Friday, March 3, 2017

Did you hear me whooping it up ๐Ÿ˜Š

I am sure you must have heard me clear across the ocean I was so thrilled to finish the flimsy of my Mom's quilt . It was challenging to make a few small blocks into a queen size quilt or as close as I could come . Mom was pretty insistent that she wanted this big , well this is as big as I could go as she had other rules too like no prints only solid colours so this is what she got .




As you can see the side borders are wider than the top and bottom , it would have been much too long had I made them the same . You see these blocks were embroidered many years ago from a pattern my mom ordered from the newspaper I believe and there should have been a large embroidered emblem for the center with these blocks surrounding it in some fashion . Well the emblem didn't get embroidered so  the time came to just go with what we had and this sashing choice by myself was to add inches to the quilt but also to add interest . The gold strip was her idea as the lettering is done in gold and the green was her choice as well as there are so many green leaves.  I think the colours work very well to show off her embroidery,  would you like a close up of the embroidery , sure you would I know i have had requests already . Okay here we go ...
Each province has a provincial flower and for Nova Scotia it is the very pretty Mayflower,  the scent they give off is divine , unfortunately they are not easy to find and obviously only in May . 
I won't show them all but here are a couple of more .

Aberta's wild rose 
Yukon Territories-Fireweed 
 To learn about the other provincial flowers go here.
 Here is a side view of the quilt,  my mom wanted to have the quilt extend over the side of the bed so I took this photo to send to her to show how it looks .


I think it has a nice drop and she seems pleased.  I am just happy to say this job is finished at least for now ๐Ÿ˜Š

I am now working on my BOM for our guild project , I added some sashing strips today and things are looking great . I will share some of that later on but I wanted to stop in and share my flimsy finish . Enjoy your weekend and thanks for stopping by .
 Hugs Sheila

24 comments:

  1. It is just beautiful Sheila. You have done a wonderful job. Your Mum is quite a needlewoman too xx

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  2. I think you did a marvellous job with your Mums beautiful embroidery squares.
    Well dome... xox

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  3. Beautiful. Job well done. Your Mum's embroidery is gorgeous. Hugs,xx

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  4. Sheila, your mother's embroidery is beautiful and you have set it to perfection!

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  5. I heard you, I heard you! Congratulations! It's beautiful! XO

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  6. A heartfelt job well done Sheila! Mom's embroidery is divine! This will be a most beautiful quilt.

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  7. HI Sheila ,wow it looks fantastic and the border colour is perfect,well done my friend.

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  8. Congratulations on finishing this delightful quilt! What a treasure!

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  9. A family heirloom has been created! Awesome job, Sheila!

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  10. A wonderful finish, so glad you appreciate your Moms work. I would like to see all the flowers, it is our 150th birthday, lets be proud of being Canadian and show off what Canadians can do and what beautiful flowers we have. Virginia in Ontario. sewsewsenior@gmail.com

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  11. Gorgeous finish - your mum's stitching is lovely and you have done her proud with your piecing.

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  12. oh wow, you have put this together so well - really shows off the blocks... lovely to see some close ups thanks... your mum's work is just beautiful....
    A really lovely quilt...
    Hugz

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  13. I think I heard you! You've done a wonderful job finishing up your Mom's quilt. You must both be thrilled! The embroidery is beautiful as is the entire quilt. Will it be hand quilted?

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  14. I wondered what all that whooping and hollering was!!!!! Well done, you have made a beautiful quilt, your Mum will love it I am sure.

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  15. Simply beautiful Sheila. You have done a great job and I am sure that your mom is delighted! Christine x

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  16. You did such a nice job, Sheila...it looks beautiful!

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  17. It's stunning and the story behind it is great.....definitely a family heirloom.

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  18. I love what you have done with your Mum's blocks - great teamwork!

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  19. Wonderful! Her embroidery work is lovely. What a good daughter you are for putting it together for her and granting all her specific wishes!

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