Friday, 7 October 2011

Simple Pleasures - Finished

This afternoon it was fine and still and not too sunny so I grabbed a few finished items and works in progress and headed outside to take some photos. 

After what seems forever, Simple Pleasures is finally finished.


 I quilted a 1/4 inch each side of the block seams ...


and echo quilted the triangles in the border.


 In case you hadn't guessed it's a Hatched and Patched design by Anni Downs. Her stitcheries are so distinctive.

 
For this quilt I used a range of fabrics by Heather Mulder Peterson called Cottage Charm.


Several years ago by local Spotlight had this range on it's shelves and I bought up big!


Here's a closer look at the quilting in the border ... simple but effective.


 And to finish a shot of the backing. I'm not usually a fan of yellow but this buttery print jumped out shouting 'pick me' when I was auditioning fabric for the backing.


I'll be back soon with some of the other projects that got photographed today.
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35 comments:

  1. De7 October 2011 at 20:52

    Love It!

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  2. Peg - Happy In Quilting7 October 2011 at 21:00

    Oh Christine....how good does your quilt look..gee you must be so very pleased....

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  3. Linda Coleman7 October 2011 at 21:06

    beautiful quilt, really like the colours and the stitched blocks are brill.

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  4. Roseanne7 October 2011 at 21:09

    Beautiful quilt Christine love the colour of the fabric you used and how you quilted it.

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  5. FloS7 October 2011 at 21:27

    "simple" beautiful !!!
    Florence

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  6. Anonymous7 October 2011 at 21:31

    Christine this is really lovely,what a wonderful job you have done

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  7. Sheryl7 October 2011 at 21:48

    Christine that is such a gorgeous quilt! all those years I worked at Spotlight and not once did I see fabric as lovely as what you found, clever shopping and your quilting works perfectly well done....

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  8. Sue SA7 October 2011 at 22:12

    Gorgous pattern, stitching and fabric selection, including the backing! Happy quilting Sue SA.

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  9. Anonymous7 October 2011 at 22:14

    Oh that is just so beautiful. Awesome job! Very, very nicely done!

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  10. Shelley7 October 2011 at 22:24

    Love your quilt Christine and the colors! The quilting suits it just fine :)

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  11. Lynda7 October 2011 at 22:33

    So very pretty Christine. I love it.

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  12. Melinda7 October 2011 at 22:42

    What a lovely quilt. I love the pattern, the fabrics and the quilting. All good.

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  13. Quilt Kitty7 October 2011 at 23:16

    Your were wise to buy up on that fabric range - beautiful. I love your version of Simple Pleasures. As a quilt phobic I very much admire your machine quilting. Tracee xx

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  14. Maree7 October 2011 at 23:28

    I Love Heather Mulder's Fabrics and they look Great in your Quilt...
    Well Done Just Gorgeous.

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  15. Anonymous8 October 2011 at 00:20

    Your quilt is lovely. And your quilting really shows it off to the best advantage, especially the echo quilting on the border.

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  16. sunny8 October 2011 at 00:24

    I love everything about it!!

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  17. Karen8 October 2011 at 00:26

    The polka dots are just perfect for the quilt!

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  18. Karen - Quilts...etc.8 October 2011 at 01:00

    what a cute quilt - the embroidery blocks go so well with the other colors that you chose and the quilting goes with it all too - perfect.
    Karen
    http://karensquilting.com/blog/

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  19. Wonky Girl8 October 2011 at 01:25

    Lovely quilt! The stitched blocks are so magical with the other fabrics.

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  20. Archie The Wonder Dog8 October 2011 at 02:15

    Gorgeous quilt!!

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  21. ~Laurie~8 October 2011 at 02:15

    Soooo pretty - I love the fabric/colors that you used - it brought a smile to my face :) You should definitely send Heather Mulder Peterson the pictures of the quilt -she would love to see her fabric in use I'm sure! Great work - thanks for sharing it with us!

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  22. Annette8 October 2011 at 02:52

    It's so beautiful Christine. I am in love with it. And your quilting is perfect.

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  23. Vanilla8 October 2011 at 07:01

    What a beautiful quilt!!!! \you picked such great colors!!!

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  24. Simone Harding8 October 2011 at 08:05

    you have inspired me I have this pattern. I need to get it out and work on it.
    Fantastic, love your work.

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  25. Amy8 October 2011 at 13:07

    This is a very sweet quilt. I like the straight stitching. Really sets the design off.

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  26. Jo in TAS8 October 2011 at 13:30

    Looks superb Christine!!

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  27. Sarah8 October 2011 at 15:55

    That is just beautiful. Quilting, colours and stitcheries!

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  28. Wendy8 October 2011 at 18:36

    Your quilt is so beautiful, I have this pattern and I LOVE the fabrics you have chosen for it, perfect!

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  29. Terry9 October 2011 at 11:05

    Your Simple Pleasures is just beautiful! I love the fabrics you used. I have this pattern and I hope to get started on it soon. :0)

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  30. Anonymous9 October 2011 at 19:27

    It's so pretty and the backing fabric is way too nice for a backing

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  31. Tatkis9 October 2011 at 21:28

    Sweet, adorable quilt! I love the fabrics, and stitcheries are so cute!

    Hugs,
    Tatyana

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  32. Margot10 October 2011 at 05:06

    So very pretty...I love it.

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  33. Wendy28 October 2011 at 15:01

    Your Simple Pleasures quilt is so sweet and pretty, I love it. Mine looks so much different, I love them both.

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  34. Stina Blomgren31 October 2011 at 02:18

    You have done a wonderful job on this one Christine.. gold stars to you :O)

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  35. RenaissanceSandi1 November 2011 at 02:33

    This is so pretty! I love the handwork blocks mixed with the piecing!

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Thanks for taking the time to comment. I appreciate your thoughts.

Christine

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