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January 3, 2013

Where Flowers Bloom — Finished quilt beauty shots

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“Where flowers bloom, so does hope.”

–Ladybird Johnson

This is an original quilt design, and I’ll be honest, I think it’s one of the prettiest quilts I’ve ever made.

Where Flowers Bloom

The top was pieced, and the flowers fused on top. I cut and cut and arranged and arranged and cut some more. And arranged some more. ANd then I basted it to some batting and did the machine applique through both layers. The quilt measures 55 by 55, so you can just picture me swearing at the quilt and myself, wondering why I thought that was a good idea.

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After the applique was done, I added the borders…and the words…and then machine stitched those, as well.

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And then it was time for quilting, which in this case is pretty much texture holding the thing together.

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I’m not positive, but based on the feel of this, I might have stuck a second layer of batting in before I quilted, (why? I do not know. In this case, it is pretty stiff, and that’s OK, since it’s meant to hang, not be used).

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Of course, even though this is meant to hang on the wall, *SOMEONE* had to test it out. I think he approves. It certainly shows off his beauty nicely. Silly cat.

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I had visions of beading the bejeebers out of this, and had even started to add beads to the flowers, but…it was going to take flipping FOREVER, and I have decided that life is too short, and that was never going to happen. I pulled out the beads, finished the binding, and…now I need to figure out which wall to hang it on!

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About Suzanne

When I'm not editing, I'm spending time with my family, cuddling with my pets, knitting, quilting, or reading. I'm also a part-time secretary for my local school district.

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  1. Nancy Hughson says

    January 4, 2013 at 8:26 AM

    LOve the polka dottiness!

    • Suzanne says

      January 5, 2013 at 1:16 PM

      It is definitely VERY dotty. Thanks!

  2. Tessa says

    January 4, 2013 at 6:05 PM

    Cool quilts Suzanne! I tried quilting many times. Never got far. 🙂

  3. Alice in Readerland says

    January 7, 2013 at 11:11 PM

    Such a beautiful quilt; I love how the colorful flowers pop off the black and white background! Your cat is very pretty, too! 🙂

    Alice @ Alice in Readerland

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