I went to my dad's house yesterday, and in passing a small pile of quilts my grandmother made, I spotted this wonderful unfinished quilt top! I had walked past all of these quilts several times and somehow never, ever saw this one. We got it out, unrolled it, and just gawked at it. I mean look at it!
It is a hexagon quilt top made into flower shapes with a border of color around each, then all outlined in white. Here's some close-ups of the blocks.
The material is possibly silk or some sort of thin polyester. I'm going to look into it much more so I can choose the right fabric to put on the back. Oh! Did I forget to mention I'm going to finish it!? I'm so excited to work on the same quilt my grandmother planned and made. Here's a few more! It's just so beautiful I can't resist showing you!
Well I hope you liked looking at my gem as much as I do! Make sure to check back on Tuesday for another great tutorial! Oh, and I will be updating a lot on that Sugar Pop quilt this week. I need it to be done by Saturday so posting about it every other night will help keep me motivated to sew, sew, sew, and get it finished in time.
This is gorgeous! What a lucky find! Have fun finishing this. :)
ReplyDeleteP.S. Thanks for stopping by my blog! I wasn’t able to reply to you via e-mail, but I wanted to tell you how much I appreciated your comment.
Thank you, Jenelle! I'm excited to get started on it, but I have some other projects to finish up first unfortunately.
DeleteI'm so happy you stopped by my little blog too! It really means a lot :D
Love all the colors in that! What a fun find!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Sissy! I'll have to bring it over to show you in person sometime.
DeleteCan't wait to see how you finish the hexies from your grandmother!
ReplyDeleteI can't wait either! lol I found a tutorial on finishing the hexies without having to slice through them. That way you can keep the funky hexie border. Plus I hate the idea of cutting off something she worked so hard to make. I don't think she paper pieced it. I'm pretty sure she cut out every hex individually then hand sewed them together. What patience!
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