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Sunday, May 6, 2012

Design Wall Monday

Hopefully, this will be the last week I have Moonglow on my design wall because I am almost finished!!! 


Saturday night I finished up the FINAL BLOCK!!!  Look at all those points!!!

This block actually went together better than I thought it would.  


I allowed extra fabric for the curved outer sections and then trimmed off the excess as I squared it up after the block was assembled.








It worked out great doing it that way.  Much less painful than I had imagined – yay!!!  =^..^=


Yesterday I sewed all the rows together - it's almost a quilt!!!!  Then I cut all the strips for the SEVEN borders to complete it.  I decided to wait until today to start sewing them together and attaching them to the quilt center because I hate attaching borders and I don’t want to try to tackle them when I’m tired.  Smart, huh?

I'm sorry this is not a very good picture!  We took it just as the light was disappearing and a storm was coming up, so it is rather dull in this shot.  I’ll post a better picture of the completed quilt top just as soon as I finish it – promise!!!

Judy pulled #2 for the UFO Challenge for May, which is Vintage Valentine on my list.  Wow – another toughie! 


This is an appliqué hearts quilt.  I think I have four blocks done.  It’s going to be another beauty though, and the appliqué will be a nice change from the intense piecing in Moonglow!  I’ll start on it as soon as I can.  But first I have to begin working on my niece Raney’s quilt.  She graduates this year and goes off to college, and I want her to have a nice, soft lovable quilt from her Aunt Terrie when she goes! :*)

That’s it for my design wall this week – what’s on yours?  Go to Patchwork Times to see what others are working on!

Hugs & Blessings!
Teresa
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Also linking up with: 
Can I Get a Whoop Whoop? at 
Confessions of a Fabric Addict






34 comments:

  1. Your Moonglow is stunning. Just a few more borders to go. What an accomplishment and I bet you are glad it's coming to a close.

    Vintage Valentine looks very sweet. You are making much more progress with your quilts than I. I'm jealous, but also impressed. :)

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  2. Moonglow is awesome. One of the nicest quilt tops I have ever seen. Over the top. Wonderful job.

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  3. Yikes that a ton of rays in one block but so gorgeous. An award winner on your hands. The color combo is one of my favorites, too. Great job.

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  4. Holy smokes those are two incredible quilts! Seven borders, goodness is all I can think of to say, it's going to look unbelievable when you're done. I really hope you take your time, cuz I've enjoyed see the journey on this one. But wait look at that applique quilt, wow!!! You are inspiring!!

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  5. Good grief. That looks incredibly technical! And absolutely gorgeous. I want to stroke it and eat it, the colours are amazing.
    Lois TootHillMedley

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  6. Your Moonglow quilt is just gorgeous. It is such a stunning design and you did a great job of mastering it.

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  7. Gonna be a stunning quilt (it already is, even not finished). Good job.

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  8. Both of those quilts have a tremendous amount of work involved in them and it appears you have done a wonderful job with each. Good for you!

    Judy

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  9. Holy wow -- that's some quilt!! (Holy wow is my new favorite exclamation!) I've only pieced one curved block and felt accomplished after doing it ... look at YOU! And your Vintage Valentine is a beauty! I am afraid to see what that UFO was for me. Yikes! :)

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  10. If Moonglow could look better I can hardly wait to see it. What a challenge and you certainly met it. Congratulations.

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  11. Oh, doesn't it feel good to have the blocks on this amazing quilt finished and together? Stunning!
    Yes, you were smart to wait on the borders.
    Your Valentine quilt is another amazing design. You certainly don't shy away from the toughies! : )

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  12. Wow, your moon glow is glowing. The light was great to show that off. Such an accomplishment to be this far. Just Beautiful.

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  13. Awesome quilt. I lovbe your Moon Glow. The colors are just perfect.

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  14. Fantastic! What a difficult block...you did an amazing job on those points!

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  15. Yay for you for finishing the blocks - but 7 borders seriously - you need to get out the chocolate NOW!!

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  16. beautiful! how do you do the center of the block? applique?
    Ann

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  17. I am impressed! I have a kit for this and haven't even looked at it. I did quilt one a few years ago and had a lot of fun with that.

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  18. You have shown such great perseverance on this quilt. It is a huge accomplishment to tackle all those tricky blocks successfully. Congratulations! It will feelso good to finish this one off.

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  19. Your Mooonglow quilt looks pretty darn good in bad light! Very pretty projects. Raney is lucky to have an aunt who is making time to quilt just for her!

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  20. Wow! Beautiful piecing on Moonglow. It looks glorious even in poor lighting!

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  21. that is beautiful! Waiting to do borders--smart move!

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  22. Dang! That is super good looking!
    And that's a really good name for it too...It really does glow!

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  23. You have done a terrific job on Moonglow, it is beautiful! Love the next one you'll be working on too! Thanks for sharing!
    Quilting at the River Linky Party Tuesday

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  24. I'm partial to vintage valentines so I love that one and I don't think I would ever try something like Moonglow so I have to admire someone who would!

    Cathy L

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  25. Your Moonglow is just stunning! And the Hearts should be finished, just too lovely to sit 'heartbroken'.

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  26. That moonglow quilt is just outstanding!! I love how dimensional if looks when finished!! GREAT finish!!!

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  27. Love you Moonglow quilt. I love paper piecing, just need to get back to it!

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  28. Wow, moonglow is gorgeous. Well done.

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  29. Moonglow is a fantastic piece love it!

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  30. I am so humbled by this block, and then to see this quilt you've been working on, HOLY COW! I just put together a circle of flying geese today, and that was a long day of paper piecing. I am astounded by the amount of work that went into this beautiful quilt. Well done!

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  31. What a show piece! I love the colors and your piecing is to envy!
    Congrats on working through those UFOs!

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  32. Your moonglow is gorgeous.Great work!!I love it.

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  33. Moonglow is an amazing quilt! Lots of love in that quilt, for sure! Whoop whoop!!

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  34. It looks breath taking! That fabric does glow against the very dark background. Thanks for sharing!

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