Saturday, January 8, 2011

the reason my sewing machine + i are on a break

two more quilts. given as christmas gifts.

the first, sewn for my sister angela and her husband clint, i have titled: angelateral {or, alternately: why i will never hand-sew a binding again}

the back:

the hand-sewn binding in all its glory:


the second quilt i almost decided to just store in the closet, unfinished. i had run out of sewing enthusiasm, plus it's crooked, so i was embarrassed to gift it, but in the end, i sucked it up and sewed a binding on it. my kids were sad to give it away. they love that soft minky fabric on the back. i hope my sister-in-law loves it like they do.

i have entitled this quilt: charity {for private reasons, which some may understand}



10 comments:

  1. Makes me want to learn how to quilt. Or maybe just curl up in the quilts you gave me to save time and money. :)

    Beautiful.

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  2. Those quilts are gorgeous! I love the colors and the fabric you used. I understand about your feelings on not wanting to gift it because it's crooked. I feel the same way every time I give an amigurumi to someone. But, I try to remember that I'm the only one that notices that it's not perfect. :)

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  3. Always amazed at your talents. Those quilts are fantastic and the fabrics are so fun. I must not know a whole lot about quilting because I didn't think your quilt looked crooked.

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  4. i love the both, but especially the first one because it's MINE!

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  5. Rachel, they are so awesome. I have to tell you where the biggest smile came from. Behind Charity, I can just see, is it you? stretching every muscle, becoming as tall & wide as possible to hold it... I want to see the person behind so bad!!! They are so beautiful. What a wonderful work of art and love.

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  6. I think I need to adopt you as a "sister" ... ;)
    Love your quilts!

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  7. Rachel I love the brick pattern and the rick rack flags on clara's quilt is such cute idea. You are amazing!

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  8. Rachel, I LOVE LOVE LOVE that first one with the triangles! Did you use a pattern or did you make it up? I really need to hire you to design something for me some day, because I love your simple, yet elegant sense of style.

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  9. These are beautiful! Just like Kayla, I love your elegant style. They are beautiful.

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