Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Helloooooooo!

*** removes, shakes out, and folds dust covers...looks around to see if everything is still in place***


Greetings! I don't know if anyone still visits me after all this time. I've been kinda busy. Diva daughter graduated from high school mid-May. So all my time and money have now gone to college and the preparations there for.


But you don't really care about that. You just want the pictures. Finished Egypt Garden by Chatelaine Designs at the end of July. It is now framed and hanging on DH's office wall downtown. The blue of his office walls are a perfect match for the color family used in the design. We decided not to mat it, but do a rather spectacular (IMHO) frame, instead. The photographic evidence (clicking should biggify):


And, an angled shot to show more of the frame:


Today, I finished another HUGE project. My very first big-girl quilt. It's a t-shirt quilt I designed (using instructions from a wonderful friend - thanks Melissa!) for Diva using many of her high school t-shirts. Hopefully, the flannel fabrics I used will also help to keep her warm now that the Southern Diva has moved to the Mid-West (culture shock anyone?).  Here is a pic of the finished top (81x86 inches)!


While not perfect in execution (the t-shirts motifs were not "square" and the flannel kinda grew), I'm rather proud of my effort. I must confess that I had completion anxiety with this. Because I knew once I finished that Diva was really not in high school anymore. And yes, there were tears as I finished today. I immediately took it to the quilt shop to avoid another bout of completion anxiety. Hope that when it comes home in October I can get the binding on quickly as I think Diva will have need of it then.

Until next time (more pics to come - I have been busy. ;) )

18 comments:

  1. I'm still here, and still reading!

    Your Egypt Garden is gorgeous, and I love the molding, but I suspect you already knew that, as I have a number of pieces framed and on display in my house with the same molding! It's just beautiful!!!

    I love the quilt idea for your daughter - it will definitely come in handy for those cold Indiana nights!!! I'm sure Diva will be thrilled!

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  2. Wow, Egypt Garden is stunning framed. I love your color choice. It is a wonderful contrast.
    Congratulations on the t-shirt quilt. I know they are difficult to work on cause t-shirt material is slippery. You have done a wonderful job and I am sure she will think of her Momma and all her hard work every time she wraps herself in it.

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  3. Wow! And more wow!! Egypt is simply amazing and I think your first "big girl" quilt is perfect :)

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  4. What a stunning finish! You have a lucky DH. Great quilt, too!

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  5. How beautiful both of your finishes are!! What a great thing for your daughter and Egypt is GORGEOUS!!

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  6. Wow, gorgeous framing on Egyptian Garden. The moulding is stunning. Love the quilt for your daughter too!

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  7. You're Egypt Garden is stunning! and that quilt is over-the-top awesome! Congratulations on two huge finishes.

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  8. Huge congrats on finishing Egyptian Garden - I admire you enormously, Cheryl, for getting through this one, after what happened to the other one. Well done!

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  9. EG is gorgeous! Well worth all that effort. Love love love the Tshirt Quilt. What a fabulous idea!

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  10. Egypt Garden is gorgeous and the frame is perfect. The quilt is beautiful too - hope you get the binding done quickly - will you be doing it by hand or machine?

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  11. looks great Cheryl. I would be proud to have that on my bed.Way to go.I hope she loves it

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  12. Huge congrats again to Diva on graduation and an excellent choice of college to continue her education!! I hope she is starting to adjust and love her new place despite our cold weather.

    Congrats to you too on two stunning finishes! Egyptian Garden is amazing and I am definitely in awe of anyone who can quilt. I'm sure Diva will love it though she may not need it if her room is heated anywhere near as well as mine when I attended school there. I can remember actually cracking the windows open a few times because the heat worked a little too well in the winter.

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  13. Congratulations! EG is gorgeous, and I really like the framing. My EG has not quite reached the pyramids yet...

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  14. MUCH Awesomeness has been happening in your household!!! The frame is absolutely perfect for EG, and I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE your t-shirt quilt!!!! Congratulations on two huge and beautiful accomplishments!!!

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  15. Egyptian Garden is stunning, great framing.

    Diva's quilt is lovely.

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  16. Gorgeous Chatelaine and congrats on the quilt top finishing. I'm sure your daughter will love it!

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  17. They are both beautiful! I just love seeing finished Chatelaines; I don't enjoy stitching them myself, so this lets me live vicariously. And I'm sure the quilt will be a huge hit!

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  18. It's stunning! I love the frame you chose to display Egyptian Garden!

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