Friday 4 April 2008

A Finish!

Well 2 actually.

One here.

And here's the other.

Tamzin's Quilt

I am soooo pleased this is finished. It has been my bete noir since goodness only knows when.

There are bumps all over the place, the stitching is not consistent (I changed needles 3 times) and sometimes I didn't hit the backing with the stitches. When I squared it up the cutter slipped and I lost some of the backing near the bottom. Then I cut the binding too small and instead of replacing it, decided to make do. Bottom left hand corner has been patched! Putting on the sleeve last night was a nightmare. I was tired, but I was not going to go to bed until it was finished.

It's done and that's what counts.

Tamzin you can put it in the cellar if you want to :-)

10 comments:

Hedgehog said...

Congrats, Clare! It looks great!

Cheri said...

Some projects are just more difficult than others for no good reason! Glad you're done, and I'm sure they'll be delighted! What a beautiful quilt for a gift!

anne bebbington said...

I think it's great and I'm sure she will too :o)

Michele said...

I think it is just lovely! I can't do the linear letters at all! And you make me feel so much better when you described your hard time making it! Somedays all I do is rip things out and I end up farther behind than I started! This is delightful, meaningful and sure to be treasured!

Lily said...

LOL Clare! Congrats on the finish. A lot of blood, sweat and tears, eh? It will be appreciated all the more :)

Holly said...

It looks great and I love the colors! I know it will be treasured.

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Paula Green said...

My motto is - if it's too big, cut it off, if it's too small, stretch it and above all - finished is better than perfect!

So well done for sticking at it - it's beautiful.

Tanya said...

Congratulations! Doesn't it feel good to have something finished! And already quilted! I'll be working on mine for awhile longer I guess. Your friend will love it!

Tonya R said...

you did great! such a lovely sentiment and so much love went into this quilt.