point, chevron setting. I love your appliqued border!

MamaT said...

Thank you so much for all the lovely comments. They made my day as I have been sitting in a hospital all day waiting for my father-in-law to come out of a 7 hour surgery. Thank you so much. You're all an encouragement to me!

CharlotteP said...

Hope your father in law is getting on well. You deserve all the compliments, quilt is truly fabuous!

Rene' said...

Absolutely fabulous!!!!! I love everything...the blocks, the vines, the border...Great job!

Magpie Sue said...

You've got a winner there! LOVE it!

Tonya Ricucci said...

gorgeous. Congrats on a winning combination of piecing and a great border.

Chris said...

This is scrappy-appli-tacular!

23rdspiral said...

wow! it's georgeous! and the border is so very beautiful.