tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post400015807332428492..comments2024-03-28T23:19:53.362+00:00Comments on A colourful life: Winter project link up party - OctoberChristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11883091348839145603noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-64689500198273257392017-11-11T12:46:48.486+00:002017-11-11T12:46:48.486+00:00I recently came across your blog and have been rea...I recently came across your blog and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. <a href="https://www.naturesoftbedding.com/organic-towels/hand-towels/" rel="nofollow">naturesoftbedding.com</a> I don’t know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog, I will keep visiting this blog very often.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-6687556706983325862017-10-25T08:41:09.306+01:002017-10-25T08:41:09.306+01:00Oh my goodness it's incredible. Bright and vib...Oh my goodness it's incredible. Bright and vibrant and, considering the colours, beautifully balanced. Good job, well done. I've only ever machine quilted (once) and got in such a tangle that I think I'd hand quilt next time. Whatever you do it'll be gorgeous. XGillian Roehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05080123177116154219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-84886587519197313872017-10-18T13:27:18.270+01:002017-10-18T13:27:18.270+01:00It is just gorgeous!!! Take your time in deciding ...It is just gorgeous!!! Take your time in deciding how to quilt it. Meanwhile bask in its beauty :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-42247950111429142192017-10-14T22:56:25.946+01:002017-10-14T22:56:25.946+01:00What a gorgeous quilt. Those bright bold colours a...What a gorgeous quilt. Those bright bold colours are enough to cheer up any damp and dreary winter's day. xKimhttp://spiralspun.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-42374678404244673402017-10-13T08:51:38.681+01:002017-10-13T08:51:38.681+01:00Love that quilt! The colours and patterns are gorg...Love that quilt! The colours and patterns are gorgeous. Can't imagine what it must be like to work with something so huge.lovethosecupcakeshttp://www.lovethosecupcakes.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-60198186790606723612017-10-12T09:12:20.431+01:002017-10-12T09:12:20.431+01:00Fabulous and colourful, it looks like a parquet fl...Fabulous and colourful, it looks like a parquet floor in wild designs with you standing on it. xxsewing green ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12488699540355503954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-91949001456161980192017-10-10T17:48:05.613+01:002017-10-10T17:48:05.613+01:00That is amazing! You have so much patience to sew ...That is amazing! You have so much patience to sew all of those tiny pieces! I can't wait to see how you choose to quilt it. Any way you do will look fantasticBekkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13725411281985758990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-3909043714108783502017-10-10T08:43:40.488+01:002017-10-10T08:43:40.488+01:00it is gorgeous and a lot of effort put in. I'v...it is gorgeous and a lot of effort put in. I've completed a (much smaller) top - well have to put a border around it, then do the backing which freaks me out a bit. Then binding, which is even more daunting... one day!Kimberley https://www.blogger.com/profile/17146156270002756428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-66622384130415253822017-10-09T15:15:45.059+01:002017-10-09T15:15:45.059+01:00That quilt is beautiful! I love how all the colour...That quilt is beautiful! I love how all the colours are just there, and it looks both carefully planned and carelessly thrown together at once. My friend quilts, but I don't have the patience for that. Have you used it yet, or are you waiting for the real cold winter to arrive?Angel Jemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08915392156232711695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-2198987723361700352017-10-09T14:56:02.156+01:002017-10-09T14:56:02.156+01:00wow it looks amazing!wow it looks amazing!Hena Tayebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15419428884435062756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-38724922235762957732017-10-09T07:10:27.793+01:002017-10-09T07:10:27.793+01:00oh I love it. x and I think chevrons x oh I love it. x and I think chevrons x driftwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11416170414524297337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-38124480841303189422017-10-08T23:31:09.732+01:002017-10-08T23:31:09.732+01:00WOW those are gorgeous & what a lot of work. ...WOW those are gorgeous & what a lot of work. I would never have the patience for the fine detail work. Works of art, works of love.Patio Postcardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04491809927236242223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-39645995722544483732017-10-08T21:46:38.394+01:002017-10-08T21:46:38.394+01:00Oh my gosh, I love it. That is so cool and crazy a...Oh my gosh, I love it. That is so cool and crazy and colorful. It goes perfectly with your colorful life, I think. My link up is your favorite ever? WOW, thank you. That means so much to me. I'm so glad you enjoy it. Thank you for joining in, I'm very happy to have you. :)Jennifer Hayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04685253944514672324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-35432319023573772302017-10-08T17:36:37.170+01:002017-10-08T17:36:37.170+01:00It's fantastic Christina. I do love a nice big...It's fantastic Christina. I do love a nice big project. I made a quilt for my bed last year; still haven't photographed it for the blog. I use that bamboo batting as well, love it. I shall look forward to seeing your progress. CJ xxCJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14311693185700341580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-5481890332273783462017-10-08T14:07:30.879+01:002017-10-08T14:07:30.879+01:00Could