I was wondering how they were going to set the blocks together, and this is the creative setting that was chosen. Each block has a thin red border, and then is set with a black sashing on 2 sides which gives a neat 3D effect. And then there is grey sashing between the blocks. There were enough blocks for a large queen size quilt and also a wall hanging for the auction. Around the outside of the quilt is a wider black border that has a cable design - one of my favorite designs for hand quilting.
Here is a photo of me quilting with the some of the Mennonite ladies. They gave me the honour of quilting my own block! I was really excited about that until I started quilting and realized that it was very hard to quilt because of all of the seams in my paper pieced block! It was a relaxing and fun day and a special treat to be included in the Quilting Bee.
As if that wasn't enough fun, I found out that I won first place in the block challenge, which was "viewer's choice"! I was delighted to win, but was further encouraged by the lovely comments that the voters wrote on their ballots. What a great quilty day it was!
8 comments:
Wow! What an honour to be able to quilt with the Mennonite ladies.
Thanks for sharing your lovely day.
Great picture of you quilting...what fun!
What a thrill for you to be invited. Love the quilt.
Looks like you are having fun, I bet you learned a lot from them.
What a great quilting day you had. That quilt is just beautiful.
I went back to look at your block and I can see why you won! It took a lot of planning and fussy cutting to get everything just right. I know because I have been using that same 3-inch block with red cardinals in the center.
Have a great Thursday.
Congratulations on your block challenge win! The black, white and red colour combination looks sharp. Great looking quilt.
What a delicious day it must have been *s*
What a wonderful way to spend a day! Yep...I'm just jealous! Love that quilt, too!
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