And here is where it all began. It took me around a year to save and collect fabrics that were dear to me. Many of them were either gifts or trades. In the evenings when I snuggle under our quilt, to go to sleep, I know who each fabric is from and it blesses my heart that we have such a sentimental and special quilt.
Here is a shot of the quilting process. I pretty much moved my table and chair into the living room, smack dab in the middle of the house and stole away moments to put a stitch in. In the evenings while we watched a show was also premium quilting time. That way, I was with my family and able to stitch about.
The quilting was done "quilt in the ditch style" which really helped me stay right where I needed to be. And I used perle 8 thread. I love the nubby feel it gives.
Thank you so much for dropping by today. I am looking forward to visiting each one of Amy's Blogger's Quilt Festival participants! I have a hot cup of coffee and time set aside, just for this!!
Have a lovely day and please come again!
ps. The winner of my little give a way is ... Laura at Swing Kitten Studio! Congratulations Laura!! I am contacting you shortly, for mailing information.
Such a beautiful quilt and labor of love!
ReplyDeleteLOVE the quilt! Can you believe I don't have a quilt for our bed. But I'm starting one soon and I can't wait!
ReplyDeleteYour quilt is beautiful and I like your quilting idea of using the heavier thread. The quilt festival is fun and it's going to be a fun weekend. Enjoy! And, thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteTrish, your quilt is very beautiful! I love the fabrics and colors.
ReplyDeleteI do a lot of quilting in the evenings when I watch TV with my hubby, too. It is so cozy.
what a wonderful quilt...love the investment in this quilt...the memories and the time spent make it priceless. Congrats to your giveaway winner!
ReplyDeletewhat a lovely quilt! your colors are so rich and perfectly combined. congrats!
ReplyDeleteThat is so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI still love this quilt Trish with all it's patchiness. :)
ReplyDeleteWhat fun colors- wow- that must have taken a long time hand quilting. So cool!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful quilt! Thanks for the giveaway Trish! :)
ReplyDeleteThe quilt is beautiful! I have an old quilt that belonged to my mother in law. I have no idea how to clean a quilt...on a gentle cycle? Wondering how you would ever wash the one you have?
ReplyDeleteVery pretty! I admire you for hand quilting it:)
ReplyDeleteThis is a beautiful labor of love and such a sweet story!
ReplyDeleteIt's your first time at BQF too?!?!? Yay! I cannot believe that King size quilt. And so many 5" squares. Amazing.
ReplyDeleteOh Trish, your quilt made my heart skip a beat! What gorgeous colours and oh... Love it! I just finished assembling a 36 patch king for our bed and I recognized the feeling you describe. :) I am so looking forward to quilting it as well and the memories that will be stitched into it! Greetings from Cyprus, Valentina
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely lovely!
ReplyDeleteLoving the beautiful colour palette!
ReplyDeleteA king size quilt!?!?! WOW! This is gorgeous, what a great quilt :)
ReplyDeleteI love your quilt. It is just what a quilt should be. Simple, full of memories and used every single day!!
ReplyDeleteWow, king size AND hand quilted? Amazing.
ReplyDeleteLove the cottage charm this quilt gives you, wow, King size, in 5" charms that is amazing.
ReplyDeleteI love this quilt, and it proves that even a simple pattern. stitched with love, is beautiful! I recognize some of the fabrics I sent and it makes me smile:>)
ReplyDeleteThank you for your comments on my blog. Not sure I did it correctly.Hopefully I did. :)
ReplyDeleteCongrats to Laura!
ReplyDeleteTrish, I remember when you were quilting this. It looks so nice in your bedroom. So bright and cheerful. You inspire me to want to quilt. Too bad I can't do it all!
Hi there, I just came over from Kimberly's and so glad I did. I can see we love many of the same things-especially quilts so I want to join you and continue to be inspired. Have a wonderful weekend-love your quilt.
ReplyDeleteNoreen
WELL, WHEN YOU COVER YOURSELVES WITH THE QUILT YOU WILL DREAM OF THE STITCHING ANGELS LOL!
ReplyDeleteWhat a warm and cozy quilt---it's perfect! :D
ReplyDeleteIt's a stunning quilt with lots of love.
ReplyDeleteSo very impressive and so very beautiful . . .
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful quilt and so much more special due to the traded fabrics AND your hand-quilting!
ReplyDeleteThere's nothing like sleeping under a labor of love. Truly a beautiful quilt on many levels.
ReplyDeleteHave a great day,
Always, Queenie
And what a king size beauty this is. Fabric combinations are simply perfect!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great quilt, it has a very cath kidston vibe!
ReplyDeleteThis is so pretty and cheerful -- beautiful work!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a special quilt!
