Thursday, May 9, 2013

For the Birds - Small Whole Cloth Quilt


Finally!  Finally!!!  I have been waiting for my day to reveal this quilt.  Today is my day to participate in the For the Birds blog hop hosted by Sew We Quilt and  I Piece 2 - Mary.

CLICK IMAGES FOR A BETTER VIEW!  :)


It was so difficult to get a good photograph of this quilt because the detail is so small, but here are my best shots in the sun...



My tweet tweet up close ... if you look closely at the center, they are love birds!


Hubby and I immortalized on cloth in bird form?  Lol*


Here are a few close ups in progress (just after markings were removed) to give you an idea of the size of the detail on this small/miniature whole cloth.


My love birds are teensy too...

The back detail...


...my little label I was awful proud of!


Well there you have it.  My For the Birds quilt.  I hope you enjoyed the pictures, I am thrilled to show you! It was very difficult to keep this a secret, but good too because it inspired me to make a king sized whole cloth for my bed!  I hope you will visit the other bloggers participating in this hop and leave them some comments - this has been such a great group to create with!!!  Thank you so very much Mary and Madame Samm for all of your hard work!

67 comments:

Patty C. said...

so pretty ;)

Judy B said...

Oh my gosh, that is amazing! You are sew talented. Thank you for sharing.

Amy said...

That is exquisite! I can only imagine the hours you spent on it. Beautiful!

Lavonna ZWB said...

Beautiful job!

newsurfiegirl said...

That is just beautiful and oh so much work! Thank you for sharing.

Britt-Inger said...

What could I say. You have made a beautiful job. Your quilt is amazing. Thanks for being part in this hop and sharing your creativity

Nati said...

Simply beautiful, I love your quilting, if only I could do something like it? Thanks for sharing...

Frederika said...

so pretty. Thanks for sharing
Frederika

Anonymous said...

Stunning design, well done :)

ukcitycrafter@live.co.uk

Michele said...

Wow! Just wow. I really hope that I get that good eventually.

Podunk Pretties said...

Oh my goodness, I clicked on the pics to get a better view...wonderful quilting!

Elizabeth Coughlin said...

Wow, so beautiful! I'm in awe of your quilt!

Judy Cooper Textile Artist said...

Beautiful. I like whole cloth quilts but have never made one - probably won't either.

Thearica said...

Your wholecloth is gorgeous! I have hand quilted a queen sized one in the past and doing one on the longarm is now on my agenda!

oops.. by the way... your word verification is on... hard to make out those wierd letters...

Marjorie's Busy Corner said...

Such a stunning quilt!! your quilting is gorgeous

Gill said...

Stunning!
I would love to make a wholecloth quilt one day!
Thank you for sharing!

Leanne Parsons said...

That is incredible! What a beautiful job.

krislovesfabric said...

Wow! Your quilting is beautiful!

And this would be . . . . said...

you are so talented.

Linda said...

Gorgeous!!! Wow!

apple blossom said...

gorgeous work love it.

Cherry's Prairie Primitives said...

beautiful quilting!!

Lori said...

This is a fabulous quilt. Thanks for sharing.

Calicojoan said...

Wow doesn't even begin to... This is just spectacular. A true piece of art! Fabulous job!

Patty said...

Very pretty whole cloth quilt.

Janarama said...

Awesome quilting! Love it.

Fischtown Lady said...

It´s a dream!!!
Marita

Just Quilt It said...

Beautiful! I love quilted-only quilts. You do superb work!

Bente-I like to QuiltBlog said...

-so-o-o beautiful, wonderful work!
Thanks for sharing ☺

Gwen said...

Such lovely quilting! Good luck with making the king-sized version!

"Gypsy at Heart" said...

Congratulations on your artistry and perseverance!

Patty said...

amazing fmq skills - thanks so much for sharing!

carla said...

Hi!!! Wow!!! That is amazing!!! Very beautiful quilting!!!!

Janice said...

Lovely quilting. Thanks for sharing!

Sowing Stitches said...

What a treasure!

Carol Swift said...

Your stitching is just gorgeous! That is definitely something you'll treasure forever. :O)

Emily C said...

Lovely whole cloth wuilt. Love these quilts.

Denise said...

Lovely quilt and your stitching is amazing! It must have taken forever! Thank you for sharing!

Sparky said...

your white quilt is lovely, indeed a treasure

Lou said...

Beautiful!!!
Love the quilting!!!!

Linda C said...

The quilting is incredible on your whole cloth piece! I need to pick my jaw up just to type. WOW, Valerie, just wow!

Janet said...

I agree with Linda. Incredible and amazing!!!!!!

Mara said...

Your quilting is gorgeous, wow, wow, wowzers!

mombenner said...

Amen to all! Jaw-dropping, awe-inspiring, and all the rest. Now I think I'm going to cry, because I will never make anything so beautiful!

Unknown said...

love the quilting, beautiful

Anonymous said...

That is amazing work...I am new to quilting and probably will never get as good as you. Thanks for posting it.

Carrie P. said...

your work is stunning! thanks for sharing your awesome quilt.
And thanks for coming by my blog during the bird hop. I appreciate your kind comments on my pillow.

Jeanie said...

BEautiful! I would never have the patience (or skill) to do this! Lovely!

jan said...

Absolutely beautiful!
Great job

SandyMay said...

I'm struck speechless! All I can say is WOW!

Daryl @ Patchouli Moon Studio said...

Fantastic! Wow beautiful quilt!

maggie said...

Wow, I am just blown away by your quilt! Kudos!
cheers
maggie

Mary said...

I am impressed. Your quilt is gorgeous. I love all the detail. You did a beautiful job. Thank you for sharing. Thank you too for being part of the hop.

Kathy H said...

I love the whole cloth quilts. I haven't really learned enough about hand quilting to try one yet. But I would like to make one someday.

Samplings from Spring Creek said...

Amazing--truly an heirloom

Teatime Creations said...

WOW. That is stunning.

ritainalaska said...

awesome whole cloth quilting! thanx for sharing 'for the birds'... i was thrilled to see the details.

Michelle said...

Gorgeous quilt and quilting! Thanks for sharing!!

LJ said...

Amazing, unbelieveable, fantastic, what a quilt!! You have every reason to feel proud of your quilt.

Anonymous said...

Awesome quilt!

Cindy said...

Oh my goodness! That's a lot of work and so well done. Congrats. Whole cloth quilts are a wonderful accomplishment.

sandra said...

Wow I am in awe of your beautiful work. When I got married my great aunt did me a whole cloth quilt with peacocks in the middle and that was 47 years ago. Your work is amazing, thanks for sharing.

sandra said...

Wow I am in awe of your beautiful work. When I got married my great aunt did me a whole cloth quilt with peacocks in the middle and that was 47 years ago. Your work is amazing, thanks for sharing.

Janet said...

Incredible and beautiful!! Such a lot of work...

Tricia said...

WOW!!!!! That word says it all! Thanks for sharing your amazing whole cloth mini. I would be proud of that too!

Sincerely,
Tricia

Siouxzq64@gmail.com said...

Stunning what a gorgeous quilt.

Quiltsmiles said...

Your quilting is Stunning! Thanks for stopping by and leaving sucha nice comment on my project too, it's appreciated. Jane