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Friday, December 6, 2013

Sister's Choice

Sister's Choice
80x90
288-5 inch blocks


The 3 inch 9 patch blocks were swapped with the ladies of Block_Swappers Yahoo Group. 
I made them into 5 inch blocks ala the Sister's Choice pattern at Quiltville. The only difference is that I used 1.5 inch strips instead of 2.5 inch strips. 

I used different WOW fabrics for the background and scraps of blue for the star points.

I LOVE quilts like this because there are so many different fabrics to look at. Everything goes together - floral fabrics, novelty fabrics, ugly fabrics, polka dots, stripes, plaids. 

The binding consists of all sorts of blue fabrics. 

And the backing is a wide WOW backing. 

I freemotion quilted it with loops and stars in a natural colored cotton thread.  I should probably have used white but that was not what was in my quilting thread drawer when I was ready to quilt. 

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13 comments:

  1. Sooo beautiful. What an accomplishment.

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  2. I love scrappy quilts and yours is FABULOUS. I love how you made it all go together with the blue points. What a fun assortment of fabric.

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  3. I love Sisters Choice block but wow! this was a whole lot of piecing. Just love the scrappiness of it!

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  4. WOW! This is awesome. Well done.

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  5. Amazing, such a lot of work has gone into this quilt.

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  6. This is a truly amazing quilt- I love the colors!

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  7. Cathy, it's WONDERFUL! And it's finisihed!
    Be sure to share the photo with Bonnie.

    I have a box full of those 9 patches myself, with a new bunch on the way. Thanks for the idea.

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  8. Oh my! I am crazy over this one. Totally scrappy and wonderful!

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  9. You are crazy. Those are REALLY small blocks. Looks gorgeous

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  10. Absolutely stunning! What a wonderful job you have done - enjoy it!

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  11. Oh my gosh...I love quilts like this too! It is gorgeous!!

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  12. What a fabulous quilt! Beautiful!

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