ReplyDeleteWhat a special quilt! And the fact that you handed quilted it makes it even more special I'm sure.
ReplyDeleteLove this and love your pretty room!
ReplyDeleteSuch a pretty and cheerful quilt! Hand quilting a king size quilt is quite an accomplishment!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful quilt! I like the idea of knowing where the fabric squares came from - just like a memory quilt.
ReplyDeleteWhat a special quilt! Your room is so bright & cheerful. Like it a lot.
ReplyDeleteWelcome to the festival, and what alovely entry!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for your lovely comment on my blog, and thanks for sharing yours! :)
That is a beautiful quilt. King size is huge!!! Well done for hand quilting a quilt that size!! Your combination of fabrics is lovely!!
ReplyDeleteYour quilt is really beautiful and romantic!
ReplyDeleteYour quilt is really beautiful and romantic!
ReplyDeleteLOVELY trish, but i have already told you that... ;)
ReplyDeleteSo very pretty! Love those fabrics used and that you hand quilted it!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely quilt. Simplicity is so often the best option.
ReplyDeletei love it. patchwork quilts like this will never get old for me. i especially love that you quilted it by hand. i want to do that with my next quilt.
ReplyDeletegreat job!
What a sweet story to go with a great quilt! How fun to have collected fabrics that way and have it to snuggle under with happy memories. Thanks for sharing and have a great day
ReplyDeleteThis is a lovely quilt. Your colours are gorgeous. I have to admire your patience with all that hand quilting. It looks wonderful!
ReplyDeleteI think I have a lot of those same fabrics in my stash. The picture on the bed shows the quilt off to the very best.
ReplyDeleteI think I have a lot of those same fabrics in my stash. The picture on the bed shows the quilt off to the very best.
ReplyDeletewhat a great quilt! I this what the 5" squares were for that you were collecting? I love it!
ReplyDeleteYour quilt is so beautiful and so inspiring! I think squares make the best quilts. well done!
ReplyDeleteIt's beautiful!! I'll need to try quilting with heavier thread... but seriously, you are amazing - king size?!?
ReplyDeleteBeautiful fresh colors. Kudos to you for hand quilting a king!
ReplyDeletelove the old-fashioned looking quilts!
ReplyDeleteMargaret
www.quiltsoflove.blogspot.com
Beautiful....huge and beauiful.....hand quilted huge and beautiful. great job.
ReplyDeleteI love it Trish! One of my favorite color combinations of ALL time. (I have a very similar quilt in my family room that is one of my favorites to snuggle with. :) And I especially love that you associate it with the places and people you've collected the squares from.
ReplyDeleteSo sweet!
Now I am inspired to finish my own king size top into a quilt! This is just beautiful, and I know how much work it is because I hand-quilt, too! Thanks for sharing your one-of-a-kind beauty with us!
ReplyDeleteI wish I had time to do ore hand quilting, its what I love most about the whole process, so relaxing and so rewarding. You did a really lovely job with your quilt.
ReplyDeleteWonderful memories and great hand work. Thank you for sharing your story with all of us.
ReplyDelete-what a wonderful quilt, so many beutiful fabrics, thanks for sharing and a special thank to you for visiting my blog and becauce you left a comment ☺
ReplyDeleteBente - Germany
I like to QuiltBlog
oh it it GORGEOUS ! and the hand quilting makes it even better ! I do not hand quilt and I am really impressed with your work ! thanks for sharing !
ReplyDeleteThis is so bright and pretty and easy to see why it's a favorite. I'm so glad you have such a treasure to snuggle under each night.
ReplyDeleteDid you say KING size? Holy cow, you rock! I love your quilt. It's so charming, and must be so fun to pour over the different fabrics. x
ReplyDeleteWow - I can't believe you HAND-quilted that! And it's King sized! What a ton of work - but definitely worth the labour. It's beautiful!
ReplyDeleteLook at all the comments! Everyone loves your quilt! Me too :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a simply charming quilt. Love the vintage '40-50s feel.
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting both my entries and commenting. Hope you are able to get to all the entries! I tried last time but the list kept growing and growing. We have more time this year but that just may mean even more entries.
Your king sized quilt looks just perfect on your bed! Thank you for sharing a bit of the process you used to make it. I think it makes it really special that you collected fabrics for quite some time and that many friends contributed to the cause! Beautiful job!
ReplyDeleteYour darling scrappy quilt is fabulous and so charming! I love that you patiently collected fabrics that were dear to you and then lovingly quilted them by hand. I too love hand quilting and stitching in the evenings alongside family. I'm sure you treasure it, and the memories, each time you snuggle beneath it.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful, special quilt, and isn't that what it's all about?
