Friday, April 24, 2009

I can't believe i've finally done it!

last night i put my final stitch on my pinwheel quilt.
this quilt was a huge challenge for me.
from the piecing (boy did i unpick a lot!!!) - to the machine quilting on my trusty machine
and finally the metres and metres of binding
but it was well worth every stitch :)
l
x
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44 comments:

Cosy said...

Wow! Your quilt looks fabulous. Congratulations! I bet you feel great that it's finished. Isn't the binding step funny? So close but yet so far.

I love the fabric you used (American Jane?). I've got it my stash...

Carolyn x

Chookyblue...... said...

wow this looks great..........love the colours you used..........

Sandra @ Pepperberry and Co. said...

Oh my goodness! I can't even fathom how much work that would have been. It's absolutely incredible!! :-)

trash said...

Fabulous effort! The quilt looks gorgeousand as for that Wee Play fabric..... man I love that :-)

dutchcomfort said...

Wow!! Your quilt is gorgeous, loive the fabrics!

Would you have believed you would make such a beauty about a year ago?

Jodie said...

worth each and every stitch for sure.

Anonymous said...

It's beautiful Levineke, in real life and in the pictures! You know I'm in awe.

Karen x

PS I still have your white thread...silly me, just remembered! Will drop it off tomorrow

Deb said...

Levin, you must be so proud of it, its looks amazing and adbsolutey great all out on the bed.

Anonymous said...

beautiful....truly beautiful. well done!!

Sandra Heading said...

wow, what a work of art, that would make for a great painting lol, its very pretty it reminds me of those vintage quilts the ones you only saw on your grannies bed.

Sandra.

Little House By The Sea said...

It is beautiful..

Sarah x

Mary Welsh Hubbard said...

FANTASTIC! Oh I love love love scrap quilts. You quilt is beautiful. I know how much work that was - awesome job!

moBri said...

Looks great, love the bright colors and the pattern. Sooo much work, wow!

Jantine said...

Indeed it was worth it, what splashing colors! I like it a lot. And what a good feeling it must be to have it finished!

annemariesquilt said...

Congrats on your finish. You have made a stunning quilt and you should be very prowd of yourself!!!
And you should be especially prowd that you have quilted it yourself ;-))

Pip said...

It's such a great feeling when you put that last stitch in isn't it? Your quilt looks really lovely, I love your choice of fabrics, so vibrant. I'm half way round binding my quilt, hoping to finish this weekend.
take care
Pip

Blossom said...

Its fabulous!!!!!

doesn't binding seem to take forever to sew on??

karen said...

yay, its awesome!!! just as always it looks better than i ever could have imagined now that the binding has finished it of. great job, now im going to have to come see it in person one day soon!

emma said...

oh levin, it's wonderful, I love it! Good on you, you must be feeling very pleased with yourself right now!

Anonymous said...

Great job - it looks amazing!

Sabrina said...

Stunning quilt! And I love your fabric choices. Sweet dreams.

Annette said...

Just discovered your blog. Well done on your quilt, I bet you keep going past your bedroom door, looking it to see it!!! Love your engagement quilt also, the colours are beautiful.

Leanne said...

Oh Levin it looks wonderful. You should be really pleased with it. It is so lovely and bright give yourself a pat on the back and a star.

dineke said...

hi Levin it looks fantastic hopefully Ill get a chance to see it next weekend,it sure makes me want to get a move on with finishing mine Love Din

Bird Bath said...

Wow! that looks absoulutely stunning. You have such a talent and passion for quilting. Well done :))

Leanne said...

Oh how satisfying Levin...well done! and it is just so beautiful!!

Lorraine said...

Well done!! How wonderful to get a "finish"! No feeling quite like it is there? I have just got around to catching up on a few blogs - have been too tired lately to spend any time on the computer....!

Heleen said...

This quilt is just lovely!!!! the fabrics, everything was great!!

Jenny said...

It sure was! Well done on a fabulous quilt-what a wonderful and satisfying achievement

MissyMack said...

Wow wow wow wow!!! That looks absolutely fantastic! I love the overall effect it creates, and the colours, and the borders...gosh - it looks great! You should be immensly proud!

Sally said...

BEAUTIFUL Levin. S

quiltygal said...

Congratulations Levin it is beautiful you must be very proud of it......So, what is next??

corry said...

You have every reason to be proud.. your guilt is absulutly wonderful.
Great job!

monique said...

Thank you very much for your lovely comment on my blog. I'm now finally back in bloggingland and I noticed I have much catching up to do Ü".
Your quilt looks absolutely gorgious!You really did a great job!
Have a lovely sunday.

Cherry Rockette said...

wow, there's a lot of work in that quilt! well done, i would have given up half way through. pt wakey is really lovely , the in laws have a holiday house there and the locals are really friendly, lovely people.
oh anxiety is the killer isn't it? i hate the panic attacks; sitting in the street fingers in ears, going 'la la al ala aa' to make the heart attack feelings go away. bleaugh. seriously not fun.

XUE said...

This is truly beautiful - I can't imagine doing anything like this!

Becky Farley said...

First timer to the blog - I'm confused -"i wannabe crafty" ??? You are superduper crafty! :) everything is awesome! Very lovely!

Unknown said...

You haven't blogged for a while either! What's your excuse? Working certainly has cut down on my blogging and creative time but I am really enjoying it. Very foot sore and exhausted tonight. It is nice to see our mortgage going down more rapidly.

Hayley Egan said...

You are my hero. How I would love to be able to make a quilt like this!

Little House By The Sea said...

HI, I have an award for you over at my blog.

S x

Anonymous said...

It looks so fabulous!

Kylie said...

It looks great - Love the colours that you have used. I would never have thought that so many different fabrics could come together so well!

You should be proud of yourself. Well done.

Péitseoga said...

That's a beautiful quilt! i have some of the fabrics myself!
well done!

Christine said...

Your quilt looks stunnning .... well done for getting it finished. Love your fabric choices.