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Monday, June 27, 2022

Finished Unity Quilt!

A finished quilt is on the design wall today! 


This quilt is my variation of Bonnie Hunter's medallion pattern called Unity (which you can purchase here).  This was a mystery quilt that Bonnie freely shared with the quilting world at the beginning of Covid in 2020. Remember back when we were learning to sew masks, and staying safe at home? We had no idea what a global pandemic was at that time, but we do now and through it all... the quilters continued to quilt, as we always do!

I started my version in April 2020 and added two words into two borders as the quilt grew. I finally finished the quilt top in May 2022, machine quilted my way through June, and hand stitched the binding over the weekend. 

This quilt has a eucalyptus batting that I had in the closet. I have no idea how it will hold up to washing and use, so I look forward to finding out. It handled beautifully on my machine and I liked it as well as my "go to" batting which is Warm and Natural. It also has a lovely drape on the bed.

It's such an amazing accomplishment to take a pile of scraps and turn it into a beautiful quilt and I did it! Thank you to Bonnie Hunter for helping to sustain my sanity through all those early scary Covid days by distracting me with this fun quilt project!

Finished size: 72" x 80" 

Linking up to Design Wall Monday at Judy's, Favourite Finish at Cheryl's, and One Monthly Goal at Patty's

14 comments:

  1. louleeMonday, June 27, 2022

    A fantastic finish. Bonnie is so generous, sharing her creativity and talent with the world.

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  2. ButterZMonday, June 27, 2022

    Congratulations on your finished quilt. It is lovely. Now on to the next project.

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  3. Chris Monday, June 27, 2022

    It is beutiful.

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  4. Janet O.Monday, June 27, 2022

    It is a beautiful quilt, no matter how you look at it. But the addition of the two words, and the weight of them, considering what was going on in the world as you stitched, make this an extra special finish, IMHO. :)

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  5. GAMonday, June 27, 2022

    I love that quilt. It looks beautiful on the bed….the colours and the borders…it looks amazing!

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  6. MaryMonday, June 27, 2022

    Awesome finish! love the added words. Mine needs a few more borders. I've had a bamboo batting it washed up fine.

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  7. SaraTuesday, June 28, 2022

    It's beautiful! I've never tried that type of batting either, so it will be interesting to hear how it holds up.

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  8. Susie QTuesday, June 28, 2022

    I am impressed with the way this turned out. Great work!!!! Am thinking about adding some words to my next quilt.

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  9. DebraTuesday, June 28, 2022

    It is a Beauty 😍 gorgeous. lots of work went into that quilt for sure.

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  10. Vicki WTuesday, June 28, 2022

    It's lovely!

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  11. MiaismineTuesday, June 28, 2022

    Congratulations on such a magnificent - and important - finish! What a healing, brave accomplishment!

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  12. Cynthia@wabi-sabi-quiltsTuesday, June 28, 2022

    What an awesome quilt. It is so pretty but more importantly, it's a fitting reminder for you of that Covid time and how you got through it!

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  13. IvaniTuesday, June 28, 2022

    Congrats for a beautiful finish.

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  14. Angie in SoCalWednesday, June 29, 2022

    That is an exceptional quilt! I hope Bonnie gets to see it. Love the words you added to it. Both were much needed during the past two years. Thank you for sharing!

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