Monday, March 8, 2021

Sarah's Wedding Quilt

 

My daughter’s sweet friend Sarah got married on Saturday. They did a “live stream” of the wedding and I wish I could show you the photos that my daughter showed me on her phone. Sarah wore her grandmother’s wedding dress and vintage stole and her husband wore a top hat and tails. So elegant!

 Anyway… I finished their wedding quilt yesterday. Simple yet functional. My daughter said – make it long (they are both tall) and use lots of green and turquoise. 


 Well, as you can see, I was able to fill the “green” part, but as I dug through my substantial stash, I realized I had very little turquoise or teal. I had to improvise and throw what I did have in with other blues. I used a warm wool batting (for cold Maine nights) and just quilted straight-ish vertical lines. All that really matters is that it makes a nice snuggle quilt.

 Hope you get some fun stitching in today!

17 comments:

  1. I love it. Blues and greens go together so well. Hugs

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  2. Wonderfully functional quilt, and it doesn't have a feminine flowery vibe, Sarah's husband will love it as much as she does. Happy stitching!

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  3. Simple, yet functional. What a wonderful order to fill and you did a lovely job of it! Best of luck to the happy couple.

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  4. It is a beauty, Wendy--but, wait! No potholders?!? LOL
    I love this combination of colors. I would also be hard pressed to produce turquoise or teal from my stash. You did well.
    It sounds like a lovely wedding.

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  5. I would never have thought to use turquoise and greens together but wow, the combination is stunning! To me it’s evocative of a cool steam running through a forest, in a dreamy sort of way. And who wouldn’t want to snuggle under that! Brilliant!

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  6. Beautiful quilt Wendy !!
    I'm pretty sure the liked it a lot !

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  7. What a nice wedding gift. The blues and greens look great together.

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  8. This is really nice! Lots of beautiful color. I don’t have a lot of turquoise in my stash either but I’m working on it 😉

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  9. Looks perfect for snuggling!

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  10. What a beautiful wedding gift and perfect for cold Maine nights! Not sure I would have anything close to the number of blues or greens that you had in your stash. A great finish!

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  11. Love the color combo and quilt! Wonderful wedding gift.

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  12. such a change from most of your quilts but lovely and will be loved i'm sure...

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  13. Love it--sometimes the simplest of designs are the most beautiful!

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  14. Great quilt! reminds me I have to quilt my string quilt, maybe I'll follow your lead and do straight lines.
    I wish we could see the vintage dress. How lovely.

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  15. That is awesome! I love creative weddings!

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