ReplyDeleteI made a charm quilt once and it was one of my favorites. I loved looking at all the fabrics in it. We wore it out after 20 years of having it on the bed!
Definitely a labor of love! My only hand quilting was a wall hanging. My hat is off to those with the patience to hand quilt!!
ReplyDeleteWow, what a great project! It is a lovely quilt. :)
ReplyDeleteThe labor of love quilts are the best! Thanks for sharing yours.
ReplyDeletethis quilt is absolutely adorable! i love the clean, primary colors in sweet prints.
ReplyDeleteBright, cheerful and happy! Those were the first words that popped in to my head! Lovely!
ReplyDeleteHi! Your quilt so wonderful! I love simple square pattern because it's showing well all the fabrics. You have used lovely colours and it's nice to know from where every piece has came!
ReplyDeleteYour quilt is lovely! All the pretty fabric play nicely together in this simple design. Sometimes these makes the best kind of quilts...
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this is a wonderful quilt!!! love your labour of love, it looks so cosy and gemuetlich :-)
ReplyDeletehave a good day,
Claudia
lovely quilt, great colours, well done!
ReplyDeletethanks for dropping by at my blog!
Kristina
www.priscillacraft.blogspot.com
I love this quilt, so colourful and beautiful! Your pictures of it are gorgeous. Such a lot of work and so worthwhile, filled with sweet associations. The quilt festival is a wonderful idea. Have a happy week.
ReplyDeleteHelen x
It's lovely that you enjoyed the process of making the quilt so much. I admire all the work you put in with the hand quilting.. It's beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI can't get over the fact that you hand quilted such a large quilt! It looks great and I'm sure it so fun to sleep under at night.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your project -- love your blog btw so fun =)
Lyanna
It is a beautiful quilt and I love how you collected the fabric.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful quilt - love all of those pretty fabrics together!
ReplyDeleteI love this quilt. So special with all your treasured fabrics. Thank you for your lovely comment on my Quilt Festival quilt too :)
ReplyDeletei love the colors and the fabrics in your quilt. you can definitely tell it's a labor of love...
ReplyDeleteYour quilt is a lovely labor of love and I'm sure it will be treasured. I must add that your home looks warm and welcoming.
ReplyDeleteJoyce
I love this quilt!! Just wonderful!! I'm your newest "flower in your garden"... come visit me some time..Hugs-- Sandie
ReplyDeleteThank you for your comment on my blog. I take my hat off to you, hand quilting a king size quilt! I haven't hand quilted a bed quilt since 1980. Well done.
ReplyDeleteso gorgeous!!! I realy love the colors and patterns on this one.
ReplyDeleteHappy November Trish!
Look at you! It is so fresh and pretty!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful quilt! I love the colors you put together. Looks like a fun project to work on. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteWow what a beautiful quilt!
ReplyDeleteYour quilt is beautiful and I love how you chose all the different fabrics to use.
ReplyDeleteI really like this quilt! It makes your bedroom look super cozy. :)
ReplyDeleteWow! Hand-quilting a king size quilt! what a feat! Looks great!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful quilt. I love the colors you used.
ReplyDeleteA beautiful hand quilted king sized quilt...amazing!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to Laura.
ReplyDeleteYou have such pretty fabrics in your quilt. It's absolutely lovely.
What a nice quilt and also a story that goes with it. It is really something to treasure.
ReplyDeleteSo, so pretty, and what a labor of love!
ReplyDeleteHand quilting a king-sized quilt is indeed a labor of love. What wonderful memories!
ReplyDeleteLovely! I agree, it is so nice to snuggle under a quilt that you have made yourself!!
ReplyDeleteWow! You put a lot of effort in to that one and it turned out beautifully! Thanks for your lovely comment!
ReplyDeletewow - that is a gorgeous quilt! I'm so impressed that you hand quilted such a large one too!
ReplyDeleteThis is quite wonderful. I can't imagine the hours that went into it! Thanks for sharing your special quilt.
ReplyDeleteYour quilt looks wonderful on the bed, I love the cheeerful fabrics and the hnad quilting.
ReplyDeleteThis quilt is pretty and I also like the background story. To handstich such a huge quilt is amazing.
ReplyDeleteFun fabrics and each one has a story -- what a great quilt!
ReplyDeleteOh, Trish, it's delightful! So sweet and pretty and sentimental - just like you! :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a great mix of prints! I really should start planning a bed quilt for myself too!
ReplyDeleteI love the fabrics in your quilt. Your quilt looks beautiful!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful quilt. You did an amazing job. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteLove is in the air! I can feel it. Wonderful quilt to treasure for generations to come. How challenging to make such a big quilt. Well done. ♥ Annette ♥
ReplyDeleteI love the quilt and the story behind it. Thanks for sharing.
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