My First Finish for 2013!

Finished - Feb. 2013  

Started September 1997!!
            
Yes, that's 15 1/2 years.  Wow!!

I was not a lover of hand applique when I started this Block of the Month way back in '97.  Actually, my skill level was very low and so was my patience. I had given up. But this quilt ended up being a collaboration between myself and my BQFF Kathy from Saint John, N. B.

  She is an "appliquer extraordinaire" and took pity on me. A few years ago,she generously offered to finish the applique for me so that this quilt would not be neglected and would eventually be completed.  When she finished the blocks I sewed the top together and then started the handquilting...few more years and it is now a Completed Quilt.  Just took it out of the dryer and it is very soft and cuddly. It measures 60 x 74.  Thanks so much Kathy for all your help to make sure that this quilt was a finished project.    Thing is, I made two other hand appliqued quilts in the meantime.  Oh well, go figure!

Look at those pointy leaves...Great job Kathy!

 


How old is your oldest UFO?