tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4135277743789532589.post5373695401609204991..comments2024-01-03T01:18:26.711-07:00Comments on timeless reflections: Cutting CornersKylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04492645548495218076noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4135277743789532589.post-17322781811026391302016-05-15T10:54:57.534-06:002016-05-15T10:54:57.534-06:00Well, to me, the different solutions are just bett...Well, to me, the different solutions are just better, more interesting and "real." Congratulations, it is a gorgeous top, and with your quilting plan, it's going to be a real heirloom. Are you excited about it now? I would be. :DMonicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01596185668087389269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4135277743789532589.post-32365719901500682572016-05-14T21:09:18.574-06:002016-05-14T21:09:18.574-06:00I think your corners are excellent and very accept...I think your corners are excellent and very acceptable 2 x 2. That is the best way to go rather than muck it up trying to make things fit. I love what you have done. Now comes the best part. :-) Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06655148270853160541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4135277743789532589.post-61536500495538517442016-05-09T03:28:51.797-06:002016-05-09T03:28:51.797-06:00Your Noah and Mathilda quilt is going to be just a...Your Noah and Mathilda quilt is going to be just awsome! I love it! <br />Great pictures of Memphis, that is a place that is on the bucket list for one of our future trips to the United States!Yvonnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13068558260250180442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4135277743789532589.post-47425364018567069022016-05-07T20:47:54.638-06:002016-05-07T20:47:54.638-06:00Wwow Kyle - looks like you've made yourself an...Wwow Kyle - looks like you've made yourself another masterpiece and it will be even more spectacular with the hand quilting that you're planning to do! I wish I had your patience...Gaylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04466709417592027635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4135277743789532589.post-46886720939043629572016-05-07T11:28:41.045-06:002016-05-07T11:28:41.045-06:00Wow! What a master piece! blessings, marleneWow! What a master piece! blessings, marleneStitchinByTheLakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04501479854150315011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4135277743789532589.post-63772935965643078432016-05-06T15:17:26.549-06:002016-05-06T15:17:26.549-06:00Good things are worth waiting for. Love your quil...Good things are worth waiting for. Love your quilt, enjoy the hand quilting.Sue SAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12802460291741438603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4135277743789532589.post-6987211266264687042016-05-06T05:28:20.345-06:002016-05-06T05:28:20.345-06:00Hooray! I strive to do something hard on every qu...Hooray! I strive to do something hard on every quilt too. Your corners look great and it is in keeping with the style of the quilt. <br />MMMmmm is there anything better than cookies and milk? Wine and Cheese is a close second :)Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08619642267222624728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4135277743789532589.post-3057613165418580422016-05-05T21:05:33.943-06:002016-05-05T21:05:33.943-06:00What a treasure your applique quilt will be when y...What a treasure your applique quilt will be when you put the last binding stitch in. I don't worry so much about corners not matching exactly. So many antique quilts had the same type problem but we still love those we see or are lucky enough to own.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01816001950084090576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4135277743789532589.post-87542437604552055772016-05-05T16:54:32.115-06:002016-05-05T16:54:32.115-06:00Love this project and your hard work resulting in ...Love this project and your hard work resulting in such beauty :) Deb @ Frugal Little Bungalowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13091419343402163298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4135277743789532589.post-60869104388597709862016-05-05T16:54:24.259-06:002016-05-05T16:54:24.259-06:00Love this project and your hard work resulting in ...Love this project and your hard work resulting in such beauty :) Deb @ Frugal Little Bungalowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13091419343402163298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4135277743789532589.post-60183694809855627822016-05-05T16:37:08.759-06:002016-05-05T16:37:08.759-06:00Love everything about your Noah and Matilda quilt....Love everything about your Noah and Matilda quilt. It's a beauty and the corners are so charming! Can't wait for you to start quilting it. Great backing fabric, too!Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16096467148134599354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4135277743789532589.post-73572604011525915852016-05-05T15:44:12.378-06:002016-05-05T15:44:12.378-06:00Great post Kyle! I love your corners (nothing '...Great post Kyle! I love your corners (nothing 'cut' about them ) and the top is just stunning- well worth the trouble! So glad you will be hand quilting this as it will be very special when finished :)Every Stitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12573090188337210419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4135277743789532589.post-43404112501984751132016-05-05T15:27:43.545-06:002016-05-05T15:27:43.545-06:00Love the corners! Can't wait to see the quilt...Love the corners! Can't wait to see the quilting progress. And I'm a sucker for most Minick & Simpson fabric - yours is a beauty!!Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09365095115416468818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4135277743789532589.post-39540628712054417842016-05-05T14:17:23.445-06:002016-05-05T14:17:23.445-06:00Congratulations! An absolutely fabulous finish!! I...Congratulations! An absolutely fabulous finish!! I think the corners are perfect! This top will be a joy to quilt. When you say a hard lead, what number did you use? I thought you might celebrate with some Noah and Matilda cupcakes!Rebecca in AKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06150717319142161546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4135277743789532589.post-21376567068349290372016-05-05T09:44:18.294-06:002016-05-05T09:44:18.294-06:00Your Noah and Matilda is looking wonderful and wai...Your Noah and Matilda is looking wonderful and waiting for that first quilting stitch! The backing is fascinating - one of those prints that lends itself to being used in total or fussy cutting. A very nice choice. Personally, I always find that enjoying a cookie (& crumbles too) is always a way to celebrate the completion of a quilt top:-)Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07395890193161794631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4135277743789532589.post-66338863467902644382016-05-05T09:25:54.704-06:002016-05-05T09:25:54.704-06:00I think your borders are perfect! I look forward t...I think your borders are perfect! I look forward to watching the quilting process. It is a stunning quilt!Wendy Caton Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18122151466664580872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4135277743789532589.post-22054333270739697432016-05-05T09:24:07.666-06:002016-05-05T09:24:07.666-06:00I think corners like that add charm and authentici...I think corners like that add charm and authenticity - lots of gorgeous appliqued antique quilts have corners like that - It looks fabulous!! Feathered wreaths will be wonderful - I love feathers :0) The backing fabric I adore and that cookie looks pretty yummy too :0) Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07413787362860014295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4135277743789532589.post-54080617517192613762016-05-05T08:34:47.197-06:002016-05-05T08:34:47.197-06:00So gorgeous, Kyle! You always do beautiful work.
H...So gorgeous, Kyle! You always do beautiful work.<br />Hey, I have a quilt that I needed to hand quilt that I had postponed for YEARS because I didn't want to crawl around and baste it. Finally took it to a longarm quilter last week and had her baste it for me on her machine. She had it done in an hour. Worth every penny!!Janet O.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05083607398709252597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4135277743789532589.post-7868116503560159352016-05-05T08:33:38.433-06:002016-05-05T08:33:38.433-06:00Ouch !! Oh là là...! What a masterpiece Kyle !! Co...Ouch !! Oh là là...! What a masterpiece Kyle !! Congrats for this finish and good luck for the quilting but I think it will be just for pleasure with a top like this...<br />Bravo !:)CecileDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16707846981573532652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4135277743789532589.post-64746795409872068212016-05-05T08:23:57.063-06:002016-05-05T08:23:57.063-06:00OMG...DDG!!! (drop dead gorgeous!!) Stunning! Thi...OMG...DDG!!! (drop dead gorgeous!!) Stunning! This is an heirloom in the making...and hand quilting the wreaths is the icing on the cake!! Make sure to wash the backing...I don't want anything happening to this quilt! Well done, Kyle!!!paulettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17964145784983121165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4135277743789532589.post-30612450595175624522016-05-05T07:29:27.023-06:002016-05-05T07:29:27.023-06:00Great finish, love the backing fabric. It’s just ...Great finish, love the backing fabric. It’s just perfect.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09674847522230123039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4135277743789532589.post-29194510988143587002016-05-05T07:19:37.912-06:002016-05-05T07:19:37.912-06:00Just beautiful and the backing fabric is perfectio...Just beautiful and the backing fabric is perfection. Looking forward to seeing it quilted! Well done and ONLY 2.5 years? Sounds like a record to me!Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16276598913041251101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4135277743789532589.post-21962297723477322592016-05-05T06:19:28.982-06:002016-05-05T06:19:28.982-06:00Your quilt top is stunning. So many hours of hard...Your quilt top is stunning. So many hours of hard work. The backing is beautiful. I absolutely love that you are going to be doing feathers in the quilting. Congratulations on the finish.Chantalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08661507273018425876noreply@blogger.com