So glad to finally have this quilt finished! It was quite the giant to quilt and took about 750 metres of thread to do so!
The pattern is Double Crossed by Amy Smart.
A great pattern, one that I'd highly recommend. Great for beginners too.
I liked doing a new (to me) kind of quilting.
Thanks to my wonderful mom for holding this quilt up for me. (My parents' backyard has many more places to take quilt photos than mine.)
Thrifty Notes on this quilt - The back is a thrifted sheet. As in $2.00 for the whole backing. The sheet is 100% cotton and very good quality. Also, the white strips on the front are also from a thrifted sheet. I love designer fabric, but I also like frugal, so this is my compromise.
The back. I love how it almost looks like a whole-cloth quilt with all that dense quilting.
Below is the gazebo my dad built about 5 years ago. He's not a builder by trade or anything, but he can figure anything out. It's a great place to sit in the summer. I have fond memories of sitting in here with my mom and sister, gabbing and watching the kids.
Zachary really loves visiting Opa and Oma's house too!
Thanks for stopping by our little blog. Have a good weekend! I hope it's sunnier and warmer than it is out our way.
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Alisa, it turned out wonderful! I love the quilting, and the plain backing that really shows off the quilting lines.
ReplyDeleteWow, that is so beautiful! You are so talented.
ReplyDeleteYour parents place looks gorgeous!
Yes, we love it over there! Thanks for the comment on the quilt - glad it's finished!
DeleteWow! It looks great, Alisa! That's a lot of quilting on there!
ReplyDeleteA couple of months and we can sit in that gazebo again :)
What a great pattern! The colors are great too. The back is as beautiful as the front.
ReplyDeleteThank you Cassie!
DeleteWhat a beautiful job! All the different stitching done on it looks so awesome!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Ashley! Have you started quilting Camron's quilt yet?
DeleteThe quilt and the quilting look fantastic! Great job!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful quilt/quilting! You know I love a good thrifted bargain sheet as well!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness!!!!!!!!! I love it! Everything about it, the fabrics, the colors, the QUILTING. Love, love. (Would you mind if I shared it on my blog?)
ReplyDeleteLove the quilt Alisa!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous quilt!
ReplyDeleteas I was reading I was thinking "I don't remember that gazebo" - it looks really nice.
ReplyDeleteI love the quilt - the pattern, the colours and the quilting!
Good job, Oma!! : )
ReplyDeletethis is so gorgeous. i am going to have to go and check out that pattern
ReplyDeleteBeautiful quilt! I love your colors and the quilting is fabulous!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous colors and nice quilting! It looks beautiful from the back too and makes the white on the front pop so well!
ReplyDeleteWow, the quilt is so great and what a score for the backing. I just love all the detail of your quilting. such a nice gazebo too. visiting from amy lou who link up. Happy Quilting.
ReplyDeletePretty colors...and the pattern is cool. That is an AWEsome GREAT deal for the backing!
ReplyDeleteFun...chickens. We had chickens and fresh eggs...many years ago. I miss them =)
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annie
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This is fabulous!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous quilt... I just love it!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! I LOVE how the white squares really pop with the way you quilted it.
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