Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Parisian Summer Block of the Month Mystery Quilt so far....

And here it finally is....
The inner part of Parisian Summer!
I finally managed to figure it all out......
what a  process....

I am happy with it though.
Hard work always does pay off!
What do you all think?

Here's some of the process of it going together....

I can't tell  you how many times...
I started adding the checkerboard sashing to the blocks...
only to realize I hadn't put on the prairie points.....

You would think I would have only done it once!!
Not!!
See...doesn't it look great???
Whoops!
No Prairie Points...
rip...
rip...
rip...

Here is some of the work on the design wall....

Commissioning fabrics for the outer border....

Working the Dresden Blocks out....

Sewing blocks together....


Adding Sashing....
And more sashing....
Piece by piece...it finally all came together.


Until the last border was sewn on. ~~Whew...~~
And a photo shoot in the backyard for Mary Jane's Farm Magazine.

Now to hand embroider the last 4 borders...
I will be burning the midnight oil...
stitching,
stitching,
stitching.

Stitching in the car...
at shows,
at quilt guild meetings,
when visitors come....

Ah....
the life of a quilter!

~Happy Days to You'll....from lil 'ole Tennessee~

18 comments:

  1. It looks wonderful. My favorite is the Dresden flower. Can't wait to see when you are done with the last borders.

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  2. Absolutely stunning, sweetheart, I LOVE it!!!

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  3. It is stunning!!! I just love it and of course the colors are great! Super job!!

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  4. Oh John'aLee -- it's beautiful!! Certainly worth all the effort you've put into it! I love Mary Jane's Farm Magazine! Stay weather safe this afternoon and evening! :)

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  5. Gorgeous! I love seeing your design process. I could never make decisions on which fabric to use. You always get it just right!
    Hugs,
    Donna

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  6. Oh my gosh, I just love it...you do amazing work and the colors....just love love love it!

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  7. Love it!! Your work is sew beautiful. I have the Buttercream Summer kits. I have one block done and another started. I need to get busy again. Thanks for the inspiration.

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  8. Really pretty. Your work is amazing. I have the Buttercream Summer kits for the blocks. I have one block done and another one started. I need to get busy again stitching. Thanks for the inspiration.

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  9. I love it! You always pick the best colors and I love the dresdens...I learned those from you years ago! At a Show...LOL

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  10. I love this summery version, it's so pretty! There's so much detail - it's amazing. Something like this would literally take me years to do.
    Teresa x

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  11. Very beautiful, I look foreward to seeing the quilt finished and the borders on. A lot of work but worth it.
    Lovely!

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  12. Absolutely stunningly beautiful. Your embroidery work is beyond description. Wow is all I can think of to say.

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  13. Absolutely stunningly beautiful. Your embroidery work is amazing. Wow is all I can think of to say.

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  14. Lovely! The colors are beautiful!

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