you go stitch in the ditch chevrons? I am ru...Could you go stitch in the ditch chevrons? I am rubbish at machine sewing quilts because the one down side of a brother sewing machine (new or not) is that the aperture is small. Keep us posted. Jo xJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03668713514058875484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-13670243443232804502017-10-08T12:21:54.043+01:002017-10-08T12:21:54.043+01:00I'm all for crazy and meandering since I never...I'm all for crazy and meandering since I never feel that anything handmade should have to be perfect. I can't imagine doing all those strips and squares. It's colorful and gorgeous!Tammy@T's Daily Treasureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01474928708908027789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-31079926174671649952017-10-08T12:09:10.746+01:002017-10-08T12:09:10.746+01:00I am in awe Christina. That quilt is looking beaut...I am in awe Christina. That quilt is looking beautiful already. I'm sure however you choose to stitch it will look wonderful. I look forward to seeing the finished item. B xCoastal Rippleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13355914194686166834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-70015095128858760512017-10-08T09:01:19.307+01:002017-10-08T09:01:19.307+01:00I love how bright and colourful it is, lots of rea...I love how bright and colourful it is, lots of really fun fabrics, just gorgeous! Looking forward to seeing the end product. thrift deluxehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12267215022924475298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-49584033042580567042017-10-08T08:27:06.111+01:002017-10-08T08:27:06.111+01:00That is absolutely stunning Christina. I just love...That is absolutely stunning Christina. I just love the random colours, it is so cheerful. I'm glad it is you not me who has to quilt it though!Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05689402000429710324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-59832157348328953022017-10-08T08:19:20.970+01:002017-10-08T08:19:20.970+01:00It looks amazing, such a wonderful array of beauti...It looks amazing, such a wonderful array of beautiful colours and fabrics. I always hand sew but that is because I am not confident with the sewing machine. Looking forward to watching the progress.mamasmercantilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14011278973985658118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-24755010930145984332017-10-08T05:20:52.181+01:002017-10-08T05:20:52.181+01:00I'm totally impressed with what you have so fa...I'm totally impressed with what you have so far and all your sandwiching and pinning and sewing.. bravo! I actually love hand quilted things.. but I also know how long that takes.. I think a sewn chevron design would be amazing. ((hugs)), Teresa :-) Teresa Kasnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06228404538876664577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-70794471482741087992017-10-08T04:35:24.803+01:002017-10-08T04:35:24.803+01:00WOW! I love what you have completed thus far, Chr...WOW! I love what you have completed thus far, Christina! Since I slowly complete small projects, my opinion about how you should complete your gorgeous, gigantic project is suspect. However, I think you should follow your heart and hand or machine quilt depending on which you most enjoy. I romantically dream of completely hand stitching a patchwork quilt, but so far it is just a dream :) xxGraciehttp://grayseasailor-onesaylorslog.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-86259963017348473052017-10-07T23:44:28.517+01:002017-10-07T23:44:28.517+01:00It's huge and wonderful! What an incredible u...It's huge and wonderful! What an incredible undertaking. I can't imagine quilting it by hand, but then I wonder how you'd do such a big one by machine, mine would squeal its head off. Love the colors and randomness of it. It's so straight I think curvy quilting would be fantastic.Mac n' Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732924562630675589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-1698251175218377922017-10-07T23:38:55.448+01:002017-10-07T23:38:55.448+01:00I'm not going to be any help Christina, sorry....I'm not going to be any help Christina, sorry. I've never done any quilting or patchwork, though I did do soft furnishings at school in Needlework at CSE level. I made curtains for my bedroom with a matching sort of giant pillowcase which I put my - unzipped, flat sleeping bag inside and laid it on top of the blankets. <br />We didn't have quilts and duvets, instead we had sheets, blankets and an eiderdown or a candlewick bedspread. I don't suppose many young people would have a clue what I'm talking about. <br />I do love the look of your quilt, it's very bright and cheerful. You've just reminded me that I still need to finish some dinner place mats I was making. They are made with fat quarters gingham fabric that has been folded in half. I suppose with the sewn lines holding the wadding in place that's the closest to quilting I've done. I was advised to sew the bias binding, (that was attached on one side only with the machine), by hand with neat stitches. I've done 4 and I need to finish the other 4. If my sewing wasn't steady, it'd show wonky on the right side. <br />Hope you can decide what is best. Cathy xMy Creative Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775981979710429788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-13667756686569409742017-10-07T23:20:34.905+01:002017-10-07T23:20:34.905+01:00It is amazing and it is not even done yet! Wow, I...It is amazing and it is not even done yet! Wow, I am so impressed. I was sewing Little Buddy's Halloween costume today and it is all wobbly and wonky. But that is how I sew!!!! Can't wait to see this gorgeous blanket of ours all finished.Mereknitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04596140300034854370noreply@blogger.com