Sunday, August 14, 2022

Faded Love

 ......my Ditsy Doileys quilt is now finished. 

And it also has a new name,

which suits it much better!

There is this pretty painted wall nearby so we headed 

there this morning before it got to windy....

You can see a little of the backing fabric, pieced from 

leftover pieces of sheets I have previously used.



I machine quilted around each square , first in the floral 

borders and also in the plain ones.

I then added some hand quilting, using a variety of 

threads .....

The winter sunshine played pretty shadows across it as 

I stitched!

Of course it was appropriate to use a doily as a label!

"Faded Love" finishes at about 60" by 70"


Happy days!

Quilt #3 for 2022

Lifetime Quilt #144

SUZ

9 comments:

Gretchen Weaver said...

Beautiful quilt! What a great way to use the older embroideries, happy stitching

Susan Smith said...

Love it! Glad you got it photographed before this awful week coming along. It's been vile here and I've a few old quilts I've finished that I want to take photos of outside and listening to the weather right now, we have minor flood watch warnings on the eastern side of Melbourne. Oh dear, it has been a long winter. Take care & hugs. I'll email later today.

Julie Fukuda said...

I think I have just picked up a bit of inspiration. I have a number of "gifted" large floral prints that might go well together with some fussy cutting and a frame. Lovely!

Anne / Springleaf Studios said...

Beautiful finish and perfect name. I really love the vintage feeling of the whole quilt.

Karen S said...

This is such a lovely finish. You have combined the doileys and fabrics beautifully and I do like the combination of hand and machine quilting.

Barb N said...

I love the name, and I love the work that went into this to highlight these gems from the past!

Needled Mom said...

It turned out beautifully and I love the new name.

LintLady said...

Hi Suz,
this is a nice name for this wonderful quilt.
Have fun with it
XXX Doris :o)

Linda @ kokaquilts said...

Lovely photos Suz. I love how you have framed each of these sweet vintage finds with the florals, and as I commented on IG, such a delighful way to reuse those doilies. Great idea to mix hand & machine quilting too. Is this one a keeper?

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