02 February 2017

Remember When

Flushed with success on progressing my WIPs in January, I have started to think about my February Goals, focusing on one project at a time is really helping me to see progress. I have decided to link up with Elm Street Quilts One Monthly Goal February Linkup.

The next project on my radar is my oldest WIP ...

On the 16th of September 2010 a friend and I had a wonderful day out at the Aztec Rose quilt shop in Zwijndrecht, Holland. We both fell in love with a quilt hanging on the wall 'Remember When' by Libby Richardson.

I knew I had some Mary Rose fabrics by Quilt Gate left over from a summer coverlet I had made and decided to use those along with some others I bought from Shabby Fabrics in the US. I also bought a charm pack of 'Victoria' by Nikki Russell for Benartex for some of the applique and I found 2 yds of a lovely border fabric in my stash from 'Heaven Can Wait' by Ro Gregg for Northcott.


We had a planning meeting on the 3rd of November where we cut out all our fabrics and started tracing the embroidery designs. I carried on and prepared all the applique etc, storing everything together as a take along project.


And then I left Holland, and this along with all my stash went in to storage. I haven't really looked at it until this week...








There is a long way still to go, but some progress is better than no progress :)

14 comments:

  1. I think it is quite exiting :-)
    xx

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  2. What a sweet project. I look forward to seeing your progress.

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  3. It's a beautiful project...love the soft dreamy colors

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  4. Oh, I love the fabrics you have assembled to make this quilt. It's interesting how you could come back to a project after 7 years and still like the project enough to want to finish it. I was gone from my quilting projects for 1 1/2 years and when I got back I didn't want to buy something new. . . I wanted to work on the things I had left behind. I still had the enthusiasm for the much neglected projects. I look forward to seeing your quilt come together.

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  5. Love this project and your fabrics any progress is wonderful !!

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  6. What a lovely Quilt, i like it.
    I sm looking forward , to see more so lovely Blocks

    Kind regards Marika

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  7. Beautiful! It can be wonderful to pull out those old WIPs.

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  8. Love the sewing machine block. Thanks for linking up with Elm Street Quilts One Monthly Goal and good luck on your project.

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  9. What a beautiful project, it will be nice to have it completed.

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  10. This is going to be a fun project for February especially with your travel memories included.

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  11. This is going to be a fun project for February especially with your travel memories included.

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  12. The colors are so delicate and feminine! Looking forward to seeing the progress and finished work. The sewing machine reminds me of a gift I received years ago with a similar quilt block. It was always a favorite.

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  13. And so lovely to have it out of storage and start working on it at last!

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  14. I have that lovely project as a WIP too. :) Must pull it out and carry on !! You are progressing well. Happy Stitching.

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