Margaret's Hope Chest: Two Very Colorful Finishes

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Two Very Colorful Finishes

Remember my pinwheel quilt? 289 pinwheels in the middle part of the quilt--2.5 inches each. I dropped it off at the quilters earlier this summer and got the message that it was finished yesterday morning. I dropped everything and ran over there as soon as possible :) I was so anxious to see what she had done with it. Wow! She added such a cool dimension with the quilting. For those in the Grand Rapids area, Brenda Kwekel did a fantastic job, she completed it when she said she would and charged me $76 which I think is a very good price.

I also finished this quilt yesterday--another bright and colorful addition to the quilt collection.

I quilted this one myself and I think if there was ever a quilt that was over-quilted--this would be it. I used 10 spools of gray thread on this--yikes! That is 2500 yards of thread on this thing--what was I thinking?!?! Anyway-it's done. That is the important part!

For the rest of the week I am working on this 'Wrapped in Hope' birthday quilt for a teenage boy who loves sports....

And I am also making a basketball themed quilt using this free pattern--love free patterns ;)

I am linking up to Lee at Freshly Pieced for WIP Wednesday!

Have a great week!

9 comments:

Pat at Bell Creek Quilts said...: wonderful quilts! do you have a pattern link for the second quilt? thanks :); September 28, 2011 at 1:53 PM
Renae said...: Although the thought of making 289 2.5 inch pinwheels makes me want to cringe the quilt is gorgeous!

Well done!; September 28, 2011 at 4:40 PM
Char said...: I love the quilting, I don't think it's over quilted. I know it took a lot of time.; September 28, 2011 at 5:19 PM
Jan Maree said...: I love both these quilt - $76!!!!! Over here is Oz that would have cost well over $100 if not closer to $200! And I love the pebble quilting - i want to do that to one of my quilts - just need the right quilt!; September 28, 2011 at 5:29 PM
marilyn said...: Wow! both quilts are gorgeous! I can't imagine spending that much time on a quilt, but the finished product is well worth it :); September 28, 2011 at 6:19 PM
Letterpress said...: Fun to see these quilts. Your pinwheel quilt turned out so lovely. I'd drop everything and run over there too! BTW, the price is fabulous.

I laughed when I read about your gray-spool-quilting adventure. I've done things like that--you just get in the groove and only later do you realize what you've done to yourself! But it's either press forward, or start unpicking, and I usually opt for pressing forward.

Elizabeth E!
http://occasionalpiece.wordpress.com; September 28, 2011 at 7:05 PM
beth said...: AMAZING on both counts!! I can't imagine doing all those pinwheels - but they look great - the quilting is superb! Your pebble quilting is incredible - I love it!!; September 29, 2011 at 4:19 AM
Jane said...: All the quilts you posted look great, but I especially like the one you over quilted. It's wonderful! What texture!; September 29, 2011 at 4:54 AM
Heather D. said...: Those are absolutely wonderful. I especially love the pinwheels, for some reason having a special place in my heart for half square triangles.; September 30, 2011 at 9:01 PM