My Very First Quilt - Love's Xmas Lap Quilt
I know I posted the rag quilt that the quilting group made for the Victorian Bush fire appeal and yes I did do a lot of the sewing on that..... but this quilt is my first real quilt made completely by me. Pauline (Nonna57) went with me to buy the materials (but the choices were mine) and she also helped me select the best batting to use.The designs are all from Barbara Love's Embroidery group and were stitched on my ELna Xquisit and Designer Diamond machines. They are 5 x 7 designs with the finished blocks being 8". The finished quilt size is 42" by 62" and it is going to be a special gift for my brother and his wife. Obviously I didn't win the contest, I never really expected to, but I did get one vote besides my own and that really made me exstatic. :-) Thanks for peeking. Hugs n roses to all, Meganne
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Wow! Thank you all so much for your lovely comments. It gives me encouragement to start n the next one. Hugs n roses to all, with much love and appreciation Meganne
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Meganne, it is gorgeous! Your brother and wife will treasure it for sure! Well done!
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Your quilt is gorgeous WOW! And you did a GREAT job. Your brother and his wife will treasure it forever. **4U
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Hi Meg, hope you are feeling a bit better today. Love the quilt - wonderful Christmas designs and I know your brother and S-I-L will cherish it for many years to come. Great job. Love and blessings Chris
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It's lovely Meganne. Great job on your first quilt. Your label is perfect. Making me feel quilty here cause I haven't even started mine yet. I have all my block designs and fabrics, just need a push.
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Very nice Meg, well done and your brother and sister n law will love it!!! ***4u
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Great job Meg - wished we could have voted - you would have won - Hehehe! This is great work and your brother and SIL will adore it. *4U
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Meganne, great job, I'm sure your brother and wife is going to love it - Hugs Yvonne *4u
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It's a beautiful quilt, something to be proud of and your brother and sister-i-l will love it. Such a beautiful gift! Nice to see your smiling face as well as the quilt.
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Oh Meg, I love, love, love this quilt!!! What a wonderful gift - they will love it as well!!! You did a "first rate" job!!!! 4U* Hugs, Laura
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Meganne this is beautifull !!! I wondered which one was yours, and this particular one was so lovely, because of the lovely chistmas colours you used. I particularly liked the fine red around the edge. I am waiting for the next quilt blocks (men), and will give it a good go. Congratulations on a job well done. Hugs and God bless Marietta
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Meg - this beautiful and quite an accomplishment to have done. I did not even get mine started, so you are a winner regardless. Job Well Done!
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Beautiful, Meganne!! I'm glad you told the sizes of the designs and blocks, because I have some blocks I want to make, and wondered if 5x7 designs would work up large enough. I'm just not into fiddly little 3" squares, hee hee hee, unless they're made with strips and then cut. Your quilt worked up beautifully, that's just the size I'm looking for! I'm sure your brother and his wife will just love it, especially since you made it all by yourself! Hugs, Marji
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WOW, what a great quilt. I bet your brother and his wife will love it. It is gorgeous. *4u Lynn
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I love it Meg! I think you did a great job! I also noticed something else in the picture... You have a whole head full of beautiful hair! The last time I saw a picture it was fine baby fuss. It sure didn't take it long to grow back in and it is so pretty! In this picture, you could pass as a twin to my lifetime best friend. well, except for one thing, she is only 5'1". I wish I could send you a picture of her but I do not have a recent one. You really could pass for twins! Glenda is a genius on a sewing machine and does beautiful hand embroidery but does not have an embroidery machine. We are total opposites but love each other like sisters! She is 1 day older than I am. She was born on Christmas Day! I wish she could see this Christmas Quilt. She loves quilts. Thanks for sharing with us!
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by meganne 20 days agoThanks so much Linda, I'm only 5'2". I love sewing, there's nothing more rewarding than turning watching a piece of fabric evolve into a garment. It still gives me a buzz after all these years.
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Your brother and wife will love it. You have done a fantastic job with it. Hugs mary
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This is beautiful. Hope that your brother and his wife love the quilt. I like the lable that you have made for the back
1 replies to this comment by meganne 20 days agoThank you :-) I hope so too, his wife never celebrated Christmas before she came to Australia.
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Great job! I know it's a good feeling when you've completed a project!
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well you should have won, this is beautiful.. lots of time and love in this.. I will give you the prize..
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I love that, great work. Getting me motivated to do something today. Thank you
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Meg it is gorgeous. If you had the cuties voting you would have won for sure. Keep up the wonderful work now you will have to start quilting more. From experience both are addicting. Now instead of a thread stash you will have a fabric stash. LOL or has it already started. thanks for sharing. Hugs Lisa
1 replies to this comment by meganne 20 days agoThanks Lisa. I already have more quilts in the planning stage. :-) The fabric stash will have to wait until I have more room to store it. LOL!!!
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Great Job Meganne, have you begun to think about the next one he he
1 replies to this comment by meganne 20 days agoThank you :-) Yes I had already started embroidering the blocks but found the designs needed repairs to the digitising so have put that one aside til I have more time.
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Meg it is beautiful the choice of fabricss are just wonderful My first quilt I ever made I painted the center of it I made it for my mom for mothers day.
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Beautiful. It will be such a wonderful gift to your brother and his wife. So talented.
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Megganne, your quilt is beautiful. Your Brother and Sister-in-Law will love. I just love to make quilts. I like to have someone else with me when I buy fabric for a quilt. I don't have any trouble making a quilt but just don't like to pick out the fabric.
1 replies to this comment by meganne 20 days agoThank you :-) I am thrilled with the end result and really enjoyed the shopping with Pauline.
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wonderful quilt Meg, beautiful blocks **********
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wow you are so good. Maybe one day I will also do a quilt. Tks for sharing with us
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Great job Meganne, one Xmas gift down and how many more to go!!! LOL *4U hugs x0x0x0x
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