Sewing Under the Influence: unnamed quilt...finished.

Monday, February 27, 2012

unnamed quilt...finished.

Meet ______________.

I have yet to name her. She's a surprise gift for a friend, whose husband asked me to "make her a purple quilt....and grey.....king size...." We later nixed the king size for a throw size that she could still "throw" on to her "king size" bed if she wanted to.

My proudest accomplishment on this one: four awesome corners. I've never had all four corners look...well, like corners. I'm going to go ahead and pat myself on the back for this one!

I had a wonderful lady that I met at a quilting class last year do the quilting on her long-arm quilting machine, and she did it for a great price! It makes me want to get started on my next quilt! She has made a loyal customer out of me...look at those awesome flowers/leaves/squiggles... Love it.

Oh, and my handsome husband is already testing out its comfy rating before we give it to the recipient. Verdict: 8.5 out of 10. And that's pre-washing!

Here's the big picture of the quilt, where you can see the pattern. I used the Seville pattern by one of my favorite quilter/bloggers, Cluck Cluck Sew.

Any suggestions on names?

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UnknownFebruary 27, 2012 at 9:29 AM
I was in the middle of posting a comment on here when I spilled my whole cup of coffee on the keyboard! Got it all taken care of...
Your quilting skills are so amazing!...and that you posted this at 6am! Good work!
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LeanneFebruary 27, 2012 at 10:51 AM
Well clearly you should call it Purple Patchy. :)

But seriously, I'm in awe of your talent and that you can find time to do it with your little ones running around. Good for you!
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HollyFebruary 27, 2012 at 12:16 PM
It turned out fantastic.. and Rosemae did an awesome job quiltiting it but you did and a-mah-zing job with the rest of it!!! I think you should name it purple paradise..ha ha!
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MirandaFebruary 27, 2012 at 1:08 PM
Wow- it's beautiful Mel! So precise and lovely, not my color scheme but so well well done. Nice job! My vote is "Octagons in Space." :)
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Nina WilliamsFebruary 27, 2012 at 10:36 PM
Love the beautiful quilt!! How about "Violet"? It's a sweet & elegant name - not unlike your quilt.
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GrammaJinxFebruary 29, 2012 at 5:59 PM
Hey I posted a name yesterday, what happened! I said "Purple Haze" what can I say, product of the sixties!
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Monday, February 27, 2012

unnamed quilt...finished.

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