Friday, December 26, 2014

The Top is Finished . . . It's time to Quilt!!

Just before Christmas, I finished up the one more Super Scrappy Triple Irish Chain block (tutorial here)  that I needed for my quilt top.   And of course, I totally had to sew all the blocks together then (even if that meant I was up a little late on the 23rd wrapping presents ;)  It is so exciting to see the top all finished!!   (please excuse the poor photo, we ended up with a White Christmas that is still being added to so this is a sewing room floor shot)


And then or course, it got set aside the last few days for Christmas celebrating.  We had a very Merry Christmas and enjoyed spending hours and hours just chatting with family, watching the kids play with toys, and eating lots of yummy food.  And yes, the Charming Handbags were a huge hit with my nieces :)

And now, its a new day . . . and I am ready for some serious Quilting Time!!  I have a  fun idea in my head and I can't wait to get this on the long arm and get quilting.  Just need to make lunch, and then nap time for the littles kidlets and play time for the older kidlets is going to equal Quilt Time for mom ;)

What about you . . . Do you have an After The Holiday's project you have been anticipating??

Linking this Quilt Top Finish to Sarah's and Amanda's :)
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15 comments:

  1. Very cute top. I am glad you enjoyed your holiday time with family.

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  2. I love that scrappy Irish Chain. Enjoy your quilting!

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  3. That looks wonderful. Love the colors.

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  4. Love the yellow and black combo, Melissa! This reminds me of a scrappy trip, but also of the Irish Chain. Looks fantastic!

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  5. Good thing I got my quilt off the longarm. I didn't realize you had one ready to go. Have fun tomorrow.

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  6. great quilt top, knew the noeces would be delighted with the bags, happy quilting,

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  7. Very pretty quilt. What a great way to use up all those 2.5" squares we save.

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  8. This one is so pretty! Can't wait to see your quilting on it.

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  9. It looks great!! Glad the little kiddos loved the bags!! :-) And glad you had a great Christmas. We did to: it was quiet, but with older kids I think it is always quiet! :-) Hugs to you!!

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  10. This looks great! I'm having a play right now with all sorts of things, just trying them on for size, then I'll decide :o)

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  11. I love it! I want to make a quilt like this someday.

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  12. Love Irish chain. I have used scrap bindings many times. It is fun to try to hide one in the binding and see if anyone notices.

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Thank you so much for your sweet comments. I just love hearing from you!!
Have a Happy Quilting Day :)

Melissa