Friday, October 28, 2016

Snapshots Quilt Finished!!!

Yippee!!!  I am so super excited to finally be sharing my Snapshots Quilt all finished up!!!  And here it is ;)



 You might recall when I shared the finished quilt top back in March and I mentioned that I would have to think a bit on the quilting . . . well, I guess a bit was 7 months ;)   But good things come to those that wait right :)  And I just love how this turned out to be such a good thing!!!


I just loved piecing up this quilt, each of the blocks were so much fun to make.  I used the Daysail Collection by Bonnie and Camille for Moda in this quilt.  It was the same fabric Fat Quarter Shop used for the original Snapshots Quilt Along quilt, and it is just so cute.    Thanks so much Fat Quarter Shop for such an awesome Quilt Along!!!


And maybe I should mention a little about the quilting, since it took 7 months to decide on, tee hee hee ;)   I had a lot of fun custom quilting this one.  In the quilt background I did swirls and in the sashing I did little chain loops.   And then in the block background I did curls.  I love how all three designs have a flow-y feeling and so they play so nicely together.


And I also did a lot of ruler work in the pictures of the blocks.   Every bit of each block picture is quilted with variations of straight lines.   I love how it came together, and it was also great practice for my straight ruler.  But there were several times I thought it would be fun to add some curves, so I suppose I need to look into a curved ruler next ;)  Any suggestions??



And you have to check out the back of this quilt as well, since it is such an adorable bonus camera block.   So perfect.    The bike spoke almost fit in the camera lens, kind of a cool look ;)    And a little bonus, it really shows all of the quilting ;)  



And that is my Snapshots quilt !!!   Yippee!!!!   Now it is off to Salt Lake for the annual Festival of Trees to be part of the quilt block auction to help sweet little ones at Primary Children's Hospital.    I can not tell you how grateful I am to be able to use this passion for quilting to help with such an amazing cause.   It is truly humbling and amazing to be a small part is such an amazing event for such a wonderful cause.  Especially as I can do this to day a  huge thank you to all of those that took care of my sweet little nephew.


And that's all for today.  Thank you so much for stopping by today and each day.  I am feeling so very grateful today for being a part of such an amazing industry full of the nicest people!!!!   Thanks for being a part of my quilty family ;)

Linking up this finish to Amanda's and Sarah's ;)





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19 comments:

  1. Great job on the quilting! This came out lovely!

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  2. Can never go wrong with Bonnie and Camille! Your quilt is just adorable, what a lot of work you have put into it...enjoy the results!

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  3. It was definitely worth the wait. Beautiful!

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  4. Love the fabrics and the quilting adds so much to the quilt.

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  5. Oh Wow! Love your quilt and the special quilting on it. Beautiful!!

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  6. Sometimes quilt tops just need to age and then the perfect idea comes for how to quilt them! It looks great! I'd love to have you link up to Finished or Not Fridays each week!

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  7. Looks fabulous Melissa! I only finished mine two months ago. Was surprised how big it is..

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  8. What a fantastic quilt! I love the colors and your quilting is beautiful. How special that it's going to raise money for a great cause. Lovely!

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  9. Your quilt is just gorgeous!

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  10. Quite an accomplishment! And very beautiful! XO

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  11. It looks fantastic! Someone is going to be very happy to win that quilt.

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  12. This is so ironic because I finished my Snapshots quilt in February (Daysail too) and I pulled it out today to look at it because I haven't quilted it yet. I have been stumped as to how to quilt it!!! I spent so much time on the piecing I wanted to do it custom. I am a long armer too but I have the computerized machine and I wish I could be better at free hand but I never take the time to practice. I love what you did on your quilt and you have inspired me to practice first and try to do mine freehand!

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  13. Nicely done! I still have not finished all my blocks. Someday! Lol

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  14. Beautiful quilt and a wonderful cause! Congratulations!

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

Melissa