And this is my second entry in
the applique section of Amy's Quilt Festival, my hand-appliqued queen-sized Bear Family Album...each bear was hand-appliqued with blanket-stitch...
...with twelve different members of the family, this is photo-heavy post, but worth it!
You can
nominate my quilt for the Viewer's Choice here (if you like!)
...this was a block of the month quilt from Whichcraft in Invercargill, created over a period of months during 2008-2009. In 2012 I was able to sash the blocks and it was beautifully long-arm quilted by Barbara Joyce Quilting in Otatara...
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| Naturally, the teacher is my favourite! |
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| Pre-quilting photos of each block...Sporty Bear... |
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| Teacher Bear |
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| Mama Bear |
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| Papa Bear |
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| Engineer Bear |
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| Jogger Bear |
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| Quilting Bear |
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| Fishing Bear |
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| Techno Bear |
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| Gardener Bear |
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| Nurse Bear |
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| Dancer Bear |
Oh my there are so many details! Pure labor of love!
ReplyDeleteThanks Vera, I could not walk out of the shop that day without signing up for the BOM - who can resist bears?!
DeleteThese are darling bears, so creative, wonderful fabric choices. The framing and sashing really set off each block.
ReplyDeleteThanks tonnes, I am so thrilled with it - problem is, we moved from the big two-storey cottage that we were living in (where I planned to hang it in the spare room) to a smaller, lower-ceiling house. And I can't put it on a bed as our cat is a quilt conneisseur who loves to lie all over them. What to do?
DeleteAdorable! The bears are all so cute but I really like the little nurse! The blocks that are in the middle make the whole thing look like an album of family portraits. Well done and good luck with this entry in the Festival!
ReplyDeleteThank you! I love it too!
DeleteBeautiful work. Congrats!
ReplyDeleteFabulous, very nice quilt:))
ReplyDeleteThank you! I am very proud of it!
DeleteEach of those bears is adorable and the work you did on just the appliques must have taken you hours and hours to complete. What a treasure!
ReplyDeleteIt certainly kept me entertained in the evenings for a few months! And now, I could just look at it for hours!
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