Remember this quilt top?
Hexagon Text Quilt...
I began paper piecing it 2 years ago in Yellowstone Park:
Yes, we never leave home without…..GUNNR
I never travel without a Take-a-Long Quilt project:
I was visiting my son, while he worked in the park:
He was part of a a trout study on Yellowstone Lake:
I saw my very first Grizzly Bear that year in the park:
Lots of great memories come flooding back
when I look at this quilt…
It is now under the needle…
It took 1 year to hand piece it…
then it sat for a year waiting it's turn to be machine quilted.
I am quilting wavy lines across the surface.
My favorite guy has claimed this quilt, so I want
to keep the quilting masculine to match the quilt.
I had FUN fussy cutting some of the hexagons:
I am originally from…..New Jersey
I attended lots of Yankee games in New York
I now live in…..Oregon
Yes, this quilt will always conjure up
lots of memories for me...
The machine quilting is complete...
I will bind and label it today…….aaaah.
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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,
LuAnn Kessi
I love this quilt. I love the warm, toastyness of it but it's made special by all the memories stitched into it.
ReplyDeleteNeat post and neat quilt!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Quilt LuAnn! I like how you fussy cut the places that have memories for you to.
ReplyDeleteStunning with beautiful quilting!!
ReplyDeleteBest wishes!
Very nice quilt! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteOh yes, I remember. Very very nice and the fabric is stunning.Sweet memories.
ReplyDeleteI have never seen a longarm used w/o a quilting rack, interesting! I bet it's a lot easier to use than a standard sewing machine though! Love the quilt!
ReplyDeleteI just found your blog, and I really love this quilt. I love hexies, and now I have to start a quilt like this, seriously. I have lots of brown scraps, and didn't know what to use them for, until now. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteYes, I remember this quilt! It's nice to see it finished and ready to keep your fella warm and cozy this winter.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely journey this quilt has made, from inception in Yellowstone (a favorite park of mine) to the quilting and eventual gifting. I love quilts that have memories attached to them (which is why they either stay with me, or are gifted to someone I love), including past memories of cities you have lived in and loved.
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful -- and the hexes are so perfect in the text! Love this!
Elizabeth
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