Friday, January 10, 2014

Finally, a Friday Finish

Do you ever put off finishing a quilt?  I think it's kinda like sending your first child off to kindergarten.  If you hold on long enough, and tight enough, you won't give up the child. 


I began French Braid in a class with Jane Hardy Miller at Tennessee Quilt Fest in 2010.  I got the braids done in two days of class and an extra day of sewing.  Into the box it went.  I inserted the in-between strips at a couple of guild retreats.  Back into the box it went.  Early in 2013 I added the side borders at a guild meeting.  Back into the box.  Yesterday I finally put the top and bottom borders on.  If I didn't need it for a lecture on Monday, it would probably still be in the box!

French Braid

I'm linking up with Sarah at Confessions of a Fabric Addict.

















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  1. UnknownJanuary 12, 2014 at 6:31 AM

    Wow...hot colors...love it Glad you took it out the box, finished it and shared it. Congrats

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  2. Sweet WoodruffJanuary 14, 2014 at 7:40 AM

    Good job!!! Wow, that light blue solid looks fabulous going down the center of those warm colors. I love braids. I did one on a border of a quilt once. Enjoyed doing it and it looks so pretty.

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    1. Libby in TNJanuary 18, 2014 at 6:49 PM

      Thanks, Michal. I just felt those hot colors needed something to cool them down. It was serendipity that I found the border fabric with both the orange and the blue on my way to the class.

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