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Saturday, February 26, 2011

Victorious!!!

After many distractions, it is finally done.  Total hours?  Somewhere upward of 400 over 16 months.

I first washed the quilt in cold with 2 Shout brand Color Catchers (can you say paranoid?)  the result was the 2 slightly pink sheets.  Center is a new Color Catcher. Then, just to be sure, I washed it in hot w/ 2 new Color Catchers.  Interestingly, it was the blue that bled.  Hmmm.  Who knew?





And finally...a shot in situ
Happy Graduation Guitar Girl!
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28 comments:

  1. KaseyFebruary 26, 2011 at 3:37 PM

    Oh, WOW!!!! That looks amazing!

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  2. Julie FukudaFebruary 26, 2011 at 3:44 PM

    Stunning!!!

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  3. shannonFebruary 26, 2011 at 4:03 PM

    it's breathtaking-ly beautiful!

    good job and great work!!

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  4. MandaFebruary 26, 2011 at 4:05 PM

    Wow that is amazing! Absolutely beautiful!

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  5. Flo @ Butterfly QuiltingFebruary 26, 2011 at 4:46 PM

    Absolutely stunning!

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  6. CarolynFebruary 26, 2011 at 4:51 PM

    Absolutely gorgeous...congratulations!

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  7. MarjFebruary 26, 2011 at 4:57 PM

    Wow! I am in love with this quilt... I guess I will have to put it on my bucket list. BTW both sides are gorgeous!

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  8. connieFebruary 26, 2011 at 5:13 PM

    Absolutely Spectacular!!!! Front and Back...

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  9. Laurel H.February 26, 2011 at 5:15 PM

    It. Looks. Fabulous. Fabulous! And, wow, there was no bleeding on the quilt, just on the Color Catchers? I'm sold.

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  10. DebbieFebruary 26, 2011 at 7:31 PM

    WOW! Absolutely stunning, Marjorie! Well done with the scallops.

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  11. Oops-LahFebruary 26, 2011 at 7:33 PM

    Fantastic! You must be the first person to finish this quilt along (not counting those doing it by machine or making it much smaller). So you are the winner!!! Congratulations.

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  12. YvetteFebruary 26, 2011 at 8:24 PM

    WOW!!!!!! That looks incredible! Congrats!!

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  13. Lynn KoeppenFebruary 26, 2011 at 9:11 PM

    OMG!!! Your quilt is the bomb! Congratulations! You should enter this quilt in a show! It is fabulous!

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  14. Ann Marie @ 16 Muddy FeetFebruary 26, 2011 at 10:11 PM

    If she ever decides she doesn't want it anymore, I can give it a great home for sure!!! Love the colors!

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  15. UnknownFebruary 27, 2011 at 1:34 AM

    Way to go girl - I love it, it's stunning. As they say 'another one bites the dust'. Now you can have a break for a day or two to regroup and sort out your next priority project. I've whittles the purple applique pieces yet to be done down into the 30's ;0)

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  16. Deborah OHareFebruary 27, 2011 at 1:43 AM

    BEAUTIFUL!

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  17. MargFebruary 27, 2011 at 2:18 AM

    It's absolutely beautiful, well worth the effort of over 400 hours, it's stunning.

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  18. QuiltsmilesFebruary 27, 2011 at 9:04 AM

    This quilt is absolutely stunning! Well done. I know guitar girl will love it.

    I enjoyed your blog. Great eye candy and very nicely done. Thanks for the visit and congratualions again for a beautiful quilt finish. Love your colors.

    Jane

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  19. AnonymousFebruary 27, 2011 at 9:05 AM

    (Here via Blue Hare) and MY that's beautiful!!!!!

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  20. SarahFebruary 27, 2011 at 4:06 PM

    Wow - what a stunning quilt! Well done on 400 hrs plus of effort well worth it!

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  21. syocomFebruary 27, 2011 at 7:35 PM

    That is so amazing and so pretty. You did an awsome job!!

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  22. the girlfriend gapFebruary 28, 2011 at 7:21 AM

    this quilt is absolutely beautiful! lucky girl---guitar girl :) so few people hand quilt any more, it is a test of perserverance! I know, I just finished hand quilting a quilt that took forever but now that it is done I am so glad that I took the time to hand quilt because it makes it more special. Give yourself a HUG! Did you use the same back basting technique on this quilt? I love the look of applique but just cant seem to get the hang of it. I ususally end up doing the blanket stitch around edges. I am wanting to try your back basting technique. Thank you for all the info on how to do it.
    Janita

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  23. JenFebruary 28, 2011 at 1:03 PM

    Just stunning. Great job! I have really enjoyed watching the process on this.

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  24. CecilyFebruary 28, 2011 at 8:13 PM

    Stunning, stunning, stunning! Congratulations, Marjorie! It is definitely in my top 10 favorite quilts of all time. Really and truly beautiful. Bravo!

    You should link it up to every craft/quilt party out there! Hugs!

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  25. ShirleyMarch 2, 2011 at 9:55 AM

    Silly me showing my 19year old daughter the photo of your quilt, and now she looks at me with her blue eyes, "pretty please mum?" I think you did a wonderfull job on the quilt, stunning colours and such lovely texture after beeing washed.

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  26. JenMarch 8, 2011 at 6:25 PM

    That's so amazing! Breathtaking!

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  27. UnknownMarch 15, 2011 at 11:04 PM

    Beautiful, gorgeous, outstanding, stunning, and yes I LOVE IT, I bet you thought I was talking about the quilt....LOL nope the kitty cat...oh how perfect she is.. and yes the quilt is absolutly beautiful too!!!! hugs to another kitty lover...Lisa maria

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  28. MelisaMarch 28, 2011 at 9:08 PM

    Simply lovely. Very inspiring...

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