Boni Posted October 13, 2010 Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 She had begun to hand quilt it but gave up. Then she tried to meander by DSM--too much to handle. Then her daughter brought it to me to fix. All I did was "save it". It is computer generated CH with a spirograph design closely resembling the piecing in the center. I SID the points and inner circle. Sometimes simple is best. I didn't try to follow the lines, just to anchor. The medallion is 32 inches in diameter and my machine can do 24 inches max. I split it in two. Finished the middle CH manually. When you look at it, just think of all the quilts this lady made in her lifetime, and how this was the last. I can't imagine which one will be my last. Who will help you finish your last one? http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" width="288" height="192" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Fbonniesews%2Falbumid%2F5527589403194832801%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26hl%3Den_US" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted October 13, 2010 Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 Very pretty Boni and your quilting really compliments it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-Jane Posted October 13, 2010 Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 Wow - this is very special - thanks for sharing!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindasewsit Posted October 13, 2010 Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 Boni, from what I can see, it is beautiful! The pics are kind of small! Hummmm.... last quilt... That's a thought that makes you think!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o2b Quilting Posted October 13, 2010 Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 Nice rescue!! She should be very happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathG Posted October 13, 2010 Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 Boni ......Simply wonderful, I hope I can still be quilting at 85. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cblevins Posted October 13, 2010 Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 This one brought tears to my eyes. My mom finished piecing her last quilt about a week before she died (at 98). I take it out and look at it occasionally but have not quilted it yet. I have decided that when the time is right the quilt will let me know what I need to do to it. What a wonderful thing to be a part of Boni. Good for you, it is a beautiful "save". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustSewSimple Posted October 13, 2010 Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 That quilt is wonderful! Your quilting did much more than save that top - it gave it life! How sweet for the lady! You are such a talent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibbyG Posted October 13, 2010 Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 Love the computer design. You did a fabuous job with this!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda G. Craig Posted October 13, 2010 Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 Sew special in sew many ways...........:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra Darlington Posted October 13, 2010 Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 That is a very special quilt. What you did looks wonderful, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LauraJ Posted October 13, 2010 Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 You did a great job "fixing" it. What you did really makes the whole quilt come together beautifully! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Linda S Posted October 13, 2010 Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 Beautiful job Boni! I'll bet she loves it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nora123 Posted October 13, 2010 Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 Just wonderful Boni!!! Love love love it. Nora Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delld Posted October 14, 2010 Report Share Posted October 14, 2010 Boni, it is so simple and beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFQuilts Posted October 14, 2010 Report Share Posted October 14, 2010 Boni, You don't give yourself enough credit - the quilt is beautiful. You did far more than save it; the quilting truly enhances the pieced top. I used to believe, back when I did hand work, that I needed a quilt on the frame and one in the piecing stage at all time. It seemed bad luck to have an empty frame. Silly how the mind works. While I don't believe that my daughter will ever love quilting as much as I do, I hope that I teach her enough skills to finish any UFO's I leave. She has a horse panto she loves - she'll likely quilt horses across everything:) And that's just fine. Lynn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBQLTN2 Posted October 14, 2010 Report Share Posted October 14, 2010 wonderful quilting it looks amazing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boni Posted October 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2010 You all bring tears to my eyes, just knowing that you understand how special a project like this is. Thank you for your kind words and appreciation. Yes, I'll probably leave lots of UFOs behind, because that's my favorite thing to do--plan and organize. If they never get quilted, I'm sure my daughters and granddaughters will appreciate the UFOs for PPP. Who says we have to finish them all? Oops, did I just give myself permission to buy more fabric and plan more quilts? YES!!!:D:D:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dar Posted October 15, 2010 Report Share Posted October 15, 2010 Beautiful Boni. I too have many UFO'ss but unlike most, no children to pass them along to. So that means I must live to 125 or get busy and finish them all!! I'm working on the 2nd plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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