Here is a quilt I made. It was an attempt to use up some of my scraps from my last quilt. Now I have even more scraps. Also 2 close ups. Designs are from various places. Thanks

What a great use of your scraps...now if I could just use mine ;-)

Oh My Goodness!!!! I love this quilt. I love the riot of colour tempered by the whiteness of the embroidered blocks. The white blocks show up the embroidery designs so well. I love the way you've sashed four blocks together giving form to the overall quilt but still blending in so well with the other colours.
It must have been the greatest fun making this masterpiece.

This quilt is magnificent!!!

AlmaG.

This has to be one of the most creative use of design and quilting I have seen. Congratulations on your master piece.

I do have a question, please. The way you have the blocks set in fours with the fabric around them does this mean you quilted it in blocks of four and set it together? Hope that makes sense. Love Love this quilt

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by icana 16 Sep 2012

yes that is what I did. there were 244 8x8 blocks and 72 15 1/2 blocks. I figured it would be easier that way

by means 17 Sep 2012

Thank you for your reply..It will help me if/when I get to work on mine. You did such a fantastic job and have such a wonderful wonderful heirloom (know heirlooms usually are thought of as something old) but this is truly a treasure. Really appreciate you sharing

I can't believe it, all the pictures came through..

Well done. I love this quilt

Just Lovely! Did you piece the strip blocks in the hoop too? Beautiful embroidery designs as well!

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by icana 11 Sep 2012

no, I did them the old fashioned way. I built them on newspaper squares.

beautifulloce th designs

Very, very beautiful!!!!

looks great!

Awesome quilt, just beautiful!

I just got my husband in here to see this. He loves quilts as much as I do, and has actually helped me quilt, by hand, baby quilts for the grandbabies.Your thread just shines on your embroidery.May I ask what brand emb thread you used? Polyester or rayon?-Toogie

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by icana 08 Sep 2012

I use some sulky, coats&clark, metro, madiera, ra, thread art, some rayon and some polyester.

The embroidery is very beautiful. I also love the colors and the strip blocks; Great job.

Thanks you for the close up .. So so Beautiful

Absolutely beautiful! Love the colors, the fabrics, and the embroidery designs are fantastic! Great job.
Hugs, Lidia

Wat een mooie Quilt .
Erg leuk idee.

You did a beautiful job of putting together scraps and blocks. It is definitely something to be proud of. Did you do this "string quilt" style?
IF you do not want your scraps, advertise them on Craig's List. You'll have a taker so fast that you'll wonder if your post actually made it to the board.

Beautiful. You said 8 x 8 blocks - so your designs must be about 6 x 6. How did you ever find so many beautiful and different large designs to fill the blocks?

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by icana 08 Sep 2012

I accumulated them over the past 6 years.

Just gorgeous!!!

Your quilt looks lovely.
Sorry about you having more scraps than before. LOL

Yvonne

Beautiful what you have done with scraps. Very pleasant colors. Love it!

very beautiful

Very cheerful! Nice use of your scraps!

Awsome job; it is beautiful! love the way you did the blocks and embroidery!

stunning work..

Very pretty, you did a wonderful job. Funny how when we try to use up scraps that we make more !!

Very nice.

Wow, great job :)

Beautiful guilt I love the colors

What a beutiful scraps, you must be proud to have done so adourable quilts.

Love the idea of alternating the scrappy squares with the embroidered ones. You gave me an idea. Thank you

Beautiful project! Photos can take just a short time to come through, so that's normal for people to think they didn't show up :)

Very preety

this is very nice, enjoy!

Wonderful quilt! Hugs

terrific designs & a perfect way to use up some scraps!

Uh******Spectacular hugs

Very nice "scrappy" idea, bright and cheerful with the white embroidered blocks alternating with the pieced blocks, and your quilting is lovely!! Thanks for showing this, very well done!! Hugs, Marji

Love the designs and the strip blocks are so colourful. Nice job!