The Summer Olympics Are Offically Over

Just because the Summer Olympics
ended in  August doesn't mean that
the whole thing has been over.

I've been stitching along with
 other sporting events
and have finally
completed my
tribute to the 2012 Summer Olympics.

"Triumphal Journey"

72" x 72"

The quilt was also part of my 

11 Project Progress Plan,

which was part of the Quilty Buddies plan

to move 11 older project forward.

It's a great pattern from 

Minick and Simpson

called, " Lizzy's Big Flowers".

I machine appliqued the stems,

but hand appliqued the other pieces.

It was machine quilted with  whimsical
loops and stars
while the border has a funky feather design.

I found some white 50's style summer buttons that
set the center of the stars off.

My dilemma  had been what to do with the

28,  one inch berries per block.

I didn't want to applique all of those, otherwise,

I might be working on it when the next summer

Olympics rolled around.

A friend suggested the perfect solution, wool.

I fused on the berries and

attached a button in the center of each

for extra good measure.

I didn't even buttonhole stitch 

around the edges.

Finishing it was my triumphal journey.
Another quilt completed and
crossed off my never ending list.
I loved working on it and
loved how turned out.

Hurray!
I crossed the finish line!

 Until Next Time-