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Friday, January 9, 2015

Calico Paradise

I bought this pattern from Dawn at Collector With A Needle in 2013 and started the quilt in July of that year.
You can read about my progress here.


My Calico Paradise top all assembled.


It was really a fun journey and I believe this is my all time favorite quilt.  I just loved the colors of the original so I choose to make mine as close as possible to the original makers quilt.

This is the first appliqué quilt I have stitched that wasn’t made up of a lot of different blocks and I was a little intimidated by the size of the center.  I have small hands and just kept wondering how I would ever hold so much fabric in my hands to stitch the pieces.



In the end it wasn’t a problem at all.  The pieces are large and everything went together smoothly.

Happy Stitching,
Nancy
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15 comments:

  1. belarminaJanuary 9, 2015 at 10:54 AM

    felicidades!!!
    es un trabajo muy bonito
    ¡¡¡fantástico!!!
    saludos

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  2. Ageeth DorsmanJanuary 9, 2015 at 10:55 AM

    You did a great job with this stunning, beautiful Calico Paradise!
    It has turned out breath-taking wonderful, even with your small hands and I can imagine how intimidating it must have been, such a mass of fabric to handle (as I have small hands too...). My compliments!
    Kind regards from Ageeth

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  3. Debra @ Life is a StitchJanuary 9, 2015 at 11:09 AM

    Nancy, that is WONDERFUL!!! The colors are totally captivating. Do you know how you will quilt it? Thanks for sharing your accomplishment.

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  4. Aunt 'ReenJanuary 9, 2015 at 11:28 AM

    Wow Nancy!
    What a gorgeous finish!
    Congratulations!

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  5. KarenJanuary 9, 2015 at 12:05 PM

    A beauty, Nancy. I would have thought that working on a wide width of fabric and bunching it in your hand would have not been fun.

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  6. Pinkadot QuiltsJanuary 9, 2015 at 12:20 PM

    It is beautiful! Great work!

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  7. Angie in SoCalJanuary 9, 2015 at 5:37 PM

    It's gorgeous, Nancy. Congratulations.

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  8. audreyJanuary 9, 2015 at 6:25 PM

    Such a great quilt! Love the colors and style.:)

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  9. Every StitchJanuary 9, 2015 at 6:46 PM

    Just beautiful Nancy! the colours in this are wonderful. Glad to hear the applique was so manageable :)

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  10. Jennie in GAJanuary 10, 2015 at 12:08 AM

    Amazing work!

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  11. Shari - a prim and (not so) proper quilterJanuary 10, 2015 at 9:32 AM

    Nancy, it's beautiful!

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  12. CélineJanuary 10, 2015 at 9:42 AM

    Your quilt is very beautiful !

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  13. judith lockhartJanuary 10, 2015 at 4:03 PM

    So pretty! Can't wait to get started on mine! Your appliqué is always inspiring and beautiful!

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  14. DawnJanuary 10, 2015 at 4:41 PM

    Beautiful! Many of my antique quilts are made on large pieces of fabric, not whoever cloth, rather quadrants or more. 19th Century women had a lot of hand sewing experience out of necessity. Nice we can stitch for fun.
    Beautiful work!!

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  15. KrisJanuary 10, 2015 at 9:28 PM

    Oh, my gosh, Nancy!! This is totally gorgeous!! I love the colors too!! That yellow background really makes the quilt pop!! Are you going to hand quilt this?

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