And the biggest finish is the Promises and Borders quilt!!!
The layout and the colors are not so striking from a distance but I think my Promises quilt looks very nice up close. The embroidery patterns are beautiful! I used all of Jenny's embroidery designs but chose some of my own favorite promise verses.
I got a little fancy on the "A promise is a promise" block and double embroidered the lettering hoping to make it look a bit more like calligraphy.
The quilting is pure stitch-in-the ditch. I'm never quite sure how to quilt an embroidered or applique quilt in the white spaces and I didn't want to take away from the quilt's "message". The lattice and border fabric was busy enough that I chose not do any patterned quilting... so this is very plain. Hopefully the embroidery makes up for that
I am happy to have this quilt in my entrance right in time for the New Year holidays. A great way to start the New Year with God' promises before us daily!
Thank you Jenny for the wonderful Block of the Month!
7 comments:
What a lovely way to welcome the new year! (And your visitors)!
It's beautiful! Happy New Year from Colorado!
I love the idea of this quilt (I always need reminding of God's promises==I tend to be a worrier).
You did a beautiful job on your "promise quilt". I made individual wall hangings from mine and gifted some friends. They were so much fun to do and turned out soo cute that there are more "promise stitching" in my future. Happy New Year!
Very beautiful little quilt!! Happy New Year!
It is very pretty--close up AND from a distance :) Congratulations on your finish!
This is a beautiful quilt - wonderful finish. A few years ago, I decided not to worry about the number of quilt finishes - it is better to take the time to enjoy the process and make quilts that I find beautiful. Both this one and the Alabama beauty that you made probably took a lot of time to do the handwork on, but I think it is worth it in the end.
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