Sunday, 30 October 2011

Wedding present quilt

Amy'sCreativeSide

Over the last few days I have seen lots of quilts being showcased for bloggers quilt festival, so I thought I would share mine too.

I made this quilt for a friend of mine who got married in May.  I have known Zoe for over 10 years and when she asked me to be maid of honour, I knew I wanted to make her something special



It was made from a jelly roll, the first time I had ever used one! It took just under a year to make.  There are soooo many little triangles in this quilt!



I'm glad I gave myself a long time to do this quilt because I needed every minute of it! Every time I do a quilt with small triangles I vow I will never do them again - and then 6 months later......!



I quilted the details of the wedding on their for them (just in case they ever forget who, where, when!!)


The only quilt I have ever been brave enough to present to someone else was for a close friends 40th - she was also a crafter so knew the effort involved.  I am so glad that I took the time to do this for them, I know they didn't get two home made quilts, even if they did get two toasters!



The quality of quilts in this quilt festival is amazing, and its great to see so many bloggy friends with theirs in there too.  If you have popped over from the quilt festival, thank you for visiting.
  I will be spending my evening looking through more of the blogs from the festival, whilst my 15 year old (birthday tomorrow) and 3 of her friends have a sleepover - HELP!!
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13 comments:

  1. Annabella30 October 2011 at 19:24

    the quality of quilts in the BQF is amazing and that`s why yours will feel right at home. It`s a fantastic quilt Catherine and one that your friends will really treasure!

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  2. Pat Merkle30 October 2011 at 20:13

    It is a beautiful quilt and a wonderful gift!

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  3. mennikelly30 October 2011 at 20:22

    Gorgeous quilt! Will it only be the evening that you are awake or an all nighter? Good luck with the sleepover.

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  4. Canadian Abroad30 October 2011 at 20:41

    That quilt is stunning, Catherine, and well deserves to be in the festival. Love it.

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  5. Sheila30 October 2011 at 21:50

    What a beautiful quilt Catherine, so glad you put it into the festival so we could all share it.

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  6. maria30 October 2011 at 21:52

    The quilt is fabulous, such a personal and special present.
    By the way, you live not far from me, I'm in Ipswich.

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  7. Judith, Belfast31 October 2011 at 09:00

    What a gorgeous gift! I'm sure they'll treasure it for a v.long time. Jxo

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  8. trish31 October 2011 at 11:56

    Your quilt is so beautiful and one to
    be cherished for a very long time. :o)

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  9. Selfsewn31 October 2011 at 18:34

    It's beautiful! I'm really loving the repetition of colours on quilts at the moment.

    I already have an idea for another quilt and I'm still piecing my current one!

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  10. Anonymous31 October 2011 at 21:27

    What a gorgeous quilt! So detailed with all those little triangles. Thank you for your lovely comment on my Quilt Festival quilt too :)

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  11. Lynette1 November 2011 at 18:17

    This is absolutely beautiful, and sure to be a cherished heirloom gift.

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  12. Lyanna L.2 November 2011 at 03:11

    i hope you managed to survive the sleepover...but thanks for sharing the quilt, it is really beautiful and the triangles are pieced perfectly! great job =)

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  13. Eileen8 November 2011 at 06:17

    what a great quilt to give your friends. great stars and other blocks...lot of beautiful things going on in it! thanks for sharing and have a great day

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