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Friday, March 13, 2020

Cross Country

The story of this quilt began in January when I took a Seattle MQG-hosted class with Anna Maria Horner. It was a fun day, and I went home with a small amount of my quilt pieced, but thanks to Anna Maria, a good idea of where I was headed. So happily, a couple of weeks later, I had a quilt top to share.



Still deep in quilting my Summer Sampler, quilting another large quilt just wasn't sounding fun. So I treated myself and asked my guild-mate Pam Cole of Keeping it Simple Quilts to help me out. We settled on a quilt design and I'm so pleased with what we chose. Quilted with medium gray thread, Pam used 80/20 Hobbs batting, which resulted in a very cozy quilt.


You might remember I pieced a big ole quilt back for this one, and I'm glad I did. Love seeing the variety of Anna's fabric. And those Canvas Corners really proved themselves.


This time I did machine baste them on using thread coordinating with the front, and things felt much sturdier than when I pinned them on. Hubby says he just needs some sturdier dowels and  then we'll be set. Oh, and here you get a peek at the binding I chose - one of the prints used in the quilt front - from Indie Boheme by Pat Bravo. It 'reads' like a stripe but obviously isn't really



So this was a really fun one.... on one hand, not my typical style, but I really kinda love it. Just having the experience of meeting and planning with Anna 'sewn' into it, as well as using pretty much all of the AMH fabrics from my stash make this one's story a unique one.... one I know I will keep enjoying.

14 comments:

  1. I love both sides of this quilt, Debbie, and thanks for the detail shot on the binding. Sounds like you and hubby are closing in on the right setup for these photographs!

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  2. it's a really beautiful quilt Debbie!

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  3. It's a beautiful quilt Debbie! Oh and I've just shown the pictures to my husband. He's impressed by these canvas corners! 😉

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  4. Absolutely stunning! The colours and design are just gorgeous! Love the backing too.

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  5. Certainly not your usual style Debbie, but it’s gorgeous!

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  6. It is really beautiful Debbie! Every so often we all need to step out of our 'normal' and try something completely different. Maybe old broom handles would work for a dowel alternative?!

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  7. Gorgeous quilt, Debbie love the color combinations.

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  8. Exciting color, used well to repeat your theme. And how sweet your husband helping you out!
    Super.

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  9. Love your continuing details of the photography set-up. And that binding is delicious! xo Melanie

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  10. Beautiful finish Debbie! Definitely not something we are used to seeing from you, but absolutely gorgeous.

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  11. Lovely finish!! Always a good idea to shake things up and try something new.

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  12. I really like your quilt! And I love the way your hubby is holding it up for the photo shoot! Mine always encourages me to 'hurry up' and get the shoots, as his arms give out, lol.

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