Today is my mother's birthday. Happy 89th birthday Mom! I had a chance to talk with her briefly on Christmas day and she seemed happy to have most of her family and friends surrounding her. Leiya made a surprise visit to California so Grandma got to have all four grandchildren for Christmas dinner.On this side of the world I have finally birthed the Feathered Star quilt!!!!
This quilt is so old that its conception isn't even recorded on this blog. My first post about it was in November 2006 (I started blogging at the end of Oct. 2006) and even then I'd begun drawing lines on fabric for doing the hand piecing. Mrs. Furui and Mrs. Harada were going to make similar quilts and Mrs. Harada did get a wall hanging made with one Feathered Star block. Mrs. Furui has 5 of her 6 blocks made and her quilt is still on hold.
In August of 2007 I FINISHED hand piecing all the 12 star blocks. Whew!In April of 2008 I had made sashing for the blocks and suddenly decided I DIDN'T LIKE the sashing and took it all apart again!
In March of 2009 I finally had a flimsy! And two months later I was drawing quilting motifs on the quilt for hand quilting. Talk about sabotaging plans for a finished quilt.
In August of 2009 I had to wash the half quilted quilt because Velvet had peed on it! Since then it has been off and on quilting...
And yesterday I put the binding on and have declared this a finished quilt!!!!! I really wanted to get this finished in 2010. I mean come on... Four years is long enough. I really need to start something else.*****
I think I was getting better at putting together a new year card. Of course we had less animals back in 2008. All I can say about me is that the picture of Tetsu and me was taken immediately after a 10 hour flight and three hour bus ride from California to our town. Falling asleep on my feet! Hmm. I just noticed that Tetsu is wearing the same t-shirt as the last year...
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Dear Tanya, Sending you belated Christmas greetings and wishes for a happy and healthy New Year! Your feathered star quilt is GORGEOUS! I've watched your progress as you've shown the quilt on the blog over the years. I'm so excited for you that you have it all completed. You should be very proud! Take care! Bright Blessings and Happy Stitches! Hugs, Jay
Tanya, that is the most beautiful quilt, it looks just beautiful, a fantastic achievement, and it does not matter that it took 4 years, remember, tis the journey and not the destination that is most important.
Cheers from Rieann in WAust.
The quilt is absolutely beautiful. Another job well done.
Congratulations on such a grand finish. It is quite the masterpiece. Gorgeous!
I have been following your blog for quite awhile now. I have enjoyed seeing your new year's cards. It has been fun to see your kids grow up.
Congratulations on finishing your feathered star quilt. Blue is my favorite color and the style is timeless. I hope to someday make at least one feathered star block.
Hope that the new year brings you another fun project to work on.
All's well thet ends well ... and that is better than just "well"!
Go Ohio!
I think this is my favorite of all your quilts! It turned out beautifully!! You should be very proud of it.
I love your quilt. You are so busy and get so much done, you amaze me. If I don't have time to read any other blogs, I make time (steal time) to read yours,for inspiration and motivation.
Happy Birthday to Mom, from another quilter in CA. You spent a LonG time on the snowflake quilt, but it is so well worth it! I do really like your sashing!
Congratulations on finishing your Feathered Star! It is gorgeous. I am very impressed with all your hand quilting, and the sashing is really spectacular. What fancy cornerstones! Very impressive. I don't think 4 years is very long at all for such an intricate quilt.
Happy stitching,
Susan in Texas
PS Happy Birthday to your Mom.
PPS I would have killed Velvet, or at least used up one of her 9 lives. 8)
I don't think 4 years is too long for a gorgeous hand quilted beauty like this but congrats on getting it finished in 2010!
Tanya that quilt takes my breath away - it is stunning - but oh bad bad kitty!!! Have you snuggled under it yet? I just love it!
And Happy Birthday to your mum!!!
I think you deserve heaps of praise for being so persistent and finally getting the quilt finished. You must be over the moon to be able to cross it off your list after all this time. Best wishes for 2011 to you and Tetsu.
Congratulations on the completion of the the feathered star quilt! it is gorgeous!
All the best for the New Year!
89??!! WOW! She looks very happy with her grandchildren!
Your feather star quilt is wonderful!
Tanya, The quilt is absolutely gorgeous!!!!! Makes me dream of making one like it!! Ha! Ha!! Happy New Year.
Sandra
♫°° Amiga,
°º♫ Para você em 2011:
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°º ♫°° ♫♫ O amor esperado...
° ·. •*• ♫ A esperança renovada..."
Bj♥s
Brasil °º♫
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Great photo of your mom and kids and their cousins!
Fantastic that you finally birthed that feathered star. It is so pretty and intricate. Congratulations on your years of redesigning and rethinking this into the masterpiece it is now :)
Congratulations on a fabulous finish! It must feel amazing to accomplish this! I have never sewed a feathered star...these are beautiful!
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