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AverageOldGuy

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22. It's refreshing to see . . .

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Original post)

Sat Aug 13, 2022, 09:08 PM

Aug 2022

. . . that someone knows how to hang a quilt correctly.

The quilt is gorgeous and looks perfect.

My wife is a hand quilter, every stitch by hand, learned quilting from her mother and the other ladies at her church in rural Alabama. Now, at age 80, with arthritic fingers, she's pretty much done quilting. She is a nut about quilts that are not hung correctly. If it's true that the one who dies with the most fabric is the winner, then, she's in first place.

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Here's the last quilt I made. It's unique in that the kimonos are [View all] sinkingfeeling Aug 2022 OP

Beautiful! 😍 SheltieLover Aug 2022 #1

Beautiful! I admire the patience it takes to make that. nt Phoenix61 Aug 2022 #2

Spectacular! 😉 YDogg Aug 2022 #3

How beautiful! PittBlue Aug 2022 #4

Very lovely and FalloutShelter Aug 2022 #5

Wow! Truly beautiful! Solly Mack Aug 2022 #6

Very cool. I love it. I've got to get that pattern. Srkdqltr Aug 2022 #7

I don't know if you can find it, but 'Judydidit' design. i found it at a flea market. from 2007. sinkingfeeling Aug 2022 #12

Found the pattern!!! Digital download! Thank you. Srkdqltr Aug 2022 #16

That is wonderful! 3catwoman3 Aug 2022 #8

It went very fast. I found the pattern at a flea market for 50 cents at the end of May 2021. sinkingfeeling Aug 2022 #10

Well, if you'd ever like to make another one, I would... 3catwoman3 Aug 2022 #14

I'm about to leave the country until 2023. sinkingfeeling Aug 2022 #15

I would be in no hurry. 3catwoman3 Aug 2022 #19

Pleasure. sinkingfeeling Aug 2022 #20

If I might ask.... where are you going? I'm planning trip soon. 7wo7rees Aug 2022 #37

New Zealand, Australia, and Fiji. sinkingfeeling Aug 2022 #38

WhooHoo!!!! n/t 7wo7rees Aug 2022 #44

WOW!!! ShazzieB Aug 2022 #9

That is just lovely. I like the way you framed each block. Arkansas Granny Aug 2022 #11

This is INSANELY MARVELOUS, SINKING!!! Leghorn21 Aug 2022 #13

I love it, great job. Just beautiful. MLAA Aug 2022 #17

I love it, great job. Just beautiful. MLAA Aug 2022 #18

Incredible. THAT is art. YOU are an artist! ancianita Aug 2022 #21

It's refreshing to see . . . AverageOldGuy Aug 2022 #22

That is truly awesome. Wow. Beautiful. Thanks for sharing. judesedit Aug 2022 #23

Your quilt is gorgeous! dlk Aug 2022 #24

Beautiful! Cracklin Charlie Aug 2022 #25

That's gorgeous wendyb-NC Aug 2022 #26

Absolutely beautiful! n/t iluvtennis Aug 2022 #27

Beautiful!!! CaptainTruth Aug 2022 #28

That's quite lovely. n/t Backseat Driver Aug 2022 #29

Amazingly Beautiful! lucca18 Aug 2022 #30

Beautiful! Rebl2 Aug 2022 #31

Ahhhhh, this is SO Lovely! electric_blue68 Aug 2022 #32

Very pretty. JMCKUSICK Aug 2022 #33

Unique what a great samplegirl Aug 2022 #34

oh my. that's rly lovely. mopinko Aug 2022 #35

Wow! Just quite simply WOW! No other words!! n/t 7wo7rees Aug 2022 #36

This is.......AMAZING! tccturtle Aug 2022 #39

Exceptional! You're very talented! It's truly lovely. ❤ littlemissmartypants Aug 2022 #40

Utterly gorgeous! femmedem Aug 2022 #41

Gorgeous! Roxi Aug 2022 #42

Love the colors, SF. Would like to see close-ups of some of the panels. KY_EnviroGuy Aug 2022 #43