This is the quilt that became my Dad's 80th Birthday present. In a previous posting, I showed the Lone Star I attempted to make. I finally gave up, and decided to use the blue and brown strips in another design. This is the result! My Dad was a fox hunter, and this represents his favorite pastime. At 80, his foxhunting days are long past, but this commemorates a part of him that was important for so many years. I think I am much happier with the end result than I would have been even if the Lone Star had turned out! The blocks are called Roman Blocks, and I machine appliqued the figures in the center panel and then embroidered the borders of each. It is machine pieced and machine quilted.
You made wonderful use of those strips...and I think for your dad this is a better result...it has so much more meaning even though a Lone Star would have been beautiful.
Wow. I'm thinking everything sure works out for the very BEST. There's so much symbolism here. So much that I really almost want to cry. A comment from the heart, *karendianne.
What a wonderful quilt! The center has so much meaning in it. The "rail fence" blocks are so simple, yet handy and can make such neat looking quilts. The center is what really makes this special and I'm sure your dad loves it!
You made wonderful use of those strips...and I think for your dad this is a better result...it has so much more meaning even though a Lone Star would have been beautiful.
ReplyDeleteWow. I'm thinking everything sure works out for the very BEST. There's so much symbolism here. So much that I really almost want to cry. A comment from the heart, *karendianne.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful quilt! The center has so much meaning in it. The "rail fence" blocks are so simple, yet handy and can make such neat looking quilts. The center is what really makes this special and I'm sure your dad loves it!
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