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.
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?
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.
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29 comments:
Oh my gosh! Fabulous! Looks like a lot of work, but you did it quickly. Beautiful quilt.
It is Beautiful! What a fabulous Scrappy beautiful quilt... the vines are Perfect-o!
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.
love the vines around that pretty quilt!!
the applique vines just make - what a fun and beautiful quilt !
Awesome quilt. And to think you make it practically for free! Love the way you did the borders.
I think it is magnificent, and the applique border is a perfect touch!
What a great quilt. Loved the border!! Bonnie
lovely. I like the vine border.
Stunning! what an amazing accomplishment!
I'm so inspired..
That is beautiful, it is amazing how scraps can make something that you will treasure.
Debbie
Awesome!! Very well done and I love the applique. The blocks really have an impact all together. I love it!
I love it!
I think it is FABULOUS ... I've always wanted to do a floral vine border.
I love those blocks and can't get over how great they look now that they're assembled.
Oh, my, Darling....it is fab-U-lous! Really..
glen
It looks amazing!
Wonderful, I love the scrappy leaves!
What do I think?! I think it is fabulous!
It is fantastic!! i Love it!
Wow! That's fabulous! Good use of the 15-minute thing. Wish mine were as productive!
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!
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!
Hope your father in law is getting on well. You deserve all the compliments, quilt is truly fabuous!
Absolutely fabulous!!!!! I love everything...the blocks, the vines, the border...Great job!
You've got a winner there! LOVE it!
gorgeous. Congrats on a winning combination of piecing and a great border.
This is scrappy-appli-tacular!
wow! it's georgeous! and the border is so very beautiful.
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